Bookings & Events Manager

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 premium division?, 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 utilisation 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 Christmas bookings
• Selling and promoting all venue/s function space, room hire and under-utilised areas to drive new revenue streams
  
  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., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Join us at Mitchells & Butlers, the heart of hospitality. With over 1,600 businesses we're the home of some of the nation's favourite restaurants, bustling bars, cosy country pubs and the local you didn't know we owned. Think of a brand for any occasion, we're all about providing moments to remember. If you're passionate about hospitality, we want to hear from you.

Excellent basic salary 48 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.