Sales Manager

Compass Group PLC; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider in the food and support services industry is seeking a dedicated sales manager to drive sales, enhance client relationships, and lead a dynamic sales team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong commercial acumen and a proven ability to achieve sales targets. With a focus on strategic planning and team management, this role offers the opportunity to excel in a supportive environment with numerous employee benefits, including exclusive travel discounts and wellness programs.

Benefits

Exclusive travel discounts

Grocery discounts

Cinema ticket discounts

Wellness and exercise classes

Career Pathways programme

Qualifications

• Proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets.
• Strong team management and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Achieve and exceed sales targets on room hire, food, and beverage.
• Design and deliver sales plans alongside the Marketing & Events Manager.
• Manage and develop relationships with key accounts.

Skills

Sales target achievement

Client relationship management

Team management

Strategic planning

Commercial acumen

Job description

Responsibilities

• Achieve and exceed sales targets on room hire, food and beverage.
• Design, plan and deliver a sales plan and strategy, working alongside the Marketing & Events Manager.
• Grow the business through maximising uptake and spend per head.
• Identify new business opportunities, demonstrate and implement innovation whenever possible.
• Proactively grow and develop relationships with prospective and existing key accounts.
• Ensure all sales collateral is in line with the venue's marketing plan.
• Create quality proposals for our clients - corporate, private and social.
• Oversee and manage invoicing and payment for the events.
• To win and retain business and to promote awareness of all facilities and services available.
• Manage, motivate, support, drive, provide guidance and development for all members of the onsite sales team.
• Design compelling sales proposals that tell the venue's story.
• Great team management skills.
• Proactivity in dealing with all enquiries (telephone / email) to ensure that they are dealt with in an efficient and friendly manner.
• Great client relationship skills.
• Enthusiastic.
• Commercial.
• Strong seller with a financial head.

About the employer and benefits

• Compass Group Plc is a £20 billion turnover, global organisation and the world's leading provider of food and support services. With operations across seven key business areas (Foodservice; Support Services; Business & Industry; Healthcare & Seniors; Education; Sports & Leisure; and Defence, Offshore & Remote), Compass serves customers in offices and factories; schools and universities; hospitals and senior living communities; major sports and cultural venues; remote mining camps and even offshore platforms.
• We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Regular emails filled with the best discounts and savings available
• Receive Wow Points every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families
• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways programme
• Compass exclusive offers on PerksAtWork