Business Developer - Event Catering

Taste Corner is a Miami-based catering company specializing in live culinary experiences. We create chef-attended food and beverage stations for corporate events, weddings, private celebrations, luxury residences, and brand activations throughout South Florida.

Our concept is simple: fresh food prepared in front of the guests, elegant presentation, engaging service, and seamless event execution.

After a strong first year of growth, we are looking for a driven Business Developer to help us accelerate our expansion across Miami and South Florida.

Taste Corner has ambitious plans for the coming years. This position is an opportunity to join us at an early stage, take on a meaningful role within the company, and grow professionally as the business expands.

Your Mission Reporting directly to the founder, your mission will be to generate new business opportunities, develop strategic partnerships, and build long-term relationships with the people and organizations that regularly book catering services.

This is a hands-on business development position. You will not simply manage inbound inquiries, you will actively create new opportunities and open doors for the company.

Key Responsibilities New Business Development Identify and prospect new corporate and private-event clients

Contact companies, executive assistants, office managers, marketing teams, HR departments, and event decision-makers

Build targeted prospect lists and conduct outreach by email, phone, LinkedIn, and in person

Schedule qualified discovery meetings and introduce Taste Corner’s services

Follow up consistently with prospects until an opportunity is qualified

Represent Taste Corner at networking events, industry gatherings, venue visits, and local business events

Partnerships Develop relationships with event planners, wedding planners, venues, hotels, agencies, coworking spaces, luxury residential communities, and property managers

Create referral partnerships that generate recurring business

Maintain regular contact with existing partners and identify new collaboration opportunities

Organize tastings, presentations, and introductory meetings with key accounts

Help position Taste Corner as a preferred catering and culinary-station partner in South Florida

Maintain accurate and organized records of leads, contacts, conversations, and follow-ups

Manage the outbound sales pipeline and keep every opportunity moving forward

Qualify prospects based on event type, date, guest count, location, budget, and decision timeline

Work closely with the founder to prepare proposals and convert qualified opportunities

Track weekly activity, meetings, opportunities, signed events, and generated revenue

Share market feedback and identify new industries, partnerships, and growth opportunities

What Success Looks Like A consistent pipeline of qualified opportunities

New relationships with event planners, venues, agencies, and corporate accounts

An increasing number of discovery meetings and catering requests

New recurring clients and referral partners

Clear, organized, and reliable CRM management

Measurable revenue generated through outbound business development

Who We’re Looking For Previous experience in business development, sales, hospitality, catering, events, or a related field

Strong prospecting and relationship-building skills

Comfortable communicating by phone, email, LinkedIn, and face-to-face

Professional, energetic, organized, and persistent

Able to work independently and manage priorities without constant supervision

Comfortable attending meetings, venue visits, networking events, and industry events throughout South Florida

Results-oriented and motivated by clear performance goals

Familiarity with CRM systems and digital prospecting tools

Spanish or French is a plus, but not required.

You enjoy opening doors and starting conversations

You are confident

You follow up consistently and do not let good opportunities disappear

You understand that business development requires patience, structure, and persistence

You know how to represent a premium brand professionally

You take ownership of your results

You are comfortable joining a growing company where processes are continuously improving

You are excited by the opportunity to grow alongside an ambitious company and earn greater responsibility over time

What We Offer Base compensation + performance-based commissions and bonuses

Direct collaboration with the founder

A high level of autonomy

Clear objectives and measurable growth opportunities

The opportunity to build the commercial development function from the ground up

A central role in the expansion of a fast-growing Miami catering company

The opportunity to establish yourself early and take on a larger role as Taste Corner grows

Access to an extensive portfolio of culinary concepts, event visuals, and sales materials

Final compensation will depend on experience and the agreed employment structure.

We are looking for someone who wants to build relationships, create opportunities, and grow with the company, not someone who plans to wait for leads to magically appear in the inbox.

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