About GastroPerks
GastroPerks is a Toronto-based restaurant discovery and loyalty platform designed to help local restaurants attract more customers and increase dine-in traffic.
We are looking for a motivated Marketing & Sales Contractor to help us expand our network of restaurant partners across Toronto and the GTA.
This is a highly hands-on role focused primarily on restaurant outreach, lead generation, relationship building, and sales, with marketing activities supporting the sales process.
The Role
As a Marketing & Sales Contractor, your primary responsibility will be to identify restaurants that could benefit from GastroPerks, introduce them to the platform, and help bring them on board.
You will work directly with the founders and have significant flexibility in how you approach potential restaurant partners.
Key Responsibilities
Restaurant Sales & Business Development
- Identify and research independent and family-owned restaurants across Toronto and the GTA
- Build and maintain a pipeline of potential restaurant partners
- Contact restaurant owners and decision-makers through phone, email, LinkedIn, social media, and in-person outreach
- Introduce restaurant owners to GastroPerks and explain how the platform can help increase customer traffic
- Schedule and conduct introductory calls or meetings with restaurant owners
- Follow up with leads and move prospects through the sales process
- Build strong relationships with restaurant owners and managers
- Onboard new restaurants onto the GastroPerks platform
- Maintain accurate records of leads, conversations, and results
Marketing & Lead Generation
- Develop creative strategies for finding and reaching restaurant owners
- Identify local communities, events, organizations, and partnerships that can generate restaurant leads
- Help develop promotional campaigns to attract restaurants and customers
- Represent GastroPerks at local events and networking opportunities when appropriate
- Provide feedback on restaurant needs, objections, and market trends to help improve our sales strategy
What We're Looking For
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Comfortable speaking with business owners and decision-makers
- Confident making cold calls and conducting outreach
- Self-motivated and comfortable working independently
- Persistent and able to handle rejection
- Strong organizational and follow-up skills
- Interest in sales, marketing, startups, restaurants, or technology
- Ability to think creatively about finding and acquiring new restaurant partners
- Previous sales, business development, marketing, or restaurant experience is an asset
- Existing relationships with Toronto restaurant owners is a strong asset
You don't need to be an experienced salesperson. We're looking for someone who is energetic, personable, willing to learn, and comfortable taking initiative.
What You'll Get
- Flexible working schedule
- Direct experience working with an early-stage Canadian startup
- Direct access to the GastroPerks founders
- Commission and performance-based earning opportunities
- Opportunity to build sales and business development experience
- Opportunity to take ownership of your territory and sales strategy
- Potential for expanded responsibilities as GastroPerks grows
How Success Will Be Measured
Performance will primarily be measured by tangible sales results, including:
- Restaurant leads generated
- Conversations with restaurant owners
- Meetings booked
- Restaurants onboarded
- Restaurant conversion rate
- Overall restaurant acquisition
Ideal Candidate
This role could be a great fit for someone who:
- Enjoys talking to people and building relationships
- Wants hands-on sales experience
- Is interested in working at a startup
- Is comfortable approaching businesses directly
- Can work independently without constant supervision
- Is motivated by performance-based compensation
- Wants to have a direct impact on the growth of a young company
To Apply
Send us your resume and a short introduction explaining why you're interested in GastroPerks and how you would approach getting your first 10 Toronto restaurants onto the platform.
Pay: $17.60-$48.34 per hour
Expected hours: 20.0 – 40.0 per week
Work Location: Remote
