Chef Middle East is looking for an experienced Sales Executive to join our Sales team in Doha, Qatar. We are looking for a proactive and commercially driven professional with a strong foodservice background, established HORECA relationships and the ability to independently manage and grow an existing customer portfolio.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and develop an existing portfolio of foodservice customers across hotels, restaurants and catering.
- Drive sales growth, achieve sales and gross profit margin targets, and increase product penetration across multiple food categories.
- Identify new business opportunities and develop existing customer relationships.
- Manage customer pricing, negotiations, collections and outstanding payments in coordination with the relevant internal teams.
- Monitor sales performance, analyse business opportunities and maintain accurate sales forecasts and CRM updates.
- Conduct regular customer visits, follow up on opportunities and ensure excellent customer service.
- Work closely with internal departments to support customer requirements and resolve operational challenges.
Requirements:
- 2–3 years of relevant foodservice sales experience in Qatar, preferably with a food distributor.
- Established customer relationships within the HORECA sector.
- Proven track record of achieving sales targets and developing new business.
- Strong commercial, negotiation and relationship management skills.
- Good understanding of margins, pricing and payment terms.
- Experience managing collections and overdue payments.
- Fluent in English; Arabic would be an advantage.
- Valid Qatar driving license.
