Director of Catering & Growth

Apollo Bagels; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Job summary

Apollo Bagels in New York City is seeking a Director of Catering & Business Development to own our catering business end-to-end, from finding customers to building scalable systems. You will lead the strategy, sales, and operations to convert catering into a major revenue channel within 24 months.

The ideal candidate has significant catering sales and operations experience in NYC, a proven track record with large corporate accounts, and the ability to implement scalable processes and SOPs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in catering, hospitality sales, or business development.
• Experience running catering operations, not just selling.
• Proven track record of generating meaningful catering revenue.
• Strong understanding of corporate billing and invoicing.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute a strategy to grow catering revenue.
• Identify, pursue, and close large corporate, office, events, and institutional accounts.
• Build relationships with office managers, executive assistants, and event planners.
• Grow existing accounts through repeat business and larger programs.
• Develop an outbound sales pipeline with reporting on leads and performance.
• Own catering revenue targets and partner with leadership on profitability.
• Build and manage the full catering workflow from inquiry to delivery and follow-up.
• Create SOPs for lead tracking, order management, and communication.
• Implement pricing, packages, and programs for customer segments.

Skills

Catering sales

Strategic partnerships

Account management

Operations leadership

Pricing strategy

Team building

NYC network

Tools

CRM software

Billing/invoicing systems

Job description

Apollo Bagels in New York City is seeking a Director of Catering & Business Development to own our catering business end-to-end, from finding customers to building scalable systems. You will lead the strategy, sales, and operations to convert catering into a major revenue channel within 24 months.

The ideal candidate has significant catering sales and operations experience in NYC, a proven track record with large corporate accounts, and the ability to implement scalable processes and SOPs.