Senior Sales Manager

Premier Inn; Dunstable; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the hospitality sector is seeking a Senior Sales Manager in Dunstable. The role involves leading a team to drive revenue growth through strategic partnerships and effective sales management. The ideal candidate will have a strong commercial background and proven leadership skills, along with the ability to analyze data and adapt strategies accordingly. This position offers a hybrid working model and various perks, including a car allowance and healthcare benefits.

Benefits

Generous bonus based on performance

Private healthcare for you and your family

Car allowance of £5,651 per annum

Discounts on Premier Inn stays and Whitbread Restaurants

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a commercial environment.
• Significant experience in leading sales/account managers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team to maximize revenue opportunities.
• Negotiate and manage complex commercial partnerships.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical

Leadership

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

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Senior Sales Manager – Whitbread – Dunstable

Location: Hybrid 3 days a week in the office, with 1-2 days a week visiting customers - office based at Whitbread Court, Dunstable (LU5 5XE)

We are now recruiting a Senior Sales Manager who will report to our Sales & Distribution Director.

We are on a journey to grow our business (and are investing in growing our Account Management team) whether that be through new acquisitions or by leveraging the relationships that we already have with other business and clients. We have an ambitious plan and need a professional, well trained and well skilled Senior Sales Manager to drive this ambition through the team. With this in mind, we need a strong people leader.

Why you’ll love it here:

• Bonus: Enjoy a generous bonus based on your performance
• Private healthcare: For you and your family
• Car allowance: Of £5,651 per annum
• Discounts: Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays in the UK and abroad and 25% discount in our Whitbread Restaurants

What you’ll do:

• Lead and develop a team of c17 heads to maximise revenue opportunities through setting up a high-performance sales culture
• Negotiate and manage complex commercial partnerships to increase Premier Inn’s market share (B2B)
• Work with our Sales Operations team to enhance our sales lead pipeline and ensure rigorous reporting and monitoring of both team performance and the sales funnel.
• Form strong relationships with the Director of Sales & Distribution, Senior Sales Managers, Trading Director, Head of Decision Science, Head of Commercial – Germany and Demand Generation team.
• Share customer insights with B2B Marketing teams to help tailor B2B messages
• Spot trends in customer spend and adapt accordingly
• Develop sales strategy for Premier Inn’s direct relationships with corporate customers
• In partnership with Finance, review and refine our reward models for our corporate customers
• Grow revenue from large corporations through market leading account management

What you’ll need:

• Proven track record of delivering within a commercial environment (including growing and developing corporate accounts)
• Significant experience in leading and coaching sales/account managers
• Sound judgement based on business and customer understanding
• Highly numerate and analytical, being able to quickly draw conclusions from data and adjust commercial strategies
• Trained for negotiations
• Extensive knowledge of CRM systems (we use Dynamics)
• Ideally experience in business travel (e.g. Hotels, Airlines etc) – but not essential

We’re Whitbread the UK’s largest hospitality business with over 1,200 hotels and restaurants across the UK but we’re more than that. We’re the 38,000 people who make everyday experiences special that delight over 5 million guests every month.

We are proud to have been recognised as a Top Employer for 14 consecutive years, voted a top apprenticeship employer by Department of Education and Rate my Apprenticeship, this year we placed #10 in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index for our commitment to LGBTQIA+ inclusion at Whitbread and have been awarded as a Top 25 Exemplary Employer in the Investing in Ethnicity Parliamentary Matrix as the only hospitality company leading the way in terms of Inclusion.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Hotels and Motels, Travel Arrangements, and Hospitality

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