Job Title Head of Sales Fabulous Venue

Job Type Sales and Marketing

Employer Type Venue

Location Southampton

Job Description
We have a fabulous opportunity at a high profile corporate events venue for a proactive head of sales and business development manager. The venue is located on the South coast and the clientele are from the corporate sector. The role of the head of sales and business development manager will be to proactively build the business to the corporate market and also manage and work some of the events. You will be responsible to increase revenue for the fine dining and hospitality while increasing the profile of the company.

Responsibilities for the head of sales and business development manager position:

• Pro-actively develop revenue from new business and maintain relationships with key accounts
• To produce and work towards the annual sales and marketing plan and manage the marketing budget
• To undertake regular competitor analysis to ensure an advantage
• To develop strategic relationships with all major prospect opportunities
• To pro-actively liaise with Operational and support colleagues to ensure they have a positive input into the preparation of proposals which will contribute to the efficiency and smooth running of the business
• To work as part of a team, manage and develop your team and lead by example
• Ensure proposals are accurate, professional, innovative and developed regularly
• Attend financial review meetings and provide updated weekly forecasts
• To plan, organise and attend promotional events and identify, create and manage direct marketing opportunities
• Responsible to account manage and work some of the key events at the site
• To represent the company in a professional manner at all times
• Monitor and respond to customer feedback and assist with event planning where required


Qualifications and experience required for the head of sales and business development manager position:

• Catering qualifications within management or masters in the hospitality would be desirable
• 2-3 years experience working and managing a team within a proactive sales and events venue
• Proven experience as a successful corporate business development manager
• Strong business acumen and target driven
• Excellent presentation, communication, written and IT skills essential
• Excellent time management and financially astute
• Proactive in all sales and marketing and strong presentation skills
• Have the ability to successfully account manage your clientele and support with working the events to completion

Send your CV to me if you have the above skills and experience.

Salary ££34,000

Reference DNsales

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