Meetings & Events Sales Manager

Are you a passionate Meetings & Events Sales Manager? If so, we'd love you to join our team at AFC Wimbledon!

This role sits within our Stadia division, catering for fans and visitors at prestigious stadiums across the UK. With matchdays, concerts, conferences, and banquets to be catered for, our specialist teams are experts in adapting to our client's needs with locally sourced seasonal menu's. At the heart of the matchday experience, we bring choice, quality, and value for money to some of the most prestigious sports venues across the UK.

What you'll be doing...

As an Meetings and Events Sales Manager you will develop events from proposal right up to delivery, including set, communicate and maintain project timelines and priorities as well as responding appropriately to incoming enquiries via phone and email and chasing to a conclusion.,

• Conducting site show rounds


• Liaise with external suppliers, prepare quotes, contracts and event proposals for events of all types, including internal and external


• Produce event detailed planners (including catering, cost, invoicing details, itinerary, room set up, entertainment, AV etc.)


• Actively identify sales opportunities


• Proactively manage the annual site conference and event sales budget and business plan, meets and achieve challenging sales targets and exceed industry standards.

Ensures offers and initiatives are implemented to deliver growth, profitability and continuous improvement through all channels.

• Leads in the creation of the conference and event business plan


• Display solid knowledge of the conference and event industry and produce and shares industry intelligence as required to influence and develop the strategic direction of the offer.


• Think creatively and generate new ideas, to grow the business and enhance revenue and profitability for the unit in future years.


• Analyse conversion of business to quickly identify growth/loss, implement actions where necessary.
  
  Experience as an Meetings and Events Manager Required


• Skilled in project management and event planning


• Knowledge of KPIs and marketing techniques for event management


• Outstanding communication and negotiation ability
  
  Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK's leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including:


• Workplaces & Office Space


• Sporting Venues & Stadiums


• Attraction & Heritage Sites


• Public Sector & Defence


• Health, Care & Hospitals


• Schools, Colleges & Universities


Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we're committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.

That's why 85% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us!

Elior Celebrates Equality Our aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work!

At Elior, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel appreciated & rewarded, which is why we offer generous rewards & benefits in exchange for your dedicated efforts.

FREE On-Site Lunches: Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.

Support Your Way of Life:

• Flexible Working: We offer full-time & part-time roles, with varying shift patterns across the business. Allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments


• Relax & recharge with 28 days holiday, increasing to 31 days after two years service


• Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options


• Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work


Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect:

• Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community


Supporting You Through Life's Ups & Downs:

• Access mental health support & comprehensive wellbeing benefits


Keeping Finances & Wellbeing in Mind:

• Life assurance, workplace pension schemes, discounts, cashback, entertainment, leisure discounts, & a cycle-to-work scheme