Business Development Manager

5 days ago


Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom Leisure People Recruitment Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Sales and Business Development Manager to join our team at Leisure People Recruitment. As a key member of our sales team, you will be responsible for driving group business and developing new leads and partnerships with groups and third-party agents.

Key Responsibilities
  • Proactively drive group business, including travel trade, education, schools, and events, for a live events, museum, and visitor attraction operator.
  • Develop and implement sales strategies to increase revenue and grow the business.
  • Build and maintain relationships with existing clients and partners, as well as identify new business opportunities.
  • Collaborate with the senior leadership team to develop and implement sales plans and strategies.
  • Manage and develop a small sales bookings team, providing guidance and support to ensure team members meet their sales targets.
Requirements
  • Outgoing, self-motivated, and target-driven individual with outstanding communication, networking, and partnership-building skills.
  • B2B/B2C sales experience, preferably with group bookings expertise, from within the sports, leisure, travel, tourism, education, visitor attractions, hotels, bars, clubs, conference, and events or hospitality industry.
  • Proactive sales experience with evidence of self-generating leads in a previous role, possibly as a Travel Trade Sales Manager, Events Sales Manager, Corporate Sales, Director of Sales, Business Development Manager, or experienced Sales Executive.
  • Full driving license and use of a car.
  • Able to travel throughout Hampshire for regular meetings and site visits.
What We Offer
  • Opportunity to develop and evolve the role and build a team.
  • Opportunity to earn more in year two as the group booking business grows.
  • Ongoing mentoring from the Senior Leadership team to support with future advancement.
  • Working for a supportive, inclusive, fun, ambitious organization with a genuine purpose to enrich the lives of their customers.
  • 5% employee/7.5% employer pension.
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • Life Assurance 3x annual salary.
  • Electric car lease salary sacrifice scheme.
  • All travel/fuel expenses away from the Winchester Head Office.
  • Hybrid working.


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