Cluster Hotel Sales Manager

What you'll be doing:
Great things happen when people get together in our spaces to meet, spaces to sleep and spaces to celebrate at Milton Hill House and Alexandra House. From leisure breaks, weddings and celebrations to conferences, meetings, training, and every business event in between our venue provides an informal atmosphere where you and our guests can be themselves.

We combine our spaces with a bigger family. Milton Hill House and Alexandra House arepart of The Venues Collection - a division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, the market leader in contract catering & support services.

You will be responsiblefor the local sales activity for both venues working alongside the Regional Director of Sales.
More about the role:

• Support your allocated venues business by achievement of agreed targets
• Account Manage local accounts to maximise sales opportunity predominantly in the C&E market and supporting local corporate bedroom accounts too
• To source and grow training, day delegate and 24-hour conference business, through your local account portfolio and work with the Regional Director of Sales (RDoS) and The Venues Collection (TVC) Group Sales Team
• Source and deliver new business to both properties and the group where possible
• Deliver a new business revenue target
• Work and develop relationships with charities and associations within your allocated geographic area to drive
• Manage & maximise local account portfolio for both venues, ensuring profitable revenue growth levels year on year
• Identify and develop new C&E and LNR business
• Undertake business reviews, review market share, MI, action plans and joint client activities
• Create local awareness of venues

What we'll give:
Cluster Hotel SalesManager

• £38,000 per annum + car allowance
• Monday - Friday - occasional weekends and evenings
• Compass exclusive offers on PerksAtWork
• Pension scheme​
• Discounted bedroom rates at The Venues Collection properties
• Access to a wide range of Learning & Development ​opportunities
• Ability to train across various Compass sectors
• Remote working visiting the relevant venues however the role is predominately field based, the need is for the role to be travelling in the region

Who you are:

• Enthusiastic, motivational, someone who strives for excellence
• Flexible working approach
• Someone who takes the initiative and drives for results
• Sets high personal performance standards
• Organised, able to make robust judgments and prioritise
• Honest, transparent and consistent
• Gain and hold the respect of others
• Have a flexible approach with a "can do" attitude
• A good track record of driving world class performance
• Strong commercial experience
• Ability to monitor and challenge the use of processes
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Be passionate about food, beverage and service