Corporate Sales Manager

• Salary - £35,000 Per Annum
• Plus performance bonus
• 28 days holiday per year (Plus 1 day holiday for every year worked - Up to 5 years)
• Private Health insurance & benefits through Vitality
• Company pension contribution
• Free bowling and activities for you and up to 3 others when you aren't working (off-peak time)
• 25% off food and drink
• Get involved with different social activities throughout the year through our team social calendar
• Annual team awards party
• Cycle2Work scheme partnered with Halfords
• Refer a friend scheme

As Corporate Sales Manager, you will own the pre booked sales performance of an allocated portfolio of venues, driving pre-booked revenue through proactive business development and account management. Day to day, you will balance hands-on enquiry management and local relationship-building with sales excellence, reporting and close collaboration with General Managers, Marketing and Operations.

The Corporate Sales Manager is responsible for the pre booked sales performance of a portfolio of Lane7 Group venues, driving private hire and groups revenue through proactive business development, account management and exceptional enquiry management. The role owns the delivery of revenue, conversion and pipeline targets for its venues, working closely with General Managers, Marketing and Operations to maximise every commercial opportunity.

Working as the commercial lead for your venues, you will build strong local relationships, develop proactive sales plans and ensure Lane7 is the first choice for corporate events, private hire and group bookings.

• Take ownership of the commercial performance of an allocated portfolio of venues.
• Deliver agreed Group Revenue and Private Hire targets.
• Develop proactive sales plans for each venue, identifying opportunities to grow revenue and market share.
• Own your sales pipeline, maintaining accurate forecasts and implementing recovery plans where performance is behind target.

• Identify and win new corporate clients through proactive outbound sales activity, networking, LinkedIn, referrals and local business engagement.
• Build and maintain a strong database of local employers, decision makers and corporate contacts.
• Generate new business opportunities across corporate events, team building, Christmas parties, exclusive hire and group bookings

• Build long-term relationships with existing corporate clients, encouraging repeat business and increased spend.
• Conduct regular account reviews and identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities.

• Build strong relationships with General Managers to create commercially successful venues.
• Visit venues regularly to understand local markets, upcoming opportunities and operational priorities.

• Maintain accurate records within Bookedit and CRM systems.
• Provide accurate weekly forecasts, pipeline reporting and commercial insight.