Growth & Partnerships Lead, Sales

PizzaExpress (Restaurants) Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

PizzaExpress (Restaurants) Limited seeks a commercially ambitious Head of Sales to drive the next growth chapter. Based in London with a UK-wide remit, you will own the sales strategy, targets, pipeline and activity plan.

You will lead a Sales Executive, win corporate events, grow party offerings, and develop B2B propositions linked to the PizzaExpress Club loyalty ecosystem. Collaborating with Operations, Marketing, Digital and Finance, you will build partnerships with hotels, venues and

Qualifications

• Proven track record of creating and closing incremental revenue.
• Experience building a sales strategy where none exists.
• Strong commercial judgement with forecasting.
• Ability to convert strategy into practical pitches and deals.
• Collaborative leadership across functions.
• Experience coaching sales talent.

Responsibilities

• Create and own the sales strategy, targets, pipeline and activity plan.
• Win corporate events, meetings, school visits, celebrations and high-value group bookings.
• Grow Adult and Kids Pizza Making Parties and sell PizzaExpress spaces to event organisers.
• Develop B2B propositions connected to the PizzaExpress Club loyalty ecosystem, while protecting customer trust.
• Secure distribution partners for the new hot food-to-go range.
• Build delivery partnerships with hotels, workplaces, venues and other organisations.
• Identify, test and scale new commercial opportunities across our brand, restaurants, music experiences and customer touchpoints.
• Lead and coach a Sales Executive, embedding strong CRM, forecasting and pipeline management.
• Work closely with Operations, Marketing, Digital, Finance, Legal, Data, Technology, Food and Supply Chain to turn opportunities into experiences we can deliver brilliantly.

Skills

Sales leadership

Sales strategy

Forecasting & CRM

Partnership development

Cross-functional collaboration

People coaching

CRM platforms

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

PizzaExpress (Restaurants) Limited seeks a commercially ambitious Head of Sales to drive the next growth chapter. Based in London with a UK-wide remit, you will own the sales strategy, targets, pipeline and activity plan.

You will lead a Sales Executive, win corporate events, grow party offerings, and develop B2B propositions linked to the PizzaExpress Club loyalty ecosystem. Collaborating with Operations, Marketing, Digital and Finance, you will build partnerships with hotels, venues and