Peppered across the capital, from Canary Wharf to the Square Mile and heading west to the Strand, WE ARE BAR GROUP’s diverse range of premium bars and restaurants (including Jamies wine bars, The Saint and Smollneskys Brands) offers an inexhaustible choice of drinking, dining and socialising experiences in some of London’s best-loved locations.
We are now recruiting an experienced Sales Manager to drive proactive sales.in our venues,
The successful candidate must have a passion for customer service and possess excellent communication skills, whether it’s face to face or over the phone.
Working hours will generally be 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, with time spent in the bars at night and/or weekends in order to understand the business, entertain clients and third parties.
•The role of the Sales and Events Manager is to market, maximize and grow booking revenue of the business by designing and delivering strategic sales and event plans that are specifically designed to meet the needs of the business.
•Work to predetermined targets to generate and maximize pre-booked sales.
•Ensure that all incoming enquiries are dealt with promptly and professionally, and deliver a high level of conversion from enquiry to firm booking.
•Manage, market and deliver the in-house events which in turn maximising attendance and awareness of the brand.
•Ensure that customer/booking requirements are clearly communicated to relevant departments, to ensure that our customer experience is exceptional.
•Manage and grow the database ensuring it’s clean, segmented and used to its fullest potential.
•Ensure the Collins Booking System is maximised to its fullest potential and all bookings are inputted as per the guidelines ensuring a consistent approach by all Management at site.
•Arrange and delivery of agent and third party showcases and Fam Trips.
•Ensure all customer facing website platforms are up to date e.g. DMN, Book a Table.
•Attend networking events to drive awareness of WE ARE BAR GROUP bars to drive corporate bookings across the group.
•Maximize sales for exclusive hire especially if your venue is closed on a Saturday.
•To enforce and comply with all company policies and procedures which are fundamental in maintaining effective performance, communication and good business reputation.
•Keep abreast of competitor activity
•To perform any other duties as requested by the management team.
If you are interested, please can you send a covering letter, photo and CV to Lorna Peel.
There is an attractive package on offer with company benefits including bonus scheme.