Conference and Events Sales Manager

4 weeks ago


Bristol, South West England, United Kingdom Elior Part time
Join our team

Are you a passionate, Experienced Conference and Events Sales Manager?

If so, we'd love you to join our team at Brunel's SS Great Britain

This role sits within our Stadia division, catering for fans and visitors at prestigious stadiums across the UK. With matchdays, concerts, conferences, and banquets to be catered for, our specialist teams are experts in adapting to our client's needs with locally sourced seasonal menu's. At the heart of the matchday experience, we bring choice, quality, and value for money to some of the most prestigious sports venues across the UK.


What you'll be doing...

To ensure sustained growth of Conference & Events turnover through proactive sales, and efficient management of the conference and events sales process to grow the sites C&E revenue.

Strong knowledge of the conference sector is a must with established links and networks within both national and regional corporate and booking agent markets.

Directly reporting to the General Manager and being a head of department, they will provide day-to-day leadership, sales advice, best practice, and guidance to colleagues in line with business objectives and company standards to achieve and maximise set targets.

Alongside sales skills a strong knowledge of all areas of profit/loss accounts and budgets are essential. They will need to identify remedial actions when challenges to agreed budget arise. Experience of creating proposals, reports, and sales strategy to explain to stakeholders the direction of the business is essential and required on a regular basis.

This role is essential to the sites plans to develop and grow event sales, the ideal candidate will drive the venue and seek out and maximise revenue.


Working Pattern: 9-5pm

What can you bring?

In this role:

  • Experienced Conference and Events Sales Manager
  • Skilled in project management and event planning
  • Proactive and business development experience
  • Knowledge of KPIs and marketing techniques for event management
  • Outstanding communication and negotiation ability
  • Strategic focus

Our way of saying thank you...

At Elior, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel appreciated & rewarded, which is why we offer generous rewards & benefits in exchange for your dedicated efforts.

FREE On-Site Lunches: Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.

Support Your Way of Life:

  • Flexible Working: We offer full-time & part-time roles, with varying shift patterns across the business. Allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments
  • Relax & recharge with 28 days holiday, increasing to 31 days after two years service
  • Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options
  • Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work

Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect:

  • Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community

Supporting You Through Life's Ups & Downs:

  • Access mental health support & comprehensive wellbeing benefits

Keeping Finances & Wellbeing in Mind:

  • Life assurance, workplace pension schemes, discounts, cashback, entertainment, leisure discounts, & a cycle-to-work scheme

Why it's great to work for us...

Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK's leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including:

  • Workplaces & Office Space
  • Sporting Venues & Stadiums
  • Attraction & Heritage Sites
  • Public Sector & Defence
  • Health, Care & Hospitals
  • Schools, Colleges & Universities

Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we're committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.

That's why 85% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us


Elior Celebrates Equality

Our aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work

Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop, and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.



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