Bath Square, Portsmouth

Stillandwest; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuller’s is seeking an Area Sales Manager to drive pro-active pre-booked growth across our network of pubs from Bath to Oxford. This role combines strategic account management, events, private dining and large group bookings to expand the client base and sustain long-term business success.

You will travel around your area and to the Support Centre in Chiswick, build strong relationships, lead site teams and deliver tailored sales strategies for weddings and corporate events.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in multi-site sales within hospitality or events
• A proactive, strategic mindset with a strong commercial focus
• Confident CRM user with experience managing client pipelines
• Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills
• Passion for premium hospitality and delivering memorable guest experiences

Responsibilities

• Implement pro-active pre-booked sales plan across multiple locations
• Drive growth in all areas of pre-booked business: events, food & drink, and private hire
• Identify new business opportunities and support pipeline development
• Build and manage strong client relationships to drive repeat and referral business
• Deliver tailored room sales strategies for weddings, corporate and events
• Collaboration with relevant stakeholders
• Provide leadership/guidance and training for the site roles

Job description

This role will covera patch of 14 pubs from Bath to Oxford and surroundings.

Experience in dining,weddings, consumers and repeat bookers is essential. This role will requiretravel around your area and to the Support Centre in Chiswick

Fuller'sare creators of unique premium pub and hotel experiences. Our pubs pridethemselves on our outstanding cask conditioned ales, delicious food, greatwines and exemplary service. We are acutely aware of the role that traditionalpubs play in British culture and their local communities, and work hard toensure our pubs provide great surroundings and food and drink for all who walkthrough our doors.

Fuller’sis family and a place where everyone belongs.

We areexcited to announce a brand-new opportunity for an Area Sales Manager,focused on driving pro-active pre-booked growth across ourbusinesses.

Thisis an exceptional role for a passionate, results-driven sales professionallooking to shape and execute impactful sales strategies across multiple premiumsites. You’ll play a key role in driving growth across all pre-book areas -including events, private dining, and large group bookings - while expandingour client base and supporting long-term business success.

KeyResponsibilities:

• Implementpro-active pre-booked sales plan across multiple locations
• Drivegrowth in all areas of pre-booked business: events, food & drink, andprivate hire
• Identifynew business opportunities and support pipeline development
• Buildand manage strong client relationships to drive repeat and referral business
• Delivertailored room sales strategies for weddings, corporate and events
• Collaborationwith relevant stakeholders
• Provideleadership/guidance and training for the site roles

Idealcandidates will have:

• Provenexperience in multi-site sales within hospitality or events
• Aproactive, strategic mindset with a strong commercial focus
• ConfidentCRM user with experience managing client pipelines
• Strongrelationship-building and negotiation skills
• Passionfor premium hospitality and delivering memorable guest experiences