Business Developer - Event Catering

Taste Corner; Miami Beach (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct collaboration with founder

Autonomy in role

Growth opportunities

Ground-up function building

Extensive client portfolio access

Job summary

Taste Corner, a Miami-based catering company, is seeking a driven Business Developer to accelerate expansion across Miami and South Florida. You will generate new business opportunities, build long-term relationships with corporate and private-event clients, and actively open doors for growth.

Reporting to the founder, you will manage outbound outreach, partnerships, and a growing CRM, with commissions and growth opportunities as you help scale a premium culinary brand.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, sales, hospitality, catering, events, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prospect new corporate and private-event clients.
• Contact decision-makers across companies, offices, venues, and agencies.
• Build targeted prospect lists and conduct outreach by email, phone, LinkedIn, and in person.
• Schedule qualified discovery meetings and present Taste Corner’s services.
• Follow up with prospects until an opportunity is qualified.
• Represent Taste Corner at networking events and industry gatherings.
• Develop relationships with event planners, venues, hotels, and agencies.
• Create referral partnerships that generate recurring business.
• Organize tastings and introductory meetings with key accounts.
• Track weekly activity, meetings, opportunities, and revenue.

Skills

Prospecting

Relationship building

Communication

Independent work

Time management

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Taste Corner is a Miami-based catering company specializing in live culinary experiences. We create chef-attended food and beverage stations for corporate events, weddings, private celebrations, luxury residences, and brand activations throughout South Florida.

Our concept is simple: fresh food prepared in front of the guests, elegant presentation, engaging service, and seamless event execution.

After a strong first year of growth, we are looking for a driven Business Developer to help us accelerate our expansion across Miami and South Florida.

Taste Corner has ambitious plans for the coming years. This position is an opportunity to join us at an early stage, take on a meaningful role within the company, and grow professionally as the business expands.

Your Mission

• Reporting directly to the founder, your mission will be to generate new business opportunities, develop strategic partnerships, and build long-term relationships with the people and organizations that regularly book catering services.
• This is a hands-on business development position. You will not simply manage inbound inquiries, you will actively create new opportunities and open doors for the company.

Key Responsibilities

New Business Development

• Identify and prospect new corporate and private-event clients
• Contact companies, executive assistants, office managers, marketing teams, HR departments, and event decision-makers
• Build targeted prospect lists and conduct outreach by email, phone, LinkedIn, and in person
• Schedule qualified discovery meetings and introduce Taste Corner’s services
• Follow up consistently with prospects until an opportunity is qualified
• Represent Taste Corner at networking events, industry gatherings, venue visits, and local business events

Partnerships

• Develop relationships with event planners, wedding planners, venues, hotels, agencies, coworking spaces, luxury residential communities, and property managers
• Create referral partnerships that generate recurring business
• Maintain regular contact with existing partners and identify new collaboration opportunities
• Organize tastings, presentations, and introductory meetings with key accounts
• Help position Taste Corner as a preferred catering and culinary-station partner in South Florida
• Maintain accurate and organized records of leads, contacts, conversations, and follow-ups
• Manage the outbound sales pipeline and keep every opportunity moving forward
• Qualify prospects based on event type, date, guest count, location, budget, and decision timeline
• Work closely with the founder to prepare proposals and convert qualified opportunities
• Track weekly activity, meetings, opportunities, signed events, and generated revenue
• Share market feedback and identify new industries, partnerships, and growth opportunities

What Success Looks Like

• A consistent pipeline of qualified opportunities
• New relationships with event planners, venues, agencies, and corporate accounts
• An increasing number of discovery meetings and catering requests
• New recurring clients and referral partners
• Clear, organized, and reliable CRM management
• Measurable revenue generated through outbound business development

Who We’re Looking For

• Previous experience in business development, sales, hospitality, catering, events, or a related field
• Strong prospecting and relationship-building skills
• Comfortable communicating by phone, email, LinkedIn, and face-to-face
• Professional, energetic, organized, and persistent
• Able to work independently and manage priorities without constant supervision
• Comfortable attending meetings, venue visits, networking events, and industry events throughout South Florida
• Results-oriented and motivated by clear performance goals
• Familiarity with CRM systems and digital prospecting tools

Spanish or French is a plus, but not required.

• You enjoy opening doors and starting conversations
• You are confident
• You follow up consistently and do not let good opportunities disappear
• You understand that business development requires patience, structure, and persistence
• You know how to represent a premium brand professionally
• You take ownership of your results
• You are comfortable joining a growing company where processes are continuously improving
• You are excited by the opportunity to grow alongside an ambitious company and earn greater responsibility over time

What We Offer

• Base compensation + performance-based commissions and bonuses
• Direct collaboration with the founder
• A high level of autonomy
• Clear objectives and measurable growth opportunities
• The opportunity to build the commercial development function from the ground up
• A central role in the expansion of a fast-growing Miami catering company
• The opportunity to establish yourself early and take on a larger role as Taste Corner grows
• Access to an extensive portfolio of culinary concepts, event visuals, and sales materials

Final compensation will depend on experience and the agreed employment structure.

We are looking for someone who wants to build relationships, create opportunities, and grow with the company, not someone who plans to wait for leads to magically appear in the inbox.