Senior Sales Manager – Hospitality

Senior Sales Manager – Hospitality, £50,000 + Bonus

Location: London

We are working with a fantastic London hospitality business looking for a Senior Sales Manager to drive local sales, build community relationships and support exciting new site launches across London.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a commercially driven individual who loves hospitality, enjoys being out in the local area and knows how to turn relationships into revenue. You’ll play a key role in establishing new venues within their communities, building partnerships with local businesses and generating corporate bookings, events and repeat trade.

Working closely with the New Opening Manager and site teams, you’ll help build awareness before launch and ensure each venue becomes a recognised part of its local neighbourhood.

Main duties:

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across London, focusing on new openings, refurbishments and relaunches
• Build relationships with local businesses, offices, hotels, theatres, concierges and community groups
• Drive corporate bookings, private hire, group business and local partnerships to increase revenue
• Get out into the local area to network, introduce new venues and build a strong community presence
• Develop referral partnerships and promotional opportunities to generate repeat business and increase footfall
• Support pre-opening activity by building a pipeline of leads and generating interest ahead of launch
• Work closely with General Managers and site teams to convert enquiries into bookings and maximise commercial opportunities
• Attend networking events and local business meetings to raise the profile of the venues.
• Track leads, conversions and revenue, reporting on performance against commercial targets

Requirements:

• Previous experience in business development, hospitality sales, events or partnerships, ideally within the hospitality sector
• A natural networker who enjoys building relationships and developing new business opportunities
• Commercially minded, with a proven ability to generate revenue through local partnerships and corporate accounts
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to manage your own pipeline and take ownership of the role
• A genuine interest in hospitality, local communities and new venue openings.
• London-based, with a strong knowledge of the local hospitality market and an existing network of contacts being advantageous

If you are keen to discuss the details further, please apply today or send your CV to Stuart Hills or call 0207 790 2666 .