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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?
- 30,000 - 34,000 salary + 30% bonus potential
- The opportunity to increase your earnings through a performance-based commission structure
- 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
What you'll be doing
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
Managing enquiries & converting sales
- Handling incoming and proactive enquiries and turning them into confirmed bookingsCreating tailored proposals for corporate and private events
- Managing your sales pipeline and ensuring strong follow-up
Client relationship management
- 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
Working across venues
- Collaborating with venue and operations teams to ensure smooth event delivery
- 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
What we're looking for
- 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 proactiveExperience 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
You’ll do well in this role if you are
- 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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