Prospector

Exciting role in a growing team for a Prospecting Specialist to support our diverse business - Driven, an inquisitive mind, determination and collaboration form part of your DNA.

**Compass Group **are the world leader in providing hospitality and support services, employing more than 500,000 people across 50 countries who serve over 4 billion meals every year. Here in Australia we employ close to 12,000 people working across Business & Industry, Healthcare & Senior Living, Education, Defence and Offshore & Remote sectors.

**The Position**

Reporting to the Director - Marketing, Inside Sales & Bid Management, this role will see you take a lead role in developing and canvassing new sales leads with clients over the phone, in person, via social media & various digital marketing approaches. Your role as ‘**Prospector**’ will see you engage with new clients and businesses to collect market insights, conduct research, analyse data and create content to support new business deliverables.

You will partner with key stakeholders in sales, operations, commercial and other support departments to ensure we remain competitive and best in class with our service offering.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Undertaking sector research and market mapping/profiling to confirm addressable market and identify and prioritise targeting strategy
- Influencing key decision makers to open doors and create new business opportunities for BD leads
- Actively raising the Compass Group Australia and sector specific profiles through targeted marketing campaigns and prospect communications
- Support and create marketing content development to drive sector-based targeting strategies
- Work alongside BD leads to ensure clear and consistent messaging to clients
- Demonstrating an understanding and knowledge of the respective markets and sub-sectors
- Reporting on planned and completely prospecting activity including breakdown of communications and engagement
- Build and maintain strong internal relationships with key stakeholders

**This role is based in Mitchell Street, McMahons Point, NSW 2060 and Fixed Annual Remuneration is $100,000 (inclusive of superannuation)**

**A bit about you**
- A determined and persistent mindset
- Articulate and adept at building professional relationships at all organizational levels
- Strategic thinking and the ability to see the bigger picture
- Organised and methodical approach to work
- Ability to multi-task on several different projects at once
- Creative approach to problem solving
- Keen to grow within the sales and marketing industry
- Collaborative approach and enjoy being part of a close-knit team
- Proficiency in: MS Office (data manipulation in Excel and managing spreadsheets), internet research (efficiently using the internet as a tool to gather intelligence), efficiently and quickly use CRMs (Customer Relationship Management tool) to their full potential with mínimal supervision.

**The Benefits**

Compass Group is an organisation that's proud of its great people. We believe in the opportunity to recognise and develop great talent and offer many diverse opportunities for career advancement. Recognised as an employer of choice we also have an attractive benefits program including a competitive salary and incentive scheme, recognition programs including service and safety awards, team event days, site-based benefits and company discounts.

We embrace equal opportunity and promote diversity. We actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, men and women of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation and People with Disability to apply.