Sales & Events Manager - Business Development
£31,000 \- £34,000 DOE \+ Bonus \& Commission scheme
*Role profile*
We’re looking for a commercially driven Sales \& Events Manager to help grow bookings and revenue across a portfolio of exciting late\-night hospitality venues.
This role would suit someone with experience in hospitality sales,events,venue bookings or business development,who enjoys building relationships,winning new business and working in a fast\-paced,social environment.
You’ll play a key role in driving corporate and private event bookings,building strong client relationships and identifying new revenue opportunities across multiple venues.
*Why join us?*
- Up to 34,000 salary \+ 30% bonus potential
- The opportunity to increase your earnings through a performance\-based commission structure
- Up to 50% discount on food and drink across all of our venues
- Wagestream access,giving you early access to your pay when you need it
- Access to our discount portal,with deals across a wide range of brands and businesses
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering support with mental health,wellbeing,finances and more
- 4x salary life assurance for added peace of mind
- The chance to work across a portfolio of exciting late\-night hospitality venues
Driving new business
- Proactively identifying and winning new business across corporate,private and event markets
- Building relationships with agencies,event organisers and key accounts
- Growing existing client relationships and repeat business
- Spotting new commercial opportunities to maximise bookings and revenue
- Handling incoming and proactive enquiries and turning them into confirmed bookings
- Creating tailored proposals for corporate and private events
- Managing your sales pipeline and ensuring strong follow\-up
- Acting as a key point of contact for clients from enquiry through to booking
- Hosting site visits,client meetings and familiarisation trips
- Delivering a great client experience to encourage repeat business and loyalty
- Overseeing event coordination from booking through to delivery,working closely with clients and venue teams to ensure every event runs smoothly and meets expectations.
- Working closely with marketing to support campaigns,promotions and venue activity
- Keeping CRM and booking systems up to date with leads,bookings and client communication
- Experience in hospitality sales,events,venue bookings or business development
- A strong track record of building relationships and driving revenue
- Comfortable managing multiple enquiries,clients or venues at once
- Confident,organised and proactive
- Experience with systems such as Collins,SevenRooms,OpenTable,DesignMyNight or similar would be a strong advantage
- Someone who enjoys working in a fast\-paced,social and client\-facing environment
- Commercially minded and motivated by results
- Confident and personable,with strong communication skills
- Proactive and good at spotting opportunities
- Comfortable networking and building relationships
- Organised and able to manage a busy pipeline
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