Sales Manager - £32,000 OTE + superb range of flexible benefits

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority - Enfield, United Kingdom

Job Description

A unique opportunity to establish a Sales Team and sales focussed culture across world-class sporting venues and visitor attractions throughout the 26-mile award winning Lee Valley Park.
As Sales Manager you will implement and lead a new Sales Team, including yourself and 2 Sales Executives, generating an agreed income target through selling a wide range of activities from white water rafting to holiday homes. You will be focusing on areas of high return across all venues including corporate and group bookings and multi venue packages as well as identifying any other potential growth areas for the business.
Your main responsibilities will be:

·Achieving individual and team financial targets
·Developing and delivering corporate and multi venue packages
·Instilling a sales culture throughout the Authority
·Setting and monitoring targets for Sales Executives
·Producing weekly and monthly performance reports
·Performance management and development of Sales Executives

Desired Skills & Experience

Your skills and experience will include:
·Highly self motivated to achieve challenging targets
·Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
·Previous line management experience, preferably in a sales role
·Demonstrable experience of understanding and meeting demanding customer expectations, preferably including corporate clients
·Demonstrable experience of generating new ideas and a capacity to innovate
·A background in delivering a consistently high quality customer experience
If you feel that you have the right blend of skills for this role please apply online using the link provided or alternatively download an application form and return it to: jobs@leevalleypark.org.uk or The HR Team, Myddelton House, Bulls Cross, Enfield, EN2 9HG.  If you would like us to send you an application pack, please call 01992 709839.
Closing Date: Monday 13th May @ midday
Interview Date: w/c 20th May / w/c 27th May

Company Description

• Enfield, North London, Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2014 (possibility of becoming permanent role)
• Lee Valley Regional Park Authority is the award winning operator of three London 2012 venues - Lee Valley White Water Centre, Lee Valley VeloPark, and Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre. These venues will join our existing portfolio of world class sports venues and visitor attractions which includes but is not limited to;

• White Water Centre (only brand new London 2012 venue to open pre-Games and first to open to the public post-Games)
• VeloPark (6,000 seat Velodrome, BMX track, road circuit and mountain bike trails)
• Hockey & Tennis Centre (host venue of Paralympic Tennis at London 2012)
• Athletics Centre (UKA high performance centre for South of England)
• Ice Centre (NISA high performance centre for the South of England)
• Riding Centre (Regional Centre of Excellence for the South East of England)
• Lee Valley Park Farms (VAQAS accredited)
• 3 Campsites (AA 4* Campsites)
• Myddelton House Gardens (VAQAS accredited)