Venue Sales Manager - Riverside East, Olympic Park

Compass Group UK & Ireland; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group in the UK seeks a Venue Sales Manager for its Riverside East venue at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The ideal candidate will drive sales strategies and maintain client relationships in a dynamic events environment. Offering a competitive salary, hybrid working, and 28 days of annual leave, this role is perfect for an experienced sales professional passionate about delivering memorable experiences.

Benefits

Competitive salary + bonus

Hybrid working

28 days holiday + your birthday off

Private healthcare

Enhanced parental leave + sick pay

Access to UK events and festivals

Qualifications

• Experience in managing the full sales lifecycle.
• Strong background in events, hospitality or marketing.
• Proven track record in driving business growth.

Responsibilities

• Execute sales strategy and contribute insights.
• Grow and maintain the client database.
• Identify and convert new business opportunities.
• Drive proactive sales activities and outreach.
• Manage leads and sales activity data.
• Lead client site visits and articulate offerings.
• Implement marketing initiatives to support sales.
• Meet sales operations standards and guest experience.
• Achieve sales targets and monitor performance.
• Collaborate with venue operations for event delivery.

Skills

Outbound business development

Client-facing sales experience

Achieving revenue targets

Commercial awareness

CRM systems experience

Organizational skills

Creative selling

Job description

Venue Sales Manager – Riverside East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park | Full time / Permanent

Up to £48,000 + bonus and excellent benefits including hybrid working, 28 days annual leave, private healthcare, access to leading festivals & events, and more!

We're on the hunt for a Venue Sales Manager to help drive commercial success at Riverside East, Peppermint's bold new venue in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – a 1000‑capacity venue including premium terrace, bar/café space, and a large outdoor events area. With views over the water and a mix of indoor and outdoor options, it's a standout space for everything from brand takeovers to private parties!

This is a great opportunity for a commercially driven, proactive sales professional who knows how to sell venue spaces, manage pipelines, and deliver results in a fast‑paced events environment.

Venue Sales Manager – the role

• In collaboration with the Head of Sales, you will execute the sales strategy bringing your insight and input to help shape success.
• Growing and maintaining the client database, from direct corporates to creative agencies through to promoters.
• Identifying and converting new business across events, partnerships, and brand activations, always seeking opportunities to grow the venue's pipeline.
• Driving proactive sales activity, including outreach, networking, prospecting, and attending industry events.
• Managing all leads and sales activity, ensuring accurate and timely data recording and reporting.
• Leading client site visits, articulating the venue's offer, layout, supplier options, and logistical considerations.
• Championing and implementing marketing initiatives to support sales, working alongside internal and external teams.
• Ensuring all sales operations meet the highest standards of professionalism, accuracy, and guest experience.
• Achieving and exceeding sales targets and KPIs, consistently monitoring performance against agreed business metrics.
• Working alongside the venue operations team to ensure successful event delivery and handovers.

What we're looking for

• Demonstrated experience in outbound business development and managing the full sales lifecycle, from prospecting to closing.
• Strong experience in a client‑facing, sales manager role, ideally within events, hospitality, experiential marketing or similar.
• Proven track record of consistently achieving or exceeding revenue targets and driving business growth.
• Strong commercial awareness and business development mindset.
• Confident communicator and relationship‑builder.
• Experience with CRM systems and sales performance tracking.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable conducting site visits and selling creatively.
• Experience managing high‑value clients and complex bookings.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with wider teams.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary + bonus.
• Hybrid working 4 days on‑site and 1 day remote.
• 28 days holiday + your birthday off.
• Private healthcare & wellbeing support (via Medicash).
• Enhanced parental leave + sick pay.
• Access to some of the UK's best events, festivals, and sports venues.

Why Peppermint?

Peppermint Bars & Events is a multi‑award‑winning hospitality group delivering bar and food experiences at over 50 of the UK's most iconic festivals and venues. From BST Hyde Park and Mighty Hoopla to Dreamland Margate, we're known for quality, innovation, and good vibes.

Now partnered with Levy UK & Compass Group, the world's largest catering company, and a vibrant leader in hospitality.

We believe in celebrating individuality and building inclusive teams where everyone feels they belong. Our diverse team fuels creativity, innovation, and excellence.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join us in creating a supportive, empowering workplace where everyone can thrive.

Together, we create unforgettable experiences - and shape the future of hospitality.