The Commercial Associate will develop the strategy for Eden Court’s Trading business, as well as leading on implementation to make that strategy a reality.
The Trading business is made up of three key areas:
1. Café Bar – operating 360 days a year, the Café Bar plays an important role in our offer to customers, as well as being a vital income-generator, with annual turnover of c.£540k. It serves our 150,000 theatre audiences and 45,000 cinema audiences each year, as well catering for customers throughout the day during our 7-day a week operation.
2. Commercial Hires – Eden Court’s versatile and historic building offers spaces suitable for a variety of events – from meetings to conferences to weddings. Our current turnover from this area is c.£142k per annum. Front-of-House Sales – This includes ice creams, sweets and merchandise and generates income of c.£260k per annum.
We are looking for a candidate who can assess Eden Court’s current performance in these areas and set a clear strategy for improvement, with a focus on increasing income-generation and improving profitability. The strategy will also assess if there are new areas of commercial opportunity.
As well as setting the strategy, this role will be hands on in implementation – working with the existing Eden Court management team to put in place the changes required to make the strategy a reality. This will involve assessing performance...