Event Catering Sales Executive

Leylaty Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group in Riyadh seeks a Sales Executive to drive sales growth by identifying new opportunities and building customer relationships. You'll respond to inquiries, prepare quotes, and ensure timely order fulfillment. The ideal candidate has strong communication skills, experience in sales or customer service, and familiarity with sales reporting tools. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic team environment and contribute to the company's success.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a sales or customer service role.
• Familiarity with high end events catering preferred.
• Ability to handle VIP client meetings.

Responsibilities

• Respond to sales inquiries via phone, email, or WhatsApp.
• Understand customer requirements and provide solutions.
• Prepare accurate quotes and proposals.

Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to manage multiple inquiries and prioritize tasks

Energetic and proactive

Good time management

Ability to upsell

Tools

Opera system

Sales reporting tools

Job description

Position Purpose:

The Sales Executive is responsible for driving the growth and success of the organization by identifying new business opportunities, building and maintaining strong customer relationships, and achieving sales targets. This role plays a critical part in expanding the companys customer base and maximizing revenue through strategic sales initiatives and maintaining quality of customer service.

Main Responsibilities:

• Respond promptly to incoming sales inquiries via phone, email, or WhatsApp.
• Understand customer requirements and provide appropriate solutions to drive revenue.
• Prepare accurate quotes and proposals based on customer needs.
• Follow up on open quotes and inquiries to ensure timely conversion to sales.
• Process orders and coordinate with internal departments to ensure orders fulfil on time.
• Promote awareness of brand image internally and externally.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
• Maintain presentability with Office Wear for any Face to Face Interaction to establish positive undertones for Client-Business Relationships.
• Assist in resolving any post-sale issues or concerns.
• Clear communicator for inter-departmental notes for any confirmed functions. This includes acting prompty for any last‑minute events to enable smooth transition from Sales to Operational Execution.
• Upholds brand standards and contributes to a positive and professional team culture.
• Supports new hire onboarding and contributes to training initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the business.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in a sales or customer service role (reactive/inbound sales preferred). Should the business require candidates to visit external sites, this will be expected.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple inquiries and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Familiarity with Opera system and basic sales reporting tools.
• Preferred to have knowledge about high end events catering.
• Energetic, proactive, takes calculated risks, and perseveres to attain goals.
• Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and/or others.
• Works under pressure & must be a team player.
• Good Time Management.
• Must have good communication skills for both internal & external stakeholders.
• Ability to upsell to meet sales targets for the group & individual goals.
• Know how to handle VIP client meetings.
• Knows how to priorities both company and personal goals related.