Sales Manager (Maternity Cover)

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We're looking for a high-performing Sales Manager - aparthotel Birmingham (Maternity cover) to drive a mixture of transient, long-stay and project-based stay opportunities revenue across our Birmingham aparthotel, engaging with the wider national serviced apartment market.

This is a new business-focused, revenue-driving role for someone who thrives on opening doors, winning accounts and growing market share in a competitive national landscape. You'll play a critical role in positioning our aparthotel as a leading choice for long-stay corporate, project and relocation accommodation.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Driving and exceeding long-stay revenue targets for Birmingham
• Actively hunting new business across corporate long stay, local projects, relocations, student accommodation and extended-stay group business
• Targeting stays of 7, 14, 21 and 28+ nights, maximising length of stay and yield
• Building a strong pipeline of new national and local corporate accounts
• Growing and re-energising existing long-stay accounts to increase share and production
• Penetrating key Birmingham sectors including construction & infrastructure projects, media, touring, education, healthcare, retail and professional services
• Working closely with long-stay agencies to increase market penetration and conversion
• Using arrival, reservation and long-stay reporting to identify opportunity gaps and drive incremental revenue
• Creating bespoke proposals and negotiating commercial contracts aligned with market conditions
• Producing clear, results-focused sales activity and performance reports

Business Development & Market Presence

• Represent the brand at local and national trade shows and industry events
• Actively network across Birmingham's corporate and project communities
• Plan and co-host targeted hospitality events for bookers and decision-makers
• Conduct site inspections, client presentations and familiarisation visits
• Act as a strong brand ambassador within industry bodies such as ASAP, SABA, BEAM and the Institute of Travel Managers

What We're Looking For

• Proven success in hotel or serviced apartment sales, ideally within long stay, corporate or project accommodation
• A commercial hunter mindset with a strong track record of new account acquisition
• Understanding of the UK serviced apartment and extended-stay market
• Confident negotiator with excellent relationship-building skills
• Highly organised, data-driven and comfortable working with sales reporting tools
• Flexible to travel and host clients outside standard working hours

Why Join Switch Hospitality Management Group?

• Be part of a fast-growing hospitality group
• A role with genuine commercial influence and visibility
• The opportunity to own and grow a key revenue segments
• Supportive leadership, clear strategy and room to make your mark

If you're a driven sales professional ready to dominate the Birmingham long-stay market while building national serviced apartment partnerships, we want to hear from you.

Apply now and take ownership of long-stay sales at scale.