Sales and Retention Team Manager - French-speaking Switzerland (f/m/d) 100%

• 16 October 2026
• 100%
• Indefinite term
• Vernier

We are looking for a Sales & Retention Manager in French-speaking Switzerland. Join a dynamic team and benefit from a stimulating work environment.

Tasks ##

• Develop a client portfolio and strengthen existing relationships.
• Represent the company at professional and networking events.
• Identify business opportunities and contribute to growth.

Skills ##

• Degree in business administration or a similar field, experience required.
• Strong professional network in French-speaking Switzerland or ability to develop one.
• Excellent negotiation and management skills.

Your responsibilities

As part of the reinforcement of our team in French-speaking Switzerland and to support our development, we are looking for a Sales & Retention Manager passionate about human relations, business development, and client loyalty, ready to take on new challenges alongside us.

• Develop and retain a portfolio of clients by acquiring new markets and sustainably strengthening relationships with existing clients.
• Actively represent the company to clients and partners, particularly during professional meetings and networking events.
• Strengthen client loyalty and identify new business opportunities.
• Identify market opportunities and actively contribute to the company's growth in French-speaking Switzerland.
• Ensure the operational and hierarchical management of the Sales & Retention team in French-speaking Switzerland, composed of four employees.

Your profile

• University degree or equivalent training in business administration, management, hotel management, or a similar field.
• Several years of experience in a comparable role, particularly in sales, business development, or key account management, in the hospitality or Facility Management sectors.
• Strong professional network in French-speaking Switzerland or ability to develop one quickly.
• Passion for client relations and a strong taste for exchange and field presence.
• Proven experience in management and real motivation to support team development.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, sense of initiative, and excellent negotiation and business closing skills.
• Excellent command of French, ideally native language, as well as a very good level of English. Knowledge of German is an asset.

Your benefits

• Various development and career opportunities, including positions abroad
• Modern internal employee training and professional development program
• Support for an external training program
• Work schedules adapted to families and regulated* (Monday to Friday, no weekend / evening work)
• Possibilities for part-time work at all levels
• 16 weeks of maternity leave / 2 weeks of paternity leave (additional mandatory remuneration level)
• Possibility to purchase additional holidays with a generous employer contribution rate
• Possibility of teleworking and free parking for employees of our service centre
• Friendly Workspace certified since 2015 systematic management of health in the company
• Extra-mandatory accident coverage

Amélie Gambette, Human Resources Manager, will be pleased to receive your application online.

Who are we?

We operate industry-specialized brands, Eurest, Scolarest, Medirest, Eurest Services, Rapport Guest Services, Compass Consulting and Compass Catering which are active in corporate catering, event catering as well as reception and front office services. As a member of Compass Group PLC, a world leader in catering services with more than 580,000 employees distributed across approximately 30 countries, we skillfully combine international expertise and local anchoring and we bring people together around our passion for contemporary cuisine and exceptional hospitality.

Our recruitment process

Once we have received your online application, we will read it with interest, examine it carefully and proceed with a preselection among the requests received. Subsequently, we will contact you and inform you of the outcome of your application.

The stages of the personal meeting process resemble a four-course menu: