Compass Group (Suisse) S.A.
Kloten
Sales Manager New Business (m/f/d) 100%
- 24 July 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Kloten
Job summary
Join Compass Group as a Sales Manager New Business! Exciting opportunity with flexible work arrangements.
Tasks
- Actively acquire new clients across all segments of the company.
- Analyze market potential and develop tailored acquisition strategies.
- Create financial business cases and present them for validation.
Skills
- Completed education in commerce, hospitality, or retail with sales training.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills at C-level.
- Proficient in German and English, with CRM experience.
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About the job
We are looking for a
Sales Manager New Business (m/f/d) 100%
Your area of responsibility
- You actively acquire new customers for all segments of the Compass Group and independently accompany them from the first contact to contract conclusion through the entire sales process
- You analyse market potentials, observe trends, identify and qualify leads, develop tailored acquisition strategies and convince your contacts at decision-maker level, mostly at C-level, through professional advice and customised solutions
- You design operational concepts tailored to customer needs in close cooperation with internal specialist departments, convey convincing solutions in comprehensive offers as well as live in sales pitches and conduct negotiations confidently until successful contract conclusion
- You prepare the financial business cases based on the operational concept, including calculations of investments, revenue and cost structures as well as risk management, in close cooperation with controlling and the operational specialist departments.
- You present the developed business cases to management for review and final validation
Your profile
- You have completed training in the commercial sector, gastronomy or retail, supplemented by further training in sales, marketing, hospitality or business administration
- You bring experience in active new customer acquisition as well as independent management of the entire sales process – ideally with industry knowledge in gastronomy, services or healthcare
- With a pronounced hunter mentality, high self-motivation, resilience as well as conceptual and business thinking, you sustainably acquire new customers
- With hunter mentality, self-motivation, resilience, entrepreneurial thinking and empathy, you sustainably acquire and develop new customers
- You convince through strong communication skills, negotiation skills and a confident appearance at C-level
- You are proficient in German and English, both spoken and written, are skilled in using MS Office, CRM systems (advantage: Adobe InDesign), and are willing to travel within the German-speaking part of Switzerland as well as hold a category B driving licence; the company car will be provided.
- You work flexitime at our attractive Service Centre in Kloten, from home or directly at our customers or operations
Your benefits
- Diverse development and career opportunities – also internationally
- Modern Learning & Development programme for the internal training and further education of our employees
- Support for external further training
- Family-friendly and regulated working hours* (Mon to Fri, no weekend or evening work)
- Part-time positions are possible at all levels
- 16 weeks maternity leave / 2 weeks paternity leave (above statutory compensation level)
- Purchase of holiday credits with generous employer contribution
- Home office option and free parking for our employees in the Service Centres
- Certified as a Friendly Workspace since 2015 for systematic occupational health management
- Above statutory accident coverage
Your application
For questions about the recruitment process, Christian De Buck, HR Business Partner, will be happy to provide information.
Who we are
With the sector-specific brands Eurest, Scolarest, Medirest, Eurest Services, Rapport Guest Services, Compass Consulting and Compass Catering, we, Compass Group (Switzerland) AG, are active in corporate catering, event catering as well as in reception desk and hospitality services. As a member of Compass Group PLC, the world’s leading foodservice company – with over 580,000 employees in around 30 countries – we skilfully combine international expertise with local commitment and bring people together thanks to our passion for contemporary cuisine and creating an atmosphere of unique hospitality.
Our recruitment process
Thank you for your online application! We review your documents with great interest, carefully check everything and then make an initial selection from all applications. Afterwards, we will contact you and keep you informed about the next steps.
The steps in the process of getting to know each other personally unfold like a 4-course menu:
