Job Description

Woods & Co Recruitment are excited to be partnering with a thriving Melbourne based hospitality and events business to appoint a driven Event Sales Manager.

With strong demand across corporate functions, private events and team building experiences, this is a key growth hire for the business. We are looking to speak with commercially minded event sales professionals who love building relationships, closing deals and delivering exceptional client experiences.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive base salary plus performance based commission
• High volume of inbound corporate and private event enquiries
• Opportunity to own and grow the events sales function
• Work with well known corporate and private clients
• Supportive operations team to assist with seamless execution
• Fast paced, energetic environment with strong team culture
• Genuine career progression within a growing hospitality business

What you’ll do:

• Manage end to end corporate functions, private events and team building days
• Convert inbound enquiries into confirmed bookings
• Proactively generate new business opportunities and partnerships
• Conduct client meetings and site inspections
• Prepare tailored proposals, packages and pricing structures
• Negotiate contracts and consistently achieve sales targets
• Collaborate with internal teams and external suppliers for flawless delivery
• Oversee event execution to ensure outstanding client satisfaction
• Maintain accurate pipeline reporting and activity tracking through CRM
• Identify revenue growth opportunities and implement effective sales strategies

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in event sales, event management or hospitality sales
• Strong track record of meeting and exceeding revenue targets
• Experience delivering corporate functions and private events
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, on site environment
• Confidence negotiating and closing high value bookings
• Experience using CRM and event management systems
• Hospitality background highly regarded

If you're as passionate about this position as we are, then please don't delay and APPLY NOW! We are interviewing immediately.

For a confidential discussion please call Tolga Cetin on 0407891695 or email tolga@woodsco.com.au

Woods & Co Recruitment is committed to creating a positively diverse and inclusive workforce that values all backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate and encourage applications no matter age or status from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, all members, and genders of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

*only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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