Key Account Manager - Conference & Events
Job Introduction
This is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your sales career within Sodexo. Sodexo Prestige is seeking a Key Account Manager to support venues across the North of England, to achieve targets by driving sales through conference and events agents.
Role Responsibility
- Work on warm and cold accounts to develop top line sales growth
- Develop existing accounts to provide increased revenue
- Achieve operational KPIS in line with expectations
- Implementing a pro-active Sales and Marketing Strategy
- Entertain and network with Clients
- Attend quarterly reviews with key clients ( both 3rd party agents and Corporate clients) and develop those relationships
- Work closely with unit sales teams to enhance sales strategies
The Ideal Candidate
- Experience within conference and events sales from both an account management and business development stance
- Proven track record of overachievement of sales targets
- ideally with experience of working with conference and events agents
- Used to working with multiple senior stakeholders
- Ability to manage and grow the portfolio of Conference Agents
- Proven client relationship skills and ability to network at director level
- Driven personality
Package Description
£30,000 to £35,000 plus £5000 car allowance, 15% bonus, 23 days holiday, £1300 flexible benefits fund and 5% pension.
About the Company
This is an excellent opportunity that will offer the opportunity to make a very positive impact on Sodexo’s operational performance.
Sodexo Prestige is the UK's specialist event caterer and provider of corporate hospitality packages, providing catering and event logistics services at prestigious events such as the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, golf's Open Championship and Royal Ascot.
Sodexo UK & Ireland employs around 35,000 people and delivers On-site Service Solutions to clients at over 2,300 locations including offices, hospitals, schools, defence sites, prisons, sporting events and visitor attractions.
With an annual turnover of over £1bn, Sodexo delivers a diverse range of services from catering, cleaning, reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling clients to focus on their core business.
Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau.
Please be aware that a CRB check may be required
