Business Development Executive

Company Overview

Asrar United, established in 2009 and headquartered in Jeddah, is a leading hospitality and catering company specializing in luxury catering, fine dining, and large-scale food service solutions across Saudi Arabia. Through its portfolio of premium brands, the company serves corporate, government, hospitality, healthcare, and private clients, delivering exceptional culinary experiences ranging from intimate gatherings to major events and long-term catering operations.

Role

This is a full-time, on-site Business Development Executive role based in Jeddah. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying, developing, and securing new business opportunities across catering, hospitality, corporate, government, healthcare, and event sectors. We are looking for a relationship-driven professional with an established network in Saudi Arabia who can open doors, build strategic partnerships, and convert opportunities into long-term clients.

The Business Development Executive will work closely with Operations, Finance, and Marketing teams to develop commercially competitive proposals, negotiate contracts, and ensure a seamless transition from sales to project execution. The role also includes representing Asrar United at networking events, exhibitions, and industry gatherings while maintaining a strong sales pipeline and achieving revenue targets.

Responsibilities

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities across corporate, government, healthcare, industrial, hospitality, and event sectors.
• Leverage an established professional network to secure meetings with key decision-makers and generate qualified business opportunities.
• Build, maintain, and manage a healthy sales pipeline through networking, referrals, prospecting, and relationship development.
• Conduct client meetings to understand requirements and present tailored catering and hospitality solutions.
• Prepare and present commercial proposals in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Negotiate contracts and successfully close profitable business opportunities.
• Work closely with Operations, Finance, and Marketing teams to ensure proposals are commercially viable and operationally achievable.
• Represent Asrar United at exhibitions, networking events, and industry forums.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, sales forecasts, and periodic pipeline reports.
• Develop long-term client relationships that generate repeat business and strategic partnerships.

Qualifications

• An established professional network within Saudi Arabia, particularly across hospitality, events, corporate, healthcare, or government sectors.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Business Development, B2B Sales, or Account Management.
• Demonstrated success in generating new business opportunities and closing commercial agreements.
• Strong business acumen with an understanding of sales cycles, pricing strategies, and customer value.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Prior experience in hospitality, catering, hotels, event management, facilities management, or related industries is highly preferred.
• Prior experience in Hajj & Umrah catering or seasonal mass catering operations is a strong advantage.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Hospitality Management, or a related field is preferred.
• Proficiency in CRM software and Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and capable of managing multiple opportunities simultaneously.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is preferred.

Success Profile

• Relationship builder with a passion for creating new business opportunities.
• Confident engaging with senior decision-makers and key stakeholders.
• Commercially driven with a proven ability to develop and close business.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
• Focused on building long-term client relationships rather than one-time transactions.

Please note: Preference will be given to candidates with an established professional network in Saudi Arabia and demonstrated experience generating new business opportunities within the catering, hospitality, corporate, healthcare, government, or events sectors.