Restaurant Sales & Events Leader (Manchester & Birmingham)

Sticks n Sushi; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% discount across all Sticks’n’Sushi

CODE restaurant access

Hospitality Action wellbeing support

Wagestream financial wellbeing

Team events and annual awards

Industry networking opportunities

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Sticks’n’Sushi in Manchester and Birmingham is seeking a Restaurant Sales Manager to drive events, private dining and group bookings. You will build strong relationships with local businesses, agencies, hotels and hospitality partners to create opportunities and convert them into memorable guest experiences.

You will lead the external face of the brand in two markets, nurturing a proactive sales pipeline, hosting tours, and collaborating with Marketing and Operations to ensure profitable

Qualifications

• Experience within hospitality sales, events sales or business development.
• Strong track record of generating revenue and converting opportunities into business.
• Knowledge of the Birmingham and/or Manchester market, with understanding of local corporate and hospitality scene.
• Ideally, a little black book of contacts; but ability to build one is valued.
• Natural relationship builder who enjoys connecting with people.
• Commercially minded with a proactive hunter mentality.
• Confident networking and communicating with people at all levels.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage a diverse pipeline across two locations.
• Comfortable working independently, taking ownership and making things happen.
• Bring energy, positivity and curiosity to everything you do.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the external face of Sticks’n’Sushi within the Birmingham & Manchester business and hospitality communities.
• Building relationships with local businesses, event agencies, hotels, concierges and other partners who can introduce new guests to the brand.
• Proactively prospecting, networking and creating new business opportunities rather than waiting for enquiries to land.
• Building and maintaining a strong pipeline of corporate, social, group and repeat business across both locations.
• Hosting venue tours, tastings and show-rounds and creating tailored proposals that turn opportunities into bookings.
• Driving private dining, exclusive hires, large group dining and corporate entertaining opportunities.
• Owning the full sales journey from first contact to confirmation and handover to the restaurant team.
• Working with Marketing to create excitement around launches, campaigns and local moments in Birmingham and Manchester.
• Collaborating with Operations and GM to ensure events are commercially successful and well-delivered.
• Identifying opportunities to maximise spend through pre-ordering, drinks packages and bespoke experiences.
• Developing repeat-booking opportunities with corporate clients and local businesses.
• Maximising key trading periods like Christmas parties and summer events.

Skills

Hospitality sales

Business development

Relationship building

Negotiation

Networking

Organised

Independence

Energetic

Job description

Sticks’n’Sushi in Manchester and Birmingham is seeking a Restaurant Sales Manager to drive events, private dining and group bookings. You will build strong relationships with local businesses, agencies, hotels and hospitality partners to create opportunities and convert them into memorable guest experiences.

You will lead the external face of the brand in two markets, nurturing a proactive sales pipeline, hosting tours, and collaborating with Marketing and Operations to ensure profitable