Partnership Manager

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07th January, 2025

Overview:
We are seeking a Partnership Manager to join the Sales Team of a bar & restaurant Group. The role involves proactively building relationships with third party agencies - cross selling all the venues and promoting brand awareness. You'll be responsible for building report, responding to agency enquiries, creating event proposals, and hosting fam trips with key agents. The ideal candidate should have 2 years of sales experience, a strong interest in events and nightlife, and proficiency in the Access Collins Booking System.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively drive new and existing relationships with agencies
• Managing and responding to enquiries
• Cross selling and promoting all venues
• Put together compelling event proposals for corporate clients
• Work closely with top corporate event agencies and 3rd party accounts.
• Work on proactive sales and upselling initiatives
• Build detailed function sheets and hand over client to ops on the day of high value events
• Client entertaining and hosting FAM trips
• Conduct venue site visits
• Follow up on potential sales leads
• Attend networking opportunities and industry exhibitions
• Work to pre-determined pre booked sales targets as set by the business
• Always act as an ambassador for the brands

Skills / Experience Required:

• A strong interest in events, restaurants and bars
• 2 years' sales experience, ideally hospitality sales.
• Experience working with Corporate Event Agency clients
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Proactive sales mentality
• Proficient experience with Access Collins Booking System.
• Experience working in hospitality. Ideally at least one year.
• Strong administration and IT skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills