Director Of Sales - Yarnfield Park - The Venues Collection

This job is with Compass Group UK & Ireland, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

As Director of Sales at Yarnfield Park, part of The Venues Collection, your role will be to take responsibility for the achievement of the revenue target for your venue whilst supporting the other properties in the collection. You will also create and implement a cohesive, pro-active, Sales & Marketing Plan for your venue. As a member of the Venue's Senior Management team, play an active role in the development of the venue's Business Plan.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Responsible for developing a sales culture for the venue, acting as the sales ambassador demonstrating expertise and motivation.
• To source and grow training, day delegate, 24 Hour Conference, Association & Religious Group business, through your account portfolio and work with the wider TVC Sales Team & LVP.
• To be an active member of the venue's sales strategy meeting.
• Update and own the sales and marketing plan in conjunction with the GM.
• Be the visible sales leader within your venue.
• Communicate with your GM daily, communicating your activities.
• Communicate channel activity to your GM and gain their engagement with that activity.
• Achieve personal Key performance indicators and objectives.
• Be fully engaged with the TVC sales and marketing plan and the LVP Sales activity calendar.
• Ensure you are conversant with your property's sales forecast and need periods so that pro-active activity can be undertaken.

The Ideal Candidate:

• To be successful in this role, it is essential that you are naturally confident, highly driven and have a focused and ambitious nature.
• You will have a proven track record of developing and winning new C&E and corporate business.
• A track record of winning new customers, retaining and growing existing customers.
• Track record of meeting and exceeding sales goals - passionate about delivering the numbers.
• High motivation for achieving sales.
• Positive and effective team player, able to operate at senior level and contribute to overall leadership team activity.

Benefits:

• Medicash - Healthcare benefits, including dental, optical and therapy treatments (includes up to 4 dependent children).
• Aviva Digicare - Free annual healthcare check.
• Exclusive Benefits & Wellbeing site (Perks at Work).
• Entertainment discounts - up to 55% off cinema tickets.
• Health & Wellbeing discounts - Discounts for Nuffield Health (20%) and Pure Gym (10%).
• Travel discounts - Discounts with holiday companies such as TUI and Expedia.
• Shopping discounts - Save up to 15% at high street and online stores by purchasing Shopping Cards.
• Meals on duty.
• Vodafone discounts.
• Pension scheme and Life Assurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• 23 days + BH's and additional day off for your birthday.
• 2 days additional leave, following return from Maternity leave during first year back.
• Competitive and supportive family benefits.
• Day off for baby's first birthday.
• Holiday purchase scheme.
• On-going training & development and career pathways.
• Professional subscriptions paid.
• Financial wellbeing programme and preferred rates on salary finance products.

Great things happen when people get together in our spaces to meet and spaces to sleep at Yarnfield Park. From conferences, meetings, training, and every business event in between our venue provides an informal atmosphere where you and our guests can be themselves.

Yarnfield Park is part of The Venues Collection - a division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, the market leader in contract catering & support services. We are a grouping of seven easily accessible event spaces with hotel-like residential and leisure facilities, which all sit under the brand name The Venues Collection. Located across the UK, our venues all feature stylish and individual event spaces, including both contemporary and historic meeting areas. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.

Every day, our teams of passionate hospitality professionals strive for excellence in delivering employee dining and hospitality to some of the UK's leading workplaces as well as inspiring exceptional experiences in iconic cultural and heritage destinations.

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!