VP of Business Development & Retention Higher Education Dining Services Texas
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American Food & Vending ⏐ American Dining Creations
TX
Summary
The VP of Business Development & Retention will create and implement strategic sales plans to acquire new business and maintain existing client relationships. This role involves owning the full sales cycle, including prospecting, contract negotiation, and collaborating with internal teams to deliver customized dining solutions.
Job Description
Pay: $150000 per year - $175000 per year
Remote Work
Summary: As the VP of Business Development, you will create a strategic plan to identify and qualify new business opportunities, implement sales strategies and techniques to win business, and maintain existing client relationships to ensure retention. Your role will involve maintaining relationships with current accounts to retain business, as well as establishing connections to acquire and keep new clients. This is an individual contributor position with no direct reports. Substantial sales and/or dining operational experience is essential to be considered for this position.
Responsibilities:
- Create and implement sales strategies and business development processes.
- Hunt for new opportunities by directly prospecting companies, building client relationships, and engaging in industry associations to cultivate new business.
- Research and analyze new business opportunities using market trends, data, and clients.
- Own the full sales cycle process by identifying win strategies for each opportunity, clearly articulating the value of the partnership to internal and external stakeholders through client meetings, proposals, presentations, and contracts.
- Collaborate with the executive team, operations, and marketing to determine a customized approach to each opportunity.
- Thoughtfully prepare and deliver effective client presentations.
- Lead contract negotiation and execution.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Business Administration, Hospitality, or related field.
- 10 years direct sales or operational management experience in the Business Dining segment.
- Concise and effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong presentation, financial acumen, and organizational skills.
- Experience and understanding of the RFP process in the private and government sectors.
- Proficiency using SalesForce and Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams
- Ability to think strategically and operate autonomously
About Us
Together, American Food & Vending and American Dining Creations form one of the nation’s largest privately held dining and refreshment service organizations. Family-owned and headquartered in Syracuse, NY, we have served clients nationwide for more than 80 years, delivering customized dining and refreshment solutions across business, education, healthcare and cultural environments.
Recognized by NAMA and our peers as Operator of the Year, we combine national capabilities with a personal, responsive approach to create exceptional experiences for our clients and guests.
Our Mission
To create moments of happiness through customized hospitality experiences that delight guests and bring people together.
Our Vision
To be the best in the industry at elevating hospitality experiences for places where people want to be.
Our Values: F.I.R.S.T.
Family – Treat people as family.
Integrity – Do the right thing.
Responsiveness – Listen first. Then act with urgency.
Service Excellence – Deliver exceptional experiences every day.
Teamwork – Win together.
America Dining Creations Offers:
- Weekly pay schedule
- Flexible hours for a balanced work life
- Vacation
- 401K with company match
- Referral Bonus Program for bringing new hires to the team
- Employee Assistance Program
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision insurance plans for eligible employees
American Food & Vending is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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American Food & Vending is one of the largest privately-held refreshment service providers in the United States. AFV offers vending, office coffee, water purification and micro market services and is also the parent company to American Dining Creations, a boutique provider of corporate dining and catering services.
Having experienced double-digit annual growth for two straight decades, AFV is the fastest-growing company in the industry and has achieved these successes by holding fast to the core: act with honesty and integrity; provide the highest quality products and services; remain on the cutting edge of technology; and, above all, always strive to exceed client expectations.
American Food & Vending and American Dining Creations current operates in 20 states, employing over 1,500 people across the U.S.
Founded
1991
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitality
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Syracuse, New York
American Food & Vending is one of the largest privately-held refreshment service providers in the United States. AFV offers vending, office coffee, water purification and micro market services and is also the parent company to American Dining Creations, a boutique provider of corporate dining and catering services.
Having experienced double-digit annual growth for two straight decades, AFV is the fastest-growing company in the industry and has achieved these successes by holding fast to the core: act with honesty and integrity; provide the highest quality products and services; remain on the cutting edge of technology; and, above all, always strive to exceed client expectations.
American Food & Vending and American Dining Creations current operates in 20 states, employing over 1,500 people across the U.S.
Founded
1991
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitality
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Syracuse, New York
