Senior Sales and Events Manager

Role: Senior Sales and Events Manager

Reports into: Head of Spaces

Location: Banking Hall, London

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent (42.5 hours per week)

Broadwick is a multifaceted international company with headquarters in London who create, develop, own and operate a diverse portfolio of spaces, events and experiences.

We believe in redefining spaces and how people experience music, art, culture and recreation by breaking down the traditional barriers. Our history and heritage is deeply rooted in music, building a portfolio of 20 global festivals before selling the portfolio in 2019 to focus on our growing portfolio of spaces that includes Printworks London, Depot Mayfield Manchester, Exhibition White City, Landing Forty Two and Magazine London. 

Collectively we strive to push boundaries and disrupt the cultural landscape by combining big thinking, bold ideas and commercial intelligence to produce spaces and experiences for discerning audiences in inspiring locations.

We're looking for a talented Senior Sales & Event Manager to deliver and execute our sales strategy in collaboration with the Head of Spaces for Banking Hall.

This person will lead on the day-to-day handling and conversion of incoming enquiries while executing sales strategies for growth across their spaces. They will be accountable for the sales performance targets for their spaces.

Sales

• Successfully delivering the sales strategies with the support of the sales team including:
• diary management
• identifying new events, opportunities, and markets
• data recording via CRM software (EventWorks & Hubspot)
• business development and proactive sales
• relationship management with clients, prospects, agencies and internal stakeholders

Marketing

• Working with the line manager, central Marketing team and other space leaders to deliver data and evidence based marketing strategies across the spaces
• Ensuring marketing strategies are delivered and targets and that KPIs are constantly monitored based on metrics adopted across the business.
• Ensuring the highest standard of marketing operations
• Ensuring you act as brand guardian and grow the brands across your spaces as agreed with the brand team
• Attending networking events, exhibitions and other promotional activities as and when required to actively promote your spaces and other spaces in our Spaces portfolio. 

Finance

• Ensuring compliance with Broadwick group policies, procedures and metrics across the spaces
• Raising event invoices when required, pre and post event, including chasing late invoices/debt management. Working alongside the operations team to ensure all events are fully reconciled within 2 weeks post event.
• Reporting the relevant figures to the space P&L in terms of forecasting and reconciliation to the senior space team

Operations

• Working with the operations team to ensure compliance with Broadwick group policies, procedures and metrics across the spaces
• Ensuring a smooth handover process from sales to operations.

Team

• Managing People/HR proceedings as required
• Creating a work environment that aligns with Broadwick values and principles

Other

• Carrying out ad hoc duties when required to. 

• A proven track record of contributing and delivering business strategies for complex, multifaceted venues
• Previous experience of managing, influencing and inspiring teams across venues that consist of sales, operations and facilities management professionals
• At least 4 years of experience working within an event venue sales team or similar
• Can demonstrate commerciality through experience of selling profitably, sales negotiations, maximising sales, achieving targets and writing sales strategies
• Demonstrable knowledge of the local venue market and key venue finding agents
• Ability to work with clients on all levels and with all areas of the business.  With a specific ability to stay calm and focused under pressure
• Experience of delivering a sales budget, P&Ls and financial reports in conjunction with finance teams
• Strong understanding of how to intelligently collaborate with marketing, brand and venue leaders to deliver evidence-based marketing strategies
• Ability to manage and monitor targets and KPIs for teams of sales management professionals
• Ability to successfully manage multiple venue projects simultaneously through effective prioritisation and multi-tasking

• Proficient in the use of Salesforce, Hubspot or other similar CRM software
• Proficient in the use of Event Works or other similar diary management software

• Discretionary profit sharing scheme

• Paid overtime
• 27 days paid holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Social events and free tickets to our live events
• Other discounts including 50% off drinks and 20% off food at Corner Corner
• Competitive pension plan
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Other schemes including Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work, Optical Care and Referral Scheme
• Training and professional development opportunities
• An inclusive, collaborative and creative working environment

At Broadwick, we are dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment that empowers all individuals to reach their full potential. We strongly encourage applicants from all cultures and backgrounds to apply, as we believe in the strength of a diverse and vibrant team.