I am engaged with a national catering equipment supplier who are seeking to appoint a Design Consultant to join the business, based at their Manchester office. The Design Consultant will need to develop new and existing business within the sector (catering design) by a proactive approach to lead generation and one to one presentations to customers. Commercial catering experience is essential.
Role Summary:
Extensive knowledge of the industry designing and selling commercial catering schemes meeting clients, producing designs ( desirable) . Typical clients include contract caters, high street brands, etc.
Duties:
- Prepare schemes for presentation to customers using in house CAD resource and individual knowledge.
- Prepare professional presentations and costs using office resources and national creative team.
- Deliver high levels of commercial awareness when negotiating with customers.
- Demonstrate innovation when producing visuals and presentation material for customer projects.
- Actively enhance GP margin using negotiating skills with suppliers and sub-contractors wherever possible.
- Continually be focused on maximum customer satisfaction utilising high levels of communication both verbally and written.
- Submit activity reports as requested by line manager.
Essential
- Experience within contract catering sector.
- Bright and enthusiastic with well-developed negotiating skills.
- Turnkey project knowledge
- Catering equipment/design experience.
- Full clean licence.
- Ambitious, flexible and good commercial acumen.
- Professional and presentable
