Are you a Bookings & Events Manager seeking a fresh challenge? Do you have a passion to drive sales in restaurants and bars with true individuality that are in prominent locations within the city?

This role is for a six months fixed term contract. 

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU...
Excellent basic salary
35 hour working week
Bonus potential
Pension scheme
Free Shares & Sharesave Scheme
Discounted food whilst working
33% discount in all Mitchells & Butlers businesses
Other flexible benefits including high-street discounts, bike to work scheme etc.

ABOUT THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES...

As a BOOKINGS & EVENTS MANAGER, you will be responsible for the effective management and conversion of all incoming enquires and bookings (group, tables, hire, space) – using the booking and enquiry platforms within the venue.
• Have a proactive approach to increasing booking enquiries and conversion of private bookings, exclusive hire and day to day customer bookings
• The generation, creation and application where required of bespoke events
• The key point of contact for all booking enquiries
• Working to predefined Key Performance Indicators
• The generation of new events and activities via both corporate group enquiries and guest direct enquiries - channels that lead to incremental sales and profit for the venue
• The coordination and utilization of key dates in order to maximise revenue and exceed prior year and budget sales
• Selling all brand and venue specific products and packages to both new and existing customers and other pre-defined products/services
• To generate a network of corporate clients to maximise corporate hire and xmas bookings
• Selling and promoting all venue/s function space, room hire and under-utilized areas to drive new revenue streams

ESSENTIAL SKILLS
• Organised approach to balancing the need to be business facing and available for new contact to be made
• A proven track record in face-to-face sales and/or tele-sales and effective use of digital booking platforms
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of outreach/lead generating activity in previous work
• The ability to understand KPI’s and proactive lead generating.

Join us at Nicholson’s pubs, we’re a friendly bunch. We’ve been running pubs for nearly 150 years, so know a thing or two about great food, drink and classic British hospitality. If you have as much character as our pubs, we want to hear from you.

Are you a Bookings & Events Manager seeking a fresh challenge? Do you have a passion to drive sales in restaurants and bars with true individuality that are in prominent locations within the city?

This role is for a six months fixed term contract. 

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU...
Excellent basic salary
35 hour working week
Bonus potential
Pension scheme
Free Shares & Sharesave Scheme
Discounted food whilst working
33% discount in all Mitchells & Butlers businesses
Other flexible benefits including high-street discounts, bike to work scheme etc.

ABOUT THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES...

As a BOOKINGS & EVENTS MANAGER, you will be responsible for the effective management and conversion of all incoming enquires and bookings (group, tables, hire, space) – using the booking and enquiry platforms within the venue.
• Have a proactive approach to increasing booking enquiries and conversion of private bookings, exclusive hire and day to day customer bookings
• The generation, creation and application where required of bespoke events
• The key point of contact for all booking enquiries
• Working to predefined Key Performance Indicators
• The generation of new events and activities via both corporate group enquiries and guest direct enquiries - channels that lead to incremental sales and profit for the venue
• The coordination and utilization of key dates in order to maximise revenue and exceed prior year and budget sales
• Selling all brand and venue specific products and packages to both new and existing customers and other pre-defined products/services
• To generate a network of corporate clients to maximise corporate hire and xmas bookings
• Selling and promoting all venue/s function space, room hire and under-utilized areas to drive new revenue streams

ESSENTIAL SKILLS
• Organised approach to balancing the need to be business facing and available for new contact to be made
• A proven track record in face-to-face sales and/or tele-sales and effective use of digital booking platforms
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of outreach/lead generating activity in previous work
• The ability to understand KPI’s and proactive lead generating.

Join us at Nicholson’s pubs, we’re a friendly bunch. We’ve been running pubs for nearly 150 years, so know a thing or two about great food, drink and classic British hospitality. If you have as much character as our pubs, we want to hear from you.