Business Development (Sales) Manager

Business Development (Sales) Manager – Conference and Event Sales
London
30-32k Base, 34-36k OTE + Benefits

Our client owns and manages a growing portfolio of 4 and 5 star hotels throughout London, which feature first class Conference and Event space. With flexible facilities in favoured locations, a commitment to service and rates to meet with every budget, our client continues to see growth in this expanding sector. They now require an experienced Business Development (Sales) Manager to expand upon their Conference, Event and Banqueting offering at a leading 4/5 star London hotel.

As Business Development (Sales) Manager your will be tasked with actively contributing by meeting and exceeding sales targets and profit margins through establishing key relationships with key booking agents, agencies and corporate clients direct. You will be proactive in locating and developing new business in line with agreed revenue and sales targets, ensure all opportunities are taken to promote facilities to customers to increase the client base, host promotional events and initiatives at hotels and/or external sites and attend key trade shows, road shows and work shops to obtain new leads. This role will be based at a prestigious 4/5 star hotel. A full description including some operational duties is available through contacting Certus Sales Recruitment.  

The ideal candidate will have minimum of 2-3 years sales/sales management experience gained in the 4/5 star hotel conference, events and banqueting sectors. Your appearance, performance and communications will be first class and enable you to reflect our client’s brand and facilities in both a prestigious and professional manner. Your commercial awareness and business acumen will be second to none as will your desire to further develop your career in this exciting sector.

The successful candidate can expect a base salary of 30-32k with an uncapped OTE of 34-36k in the first year plus an additional benefits package.

Certus is an established and experienced specialist sales recruitment and marketing recruitment consultancy, providing sales and marketing recruitment services to the business to business marketplace throughout the UK. We are experts in the recruitment of internal and external (field sales) sales professionals from Graduate Sales Trainee through to Sales Manager and Sales Director levels. With specialist Sales divisions covering: Commercial Sales, FMCG, Information, Financial, Medical and Pharmaceutical, IT/Technology (Software, Hardware, Telco and Services), Media, Rec2Rec and a Marketing division covering everything from Marketing Executives through to PR Managers and Marketing Director level positions; we are well positioned to deliver cost effective recruitment solutions in a timely manner. To find out more about Certus, please visit http://www.certussales.com and http://www.certusmarketing.com      

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