About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic and driven Sales Manager to take the lead in selling restaurant and event space across a portfolio of restaurants in the South of the UK. This is a key role where you'll be responsible for growing revenue through reactive and proactive sales and building lasting client relationships across the leisure, corporate, and MICE sectors. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong track record in hotel sales who is passionate about hospitality, thrives in a results-driven team, and enjoys working with a variety of clients.
Key Responsibilities
1. Deliver and exceed personal revenue targets across group bookings, meetings, and events for the designated portfolio.
2. Consistently meet or exceed set KPIs, including conversion, email management, RFPs, client appointments, selling collateral, familiarisation trips (FAM trips), and networking events.
3. Oversee the full lifecycle of client inquiries, from initial contact through to contracting, deposit collection, menu selection, creation of function sheets, and seamless handover to the operations team.
4. Manage the events inbox efficiently, ensuring timely and professional responses to all inquiries in line with established response timeframes to consistently meet and exceed client expectations.
5. Ensure all online lead generation platforms are consistently u...