Sales Manager

Job Introduction

Sodexo Live are currently recruiting for a Sales Manager to manage all Sales functions based on site at Eco Power Stadium, Doncaster.

At Sodeo Live! we bring people together, we create exceptional moments and lasting memories. We are a unique community of people mobilized to create live experiences that are unforgettable.

This great venue holds a wide range of amazing events. Your role will be to drive sales whilst managing client relationships and nurturing new ones. This is a rare opportunity to join a global business within a great successful team.

If you will love a challenge and have a highly organised approach to your work, we would love to hear from you; this role is diverse so a good understanding of events will be key to your success. You will have outstanding customer service skills and be an excellent communicator with the ability to multitask within a pressurised environment; you will love a challenge!

This is a fantastic position with opportunities for further career progression within a global organisation. It would suit a pro-active individual looking to further develop your career within the Events industry, offering exposure to large scale events and the wider Sodexo business.

When you join Sodexo Live! you truly belong, you will have the opportunity to thrive with career and learning opportunities available across the organisation - we cant wait for you to join us!

Role Responsibility

• Management of all Sales function based at site – liaising with the HUB on a daily basis 
• Ensure financial targets are met or exceeded
• Ensure customers and clients receive the best possible experience
• Liaise with GM to monitor results in all areas of the business, look at effectiveness or procedures and discuss and implement any actions or improvements
• Build relationships with customers to ensure customer longevity and repeat business
• Inform General Manager & operations team of weekly/monthly business levels 
• Generate function sheets using the booking system Priava with client requirements then distribute to the onsite team
• Attend weekly operations meetings to discuss the following weeks business & any feedback from previous events
• Ensure all invoices are raised on a weekly basis and reports are completed with the information
• Attend client meetings and show rounds of the venue 

The Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrable previous experience in Sales Management/Events
• Excellent written English and oral communication skills
• A keen eye for detail and the ability to produce high quality, accurate work in tight timescales with limited supervision.
• Computer literate with experience of the Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Marketing experience and an understanding of the value of direct mail in promoting events.
• Able to meet multiple project deadlines and demonstrate good attention to detail.
• Able to work individually as well as part of a team
• Resilience to manage multiple tasks and prioritise importance in terms of sales and planning. 

Package Description

£24,500pa-£26,600pa + great benefits

Location: Eco Power Stadium, Doncaster

Fixed term contract 9 months maternity cover

Work Pattern – 40 hrs pw Mon – Friday with flexibility to cover events as business needs

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more!

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process