Are you a dynamic, results-driven Sales professional with a passion for driving commercial success?
We are looking for a commercially minded Sales Manager with strong experience across corporate, MICE, and leisure markets. You will proactively identify new business opportunities, strengthen key account relationships, and develop targeted sales strategies to grow market share across all segments.
This is your chance to lead the charge, shape commercial strategy, and leave an indelible mark on a thriving business.
What you will get in your new role
- Up to £45,000 per annum
- Employee discounts
- 28 days holiday, including bank holidays, increasing yearly to 33 days
- Access to Employee Assistance programme
- Yearly complimentary stayover after one year of service
- Refer a friend programme
- Free meals on shift
- Length of service awards
Responsibilities in your new role as Sales Manager
As Sales Manager, you will be instrumental in driving commercial growth and market share. Your responsibilities will include:
- Conducting regular face-to-face sales calls, client entertainment, site visits, and networking events to build strong relationships.
- Managing relationships with top producing corporate accounts.
- Monitoring competitor products, sales and marketing activities to drive market share
- Leading new business development, identifying and creating new opportunities and strategic partnerships for the hotel.
- Working closely with the Account Managers, networking to maximise national account opportunities across key segments.
- Reviewing and analyse sales performance against objectives to assess effectiveness and adjust future strategy where appropriate.
- Preparing monthly sales reports showing sales volume, pipeline opportunity, and areas of proposed sales and marketing activities.
- Spearheading the hotel’s annual commercial plan, ensuring alignment across sales, revenue, marketing, and distribution.
- Overseeing pricing, segmentation strategy, forecasting, and pace analysis for Rooms
- Using local market intelligence to anticipate demand drivers, including festivals, city events, conferences, and seasonal peaks.
- Collaborating on advertising and promotional activities with the Cluster Marketing Manager, including print, online, social media and direct mail, maintaining a consistent brand image.
- Leading sales, reservations, and revenue teams to deliver shared commercial goals.
- Championing a sales-first mindset across all departments, ensuring every team understands their role in driving revenue.
- Fostering cross-departmental engagement so front office, F&B, events, and operations teams align with sales goals and contribute to revenue opportunities by providing sales leads.
- Producing and present weekly and monthly commercial reports to General Manager and key stakeholders.
Your personality, experience and qualifications
To excel in this Sales Manager role, you will bring:
- Proven experience in reservations, sales or a similar analytical role within hospitality.
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to interpret financial and market data.
- Proficiency in sales management systems, hotel reservation software, and Microsoft Office.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to achieve business goals.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
- A proactive and results-driven approach to optimizing revenue and occupancy.
