Event Sales Lead — Private Events & Partnerships

chickennpickle; Grapevine (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401K + Company matching

20 days PTO

Volunteer PTO

Employee Perks

Job summary

Chicken N Pickle seeks an Event Sales Manager to ensure exceptional experiences for clients booking private events across our venues. You will drive outbound sales, develop relationships with local businesses and associations, and manage leads in CRM while meeting quotas.

You will build proposals, conduct site visits, negotiate terms, and collaborate with the events team to scale private and property-wide events. Base salary plus commission structure offered, with benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of sales experience in events or hospitality preferred.
• Experience managing private events from inquiry to execution.
• Strong understanding of CRM, proposals, and contract terms.

Responsibilities

• Proactively engages in outbound sales to grow private event revenues.
• Research local businesses, chambers, and associations to generate new business.
• Build and nurture client relationships to drive repeat business and referrals.
• Collaborate with venues, vendors, and planners to create compelling proposals.
• Negotiate terms, prepare estimates and site visit plans, and close deals.
• Track KPI's, generate reports, and manage leads with urgency and professionalism.

Skills

Outbound sales

Event sales

Relationship building

Negotiation

CRM reporting

KPI tracking

Team leadership

Tools

CRM software

MS Excel

Job description

Chicken N Pickle seeks an Event Sales Manager to ensure exceptional experiences for clients booking private events across our venues. You will drive outbound sales, develop relationships with local businesses and associations, and manage leads in CRM while meeting quotas.

You will build proposals, conduct site visits, negotiate terms, and collaborate with the events team to scale private and property-wide events. Base salary plus commission structure offered, with benefits.