Overview
Sales and Events Manager - The Cornerstone Kitchen – Luxury Events & Catering
Sutton Coldfield / Birmingham
The Cornerstone Kitchen is a growing luxury catering and events company delivering high-end weddings, corporate events and private celebrations across the Midlands. We are currently recruiting for a sales and events manager to join our team.
Salary and Benefits
* Performance bonus linked to revenue
* Opportunity to grow with a fast-growing events business
* Exposure to a wide variety of events and venues
As the business continues to grow, we’re looking for a commercially minded Sales & Events Pipeline Manager to help manage enquiries, nurture leads and convert opportunities into confirmed bookings.
This is a key role within the business, responsible for helping manage and convert a large pipeline of event enquiries each year.
Role: Sales and Events Manager
You will manage incoming enquiries and progress them through our structured sales pipeline, from first enquiry through to confirmed booking.
This includes qualifying leads, booking calls, preparing proposals and following up with clients to secure bookings.
You will also support business development by building relationships with venues and corporate clients.
Key Responsibilities
* Responding quickly to incoming enquiries
* Qualifying leads and identifying strong opportunities
* Managing the sales pipeline within HubSpot
* Booking and running client calls
* Preparing and sending proposals
* Following up consistently to move deals towards booking
* Supporting venue partnerships and corporate relationships
* Helping drive revenue across weddings, corporate events and private celebration
* Building rapport quickly with clientsto understand their vision, priorities and budget
* Translating client ideas intocreative, tailored event concepts and proposals
* Managingmultiple conversations and enquiries simultaneouslywhile maintaining a high standard of communication
* Developing long-term relationships with venues, planners and corporate clients
* Spottingnew business opportunities within enquiries and existing relationships
What We're Looking For
This role would suit someone currently working in:
You should be confident speaking with clients, comfortable discussing event budgets and highly organised when managing multiple enquiries at once.
We’re looking for someone who enjoys the commercial side of events and takes pride in converting opportunities into bookings.
Key Qualities
* Excellent organisation and follow-up
* Confidence speaking with clients
* Ability to manage multiple enquiries and deadlines
* Experience working within events, hospitality or catering
* Experience with HubSpot or a CRM system is helpful but not essential.
About The Cornerstone Kitchen
Cornerstone Kitchen is known for delivering creative, high-impact food experiences at weddings and corporate events across the Midlands.
We pride ourselves on a professional yet personable approach, taking catering completely off our clients’ plate and ensuring every event runs smoothly from enquiry through to delivery.
You’ll be joining a passionate team working across some of the region’s best venues and events.
Location
Based near Sutton Coldfield / Birmingham, with occasional venue visits and event attendance.
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