Also called: Contract Dining Sales Director
Wins multi-year dining contracts with universities, hospitals, and corporations.
You lead proposals worth tens of millions of dollars, bringing chefs to make tasting presentations for a university selection committee. Contracts can last ten years. It is big-ticket sales in the food world.
Commission and bonus heavy.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in business or hospitality; years of industry experience.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration, Marketing, Hospitality Management.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI drafts proposals and analyzes bids; winning multi-year contracts still depends on relationships.
Classes: Business, Speech, Economics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-2022.
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