Sales Manager – Catering

Recruiting Partner: Marisa Roberts

Silver Spring, Maryland | Food & Beverage & Lodging | Not Remote | $120,000 to $140,000 | Job ID: 165765

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An established premium event company with more than $7M in annual sales is seeking a dynamic Sales Manager to lead a high-performing team. This is an exciting opportunity to represent a premium product while helping create unforgettable events for clients across the region.

Sales Manager – Benefits and Compensation:

  • Competitive base salary with performance-based incentives
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off, holidays, and sick leave
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Professional development and career advancement opportunities
  • Employee discounts on events and catering services
  • Collaborative, supportive work environment with a focus on excellence

Sales Manager – Requirements and Qualifications:

  • Minimum 5+ years of experience in sales management with off-site events or catering
  • Proven ability to drive sales growth in organizations with $7M+ annual revenue
  • Strong leadership skills with experience coaching and motivating a sales team
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with high-profile clients
  • Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy in contracts, proposals, and billing
  • Skilled at developing and implementing sales strategies for corporate, social, and nonprofit event clients
  • Ability to collaborate with culinary and operations teams to ensure flawless event execution
  • Proficiency with CRM platforms (Salesforce preferred)

Sales Manager – Preferred Background and Skills:

  • Experience in high-volume catering or hotel environments with a strong event sales component
  • Knowledge of the Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia events market
  • Background in luxury or premium product sales
  • Familiarity with large-scale event planning logistics
  • Ability to balance creative vision with business acumen

At Goodwin Recruiting, we are committed to our core values and providing world class customer service. We are committed to helping our clients navigate and comply with the complex and ever-changing labor laws as well as help ensure that in every hiring decision, internally and with our client partners, that all viable candidates are considered, and the most qualified candidate is offered the role. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.

 

JOB ID: 165765

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At Goodwin Recruiting, our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, color, marital or family status, national origin, disability, religion, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity has no bearing on whether they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We work hard to identify a broad slate of candidates for each of our clients, with many hiring success stories to share.

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