Group Sales Executive - Venues - Bristol or Leamington

Permanent
Venues
Bristol

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our award winning EEF Venues team in a pro-active sales capacity, as Group Sales Executive.

Our venues have received multi-million investment in recent years; turnover growth has been 32% in the last 3 years and we’re now looking to expand the sales team to help us take the business to the next level.

Reporting directly into the National Sales Manager, you can be based from either our conference center in Bristol, or at our flagship venue in Leamington Spa. However, as a national role, you will be securing new conference & event business for all 3 of our venues, which are in London, Bristol & Leamington.

You will be an exceptional pro-active sales person, with experience in the Hospitality and/or MICE sector (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions), looking to make your next move.


Your role and responsibilities:

  • You will proactively drive new conference and event revenue into the 3 venues – travelling to the venues and to meet with clients, as required
  • You will identify and target new corporate clients and associations to reach and exceed your set revenue targets.
  • You will generate new leads and convert them into contracted sales.
  • You will support the National Sales Manager to ensure that the sales objectives of the group are achieved and key financial targets are met and exceeded.
  • You will attend networking events, host familiarisation trips and organise client entertainment events as required.

The successful candidate will be:

  • Well experienced in the hospitality industry and currently be working in a pro-active Sales role
  • Highly accomplished in generating qualified leads & in consistently maintaining a high value pipeline of prospect business
  • Able to demonstrate a proven track record in securing new business against set revenue targets
  • Superb communication skills, both written and verbal and have an exceptional telephone manner
  • Highly self-motivated and have the ability to manage their own time
  • Professionally presented, reflecting the Company’s corporate image at all times
  • Incredibly driven to achieve financial targets
  • Passionate, energetic, confident and possess exceptional people skills

Benefits & additional information:

  • Your targets will be aligned to the value of business generated and not to number of appointments booked.
  • Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
  • Competitive salary + bonus and additional recognition of achievement
  • Progression and development opportunities
  • Private health cover
  • Pension with up to 8% matched contribution

Interviews are expected to be held on 23rd Aug in Bristol and on 24th/25th Aug in Leamington, and on 11th and 12th Sept.


EEF require all job applicants to share our company-wide commitment to putting the Customer First.

If you are invited to interview you will be asked to demonstrate a good understanding and to provide examples of having delivered high levels of customer service.

 

This opportunity is closed to applications.