Sales & Marketing Manager - Monday-Friday

Compass Group UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company is seeking a Sales & Marketing Manager to join their award-winning team. This role involves driving sales, managing a team, and overseeing marketing activities for an esteemed venue in London. Candidates should have experience in event sales and possess strong management skills. The successful applicant will enjoy a range of employee benefits, including personal development opportunities and a comprehensive wellbeing strategy.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Access to Healthcare Support App

Great wellbeing strategy

Regular social events

Volunteering days

Professional subscriptions

Recognition schemes and people awards

Long service awards

High street discount vouchers

Qualifications

• Management experience with colleges and venues required.
• Knowledge of event sales and marketing essential.
• Candidates must be flexible and approachable.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales and business development efforts.
• Manage a team of 4 with training and development.
• Oversee email marketing and social media accounts.
• Organize familiarization events for clients.
• Manage the marketing budget effectively.

Skills

Management experience

Event sales and marketing knowledge

Flexibility and approachability

Job description

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Job Introduction

At Vacherin we celebrate diversity and embrace individuality. We genuinely like the people we work with, and love coming together to reset, refresh and have fun. We empower our people through togetherness, we give them the chance to shine and unlock their potential, and they fuel our strength and growth.

Are you passionate about food, drink and service, want to be part of an award-winning hospitality team- and still make it home for dinner? We are looking for a Sales & Marketing Manager to join our amazing team at Royal college of Pathologists in London.

Location: E1 8QT

Salary: £45,000 per annum

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week, working a mix of shifts between 8am to 4pm, 9am to 5pm and 10am to 6pm, flexibility is essential

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Sales and Business Development
• Reporting in the general manager you will be responsible for sales projects that involve both proactive and reactive selling.
• Will be managing team of 4 and their training and development.
• Responsible for all email marketing activities including news stories, newsletters and blogging sent to the venue database.
• Regularly creating packages for our various customer groups and ensuring that an appropriate marketing campaign is delivered to ensure maximum business is gained.
• Updating the website daily to ensure the visual appearance and content is representative of the quality of events sold and delivered.
• Overseeing all social media accounts including Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr, Yapster and Facebook. Ensuring that all platforms are updated daily with appropriate sales and reputation driven content.
• Organising and hosting various client familiarisation events in efforts to create new business.
• Managing the marketing budget is spent to ensure the maximum return on investment.
• Reporting back on figures and sales marketing activities at the end of each month
• Chairing monthly marketing meetings to ensure our strategic marketing plan is being achieved with minimal effect to the marketing budget. Ensuring each meeting is looking at least three months ahead.
• Utilising the sites events software - Rendezvous; contacting prospective customers by the appropriate method, handling incoming enquires to the agreed standard (telephone, mail, letter)
• Have excellent knowledge of the site, their capacities, unique selling points and their capabilities.
• Achieve higher average spend by effective use of up selling to each client.
• Assist in the organisation and running of promotional events including potential client hospitality activity.
• Relationship Management
• Communicate and provide information to internal departments and colleagues to assist and enable sales activities to run smoothly.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and clients both internal and external.

Our Ideal Candidate:

• We are looking for candidates with management experience who have worked with colleges and venues.
• Have events sales with marketing knowledge
• Be flexible and approachable

What's in it for you?

Working with Vacherin has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers