Corporate Events & Private Hire Sales Manager

Lane-7; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £35,000 per annum

Performance bonus

28 days holiday (+1 per year)

Private health insurance

Company pension

Free bowling for you and up to 3

25% food & drink discount

Team social events

Annual awards party

Cycle2Work

Refer a friend scheme

Job summary

Lane7 is seeking a Corporate Sales Manager to drive pre-booked revenue across Birmingham and Leicester venues. You will lead proactive business development, manage corporate clients and maintain strong local relationships to maximise private hire and group bookings.

The role requires proven B2B sales experience in hospitality, excellent communication and CRM skills, and the ability to balance strategy with hands-on enquiry management. Competitive salary and bonus included.

Qualifications

• Proven B2B sales experience within hospitality, leisure, events or a similar commercial environment.
• Demonstrable success in new business development and account management.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to analyse performance and identify growth opportunities.
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Experience using CRM systems.
• Self-motivated, organised and able to manage multiple venues.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the commercial performance of an allocated portfolio of venues.
• Deliver agreed Group Revenue and Private Hire targets.
• Develop proactive sales plans for each venue, identifying opportunities to grow revenue and market share.
• Own your sales pipeline, maintaining forecasts and implementing recovery plans where performance is behind target.
• Identify and win new corporate clients through proactive outbound sales activity and networking.
• Build and maintain a strong database of local employers and corporate contacts.
• Generate new business opportunities across corporate events, team building, Christmas parties and group bookings.
• Build long-term relationships with existing corporate clients and conduct regular account reviews.
• Visit venues regularly to understand local markets and opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records within CRM systems and provide weekly forecasts and pipeline reporting.

Skills

B2B sales

CRM experience

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Self-motivated

Organisation

Tools

Bookedit

Job description

Lane7 is seeking a Corporate Sales Manager to drive pre-booked revenue across Birmingham and Leicester venues. You will lead proactive business development, manage corporate clients and maintain strong local relationships to maximise private hire and group bookings.

The role requires proven B2B sales experience in hospitality, excellent communication and CRM skills, and the ability to balance strategy with hands-on enquiry management. Competitive salary and bonus included.