Hospitality Event Sales Manager

Leisure People Recruitment; West Kingsdown; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free golf

50% off food

Free coffee

20% off soft drinks

Contributory pension

Job summary

Leisure People Recruitment is seeking an Event Sales Manager for a premium golf club and events venue in West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks. You will manage incoming enquiries, build client relationships and drive private and corporate events through local outreach.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record in hospitality event sales, with a proactive approach to lead generation and network-building; commuting distance to Sevenoaks with own transport is preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in hospitality event sales within hotels, venues or similar.
• Ability to generate new leads and local outreach.
• Willingness to commute within Sevenoaks district and have own transport.

Responsibilities

• Manage all incoming enquiries from initial contact to booking.
• Build strong relationships with clients, corporate businesses and event planners.
• Identify new business opportunities through networking and outreach.
• Coordinate with operations to align events with client expectations.

Skills

Hospitality sales

Client relationship management

Lead generation

Networking

Communication

Job description

Event Sales Manager- Golf and Events Venue - West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Kent

Up to £35,000+ £14,000+ bonus uncapped + benefits

We are looking for a Hospitality Events Sales Manager for a superb premium golf club and events venue, set in the beautiful Kent countryside.

The club has three great functions and events spaces for 10 up to 220-delegates and is a popular venue for private parties, wakes and weddings as well as golf related events and society days. The post will continue to promote private hospitality events and look to increase corporate events business with meetings, functions, conferences and team building days through localised outreach and networking to the local business community.

The club is part of a larger group who are going through an exciting period of transformation under new leadership, so it is an exciting time to be joining them.

On top of a competitive basic salary and realistic and uncapped bonus, benefits include free golf, 50% off food, free coffee, 20% off soft drinks and contributory pension. Plus, it is a warm welcoming environment with a great working culture, so staff retention is excellent.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage all incoming enquiries, building a rapport with customers throughout the sales process through to booking.
• Build strong relationships with clients, corporate businesses and event planners.
• Identify new business opportunities through research, networking events and doing outreach in the local area.
• Work closely with the hospitality operations team to align events with client expectations.

The Ideal candidate

• Highly personable, organised, self-starter driven by targets.
• Proven track record in hospitality event sales preferably within a hotel, events venue or hospitality venue.
• Has worked proactively to generate new leads ideally to local businesses.
• Lives within commuting distance of the Sevenoaks district of Kent and has their own transport for easy access.