Remote Global Luxury Catering Strategy Executive

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote position

Executive compensation package

Global team collaboration

Professional development access

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a highly experienced Remote Executive Catering Strategist to lead global catering strategy from a fully remote position. You will shape innovation, profitability, and client value across an international portfolio while guiding cross-functional teams.

The role requires deep luxury catering knowledge, strategic planning, financial analysis, and the ability to leverage digital platforms for scalable models.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in senior leadership within catering, hospitality or events.
• Proven track record developing and executing growth strategies.
• Strong understanding of luxury catering operations and service standards.
• Excellent strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and ROI analysis capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement long-term catering strategies for innovation and profitability.
• Analyze market trends, competition and client needs to identify growth opportunities.
• Design scalable, efficient operating frameworks for catering services.
• Collaborate with culinary, operations, sales and marketing teams for alignment.
• Develop financial models, projections and performance metrics for initiatives.
• Identify partnerships and technology solutions to enhance capabilities.
• Create compelling business cases and present to leadership.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Remote work management

Financial analysis

Communication & negotiation

Market analysis

Education

MBA or related advanced degree

Tools

Business intelligence tools

Job description

Placements24 seeks a highly experienced Remote Executive Catering Strategist to lead global catering strategy from a fully remote position. You will shape innovation, profitability, and client value across an international portfolio while guiding cross-functional teams.

The role requires deep luxury catering knowledge, strategic planning, financial analysis, and the ability to leverage digital platforms for scalable models.