Hospitality Account Manager

GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading venue in Liverpool is seeking a Hospitality Account Manager to drive premium sales and manage client relationships. This role offers an exciting opportunity to enhance the venue's offerings post-refurbishment, ensuring exceptional service and maximizing revenue through strategic sales techniques. Join a diverse team committed to inclusivity and sustainability while enjoying a range of benefits including enhanced holidays and a premium healthcare policy.

Benefits

Enhanced holiday scheme

Excellent pension scheme

Premium health care policy

Employee Reward Platform

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales or account management.
• Advanced understanding of the hospitality industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead premium sales activities and identify new opportunities.
• Develop relationships with high-value clients for VIP experiences.

Skills

Sales

Communication

Relationship Building

Job description

Our client operates the city's waterfront event campus – the interconnected M&S Bank Arena and Exhibition Centre Liverpool - as well as ticketing agency Ticket Quarter and the Pullman Liverpool Hotel. Playing a leading role in shining a spotlight on Liverpool, they have successfully staged a wide array of national and international events, from shows and conventions, business gatherings to exhibitions, developing their offer over the last decade to that of a world-class provider of venue and event services.

Our client is looking for a Hospitality Account Manager to lead and drive the success of their new premium offerings. This is an extremely exciting time for the new post holder, as their premium offering has just experienced a fantastic multi-million-pound refurbishment.

Company Benefits

They are an award-winning, world-class venue and their people are at the heart of everything that they do. Recognition and reward are of huge importance to them, and just some of the benefits staff can enjoy include:

• An enhanced holiday scheme, with 24 days holiday (and bank holidays), which increases with length of service.
• An excellent pension scheme is available.
• Access to a premium health care policy, which includes an employee assistant line and contributions towards a wide range of medical costs, such as dental and optical and staff discounts.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes.
• An excellent occupational sick pay scheme.
• Free onsite parking right in the heart of the city centre.
• Employee Reward Platform.
• A dedicated wellbeing strategy to support staff when at work.
• 27 Qualified Mental Health First Aiders onsite.

About the Role

As our client’s Hospitality Account Manager, you will:

• Lead premium sales activities, proactively identifying new membership and booking opportunities.
• Develop and manage relationships with high-value clients, ensuring an exceptional VIP experience.
• Maximise revenue by leveraging market insights, strategic sales techniques, and networking.
• Create tailored hospitality packages with the support of their marketing team, aligned to events.
• Monitor sales performance, delivering insights to leadership and optimising their premium spaces.
• Collaborate with the team to maintain a robust CRM, ensuring accurate client records and premium content across websites.

Who They’re Looking For:

• Advanced understanding of the hospitality industry, specifically around sales and business development.
• Proven experience in sales or account management.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with a track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• A keen eye for spotting revenue opportunities and developing tailored client solutions.
• Flexibility to host occasional client events. Note some of these may include evenings and weekends.

Our client is a place where you can truly make a difference. Some of the wonderful things they have achieved / continue to work towards:

• Disability Confident Employer
• Member of the Fair Employment Charter
• Real Living Wage employer
• Social value impact plan - Last year they contributed over £6.4m
• Green Meeting’s Gold Standard
• Sustainability Strategy
• Positively influencing biodiversity – They have 3 beehives on their campus grounds.
• Carbon Neutral Campus
• Accessibility Strategy
• AccessAble Guide

Closing Date: 29 May 2025

Interview Date: TBC

Please note, they may close this vacancy before the stated closing date if they receive sufficient applications for the position. Therefore, if you are interested in this position, please submit your application form as soon as possible.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Our client knows the value of having a diverse and representative team across their organisation. They promote equal opportunities and are committed to having an inclusive work force where everybody feels respected, are treated fairly and diversity is celebrated. As such they strongly encourage and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates from all members of the community regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion, belief or sexual orientation.