Conference & Events Business Manager - Near Yeovil

2 weeks ago


Yeovil, United Kingdom Penny Cook Recruitment Full time

**CONFERENCE & EVENTS BUSINESS MANAGER**

£32-35,000 (Neg) + company benefits and some home working

**YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR OWN TRANSPORT FOR THIS POSITION.**

This is an amazing opportunity for an experienced Conference & Events/Business Development Manager to join an established operation with multiple conference/events/meeting and function spaces - state of the art facilities. Your background will probably bein the corporate hotel/business centre world and you will be looking for a position giving you more autonomy and scope to further your career. The senior team are incredibly supportive and collaborative in their approach.

We are looking for a self starter and more of a business development manager than a hands-on operator, although you will manage events, but from an organisation/client relationship perspective. And you will work very few evenings and weekends.

They are looking for someone with strong commercial and financial awareness to spearhead the business, to manage and grow client relationships, to shape the offer and product, to grow business and continue to build the team.

There is a huge amount of potential to further develop and grow the business.

**ROLE - CONFERENCE & EVENTS BUSINESS MANAGER**
As the Conference & Events Business Manager you will:

- Lead, manage and develop the conference and events team
- Manage all business enquiries and lead client visits
- Develop new and existing business
- Be comfortable networking
- Manage strategy for business development and growth
- Set budgets and manage all costs, budgets and labour
- Work to KPIs, targets and income targets
- Develop and nurture existing and new client relationships
- Recruit, train, develop and empower people and teams
- Ensure the delivery of consistently excellent customer service
- Maintain high standards, compliance and company systems & procedures

**ATTRIBUTES - CONFERENCE & EVENTS BUSINESS MANAGER**:

- Experience gained in the corporate world managing busy conference and events space/centres - less operational and more business/client development focused
- Strong business development and client relationship skills
- Exceptional organisation, people management and communication skills
- The ability to build and develop people and teams to deliver results
- Proven and successful sales experience
- Passion for what you do and a strong desire to succeed
- Commercial and financial acumen - managing budgets, costs, margins and labour
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong leadership, coaching and motivation skills
- A positive and outgoing personality and outlook
- IT literate - working with systems & process and social media

**This is one of those opportunities to not only work in an amazing place, but also to have the autonomy and freedom to really manage every aspect of the business without corporate constraints.**
**APPLY TODAY**

Penny Cook Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer, a recruitment agency dedicated to recruitment in the Hospitality Industry.



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