Business Development Manager - Hospitality

Alchemy Global Talent Solutions Ltd.; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global corporate accommodation provider is seeking a Business Development Manager in London. This role involves actively pursuing new sales opportunities and cultivating relationships with clients in the hospitality sector. The ideal candidate will possess strong commercial awareness, proven sales success, and enjoy hybrid working conditions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in outside sales within hospitality or corporate housing.
• Proven track record of achieving sales targets.
• Excellent commercial awareness and business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Actively seek out new sales and business development opportunities.
• Sell corporate housing offerings directly to clients.
• Cultivate relationships with existing clients.

Skills

Sales Experience

Commercial Awareness

Business Acumen

Job description

Our client, a global corporate accommodation provider, is looking to hire a Business Development Manager to join their expanding team in London. This position offers hybrid working.

Main Responsibilities:

• Actively seeking out new sales and business development opportunities
• Sell the company's corporate housing offering directly to new and existing clients
• Cultivating relationships with existing clients by cross-selling other services
• Carrying out and attending regular client reviews, industry events, and business negotiations to support business development and sales efforts
• Creating Business Development action plans and sales strategies to increase new business
• Accurately recording all sales activities onto the company database to support business and sales analytics
• Participating in the training and development of new sales staff to support and fully equip the team to reach KPIs and sales targets
• Ensuring compliance with sales and price policies, ensuring competitiveness and accuracy

Requirements:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience working in an outside sales position in the hospitality or corporate housing industry (hotel, aparthotel, serviced apartments, corporate housing)
• Track record of achieving sales targets
• Excellent commercial awareness and business acumen