Sales Representative - Food Services / Catering

Sigmar Recruitment; Cork; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment is seeking a Catering Sales Representative in Cork. This field-based role focuses on driving sales growth, developing new business and strengthening relationships across the catering and distributor network.

Ideal candidates will be commercially driven, capable of managing an established customer base and delivering monthly promotional campaigns with distributors to maximise results.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales, marketing, food or catering is advantageous but not essential.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proven ability to build and maintain long-term customer relationships.
• Commercially aware with a proactive and results-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure new catering customers.
• Introduce new clients to the company’s product range.
• Grow existing accounts by expanding product offerings.
• Maintain strong relationships with catering customers and distributors.
• Ensure customers are consistently supplied through distributor channels.
• Work closely with distributor teams to drive product sales and growth.
• Deliver on agreed objectives with distributors and report accordingly.
• Manage promotional campaigns on a monthly basis to maximise results.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Organisation

Relationship building

Commercial awareness

Job description

Cork

About the Role

Working with a leading organisation in the food and catering sector to recruit a Catering Sales Representative. This is a field-based role focused on driving sales growth, developing new business, and strengthening relationships across the catering and distributor network.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for a commercially driven individual to play a key role in expanding market presence while managing an established customer base.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and secure new catering customers
• Introduce new clients to the company's product range
• Grow existing accounts by expanding product offerings
• Maintain strong relationships with catering customers and distributors
• Ensure customers are consistently supplied through distributor channels
• Work closely with distributor teams to drive product sales and growth
• Deliver on agreed objectives with distributors and report accordingly
• Manage promotional campaigns on a monthly basis to maximise results

Requirements:

• Experience in sales, marketing, food, or catering is advantageous but not essential
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proven ability to build and maintain long-term customer relationships
• Commercially aware with a proactive and results-driven mindset