Sales Event Manager
Reports to: Director of Sales
Department: Sales & Events
Purpose of job: To maximise the revenue potential from all Club Events, as agreed with the Director of Sales. To actively sell events to the marketplace and membership, along with the assisting of co-ordinating Club Events as necessary.
Sales Event Manager - £22 to £25k, depending on experience, plus commission
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Sales Event person to join our team. We are looking for someone with a proven Sales track record who has already worked in the hospitality/ leisure/ sports industry. (Ideally 5-star sector of the industry). This is a new, proactive sales role, working alongside the existing inbound
event sales and operational teams. The role will involve:
- Hunting for new business via outbound telephone work, client meetings and attending external networking events
- Handling inbound enquiries from prospective clients
- Maximising business from previous clients
- Working with high profile clients - mainly corporate
- Conducting "show-rounds
- Liaison with the Event Managers who organise the actual events
- Making sure the operational teams have all the relevant information to
ensure smooth running - Attendance of certain key events
The successful candidate must:
- Be seeking a proactive sales role
- Have at least 2 years industry relevant proactive sales experience
(meetings, events, weddings, golf days etc) - Have worked for high profile venue
- Have a passion for the industry
- Have excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Be highly motivated, tenacious and resilient
- Have own transport due to location and required to be out of the office
to meet clients etc - Have experience of dealing with high profile clients
Golfing knowledge is advantageous.
The successful candidate will enjoy the use of a laptop and Blackberry.
For a job description and to apply, please email personnel@wentworthclub.com for the attention of Angela Thorpe.
In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.