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Commercial Development Director


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Commercial Development Director
Ref: 2024-60722
Job Information
Division:
Elior Support Services
Advert Closing Date:
01/06/2024
 
Contractual Hours:Full-time
Salary:Competitive
Contract Type:Permanent 
Working Pattern:Monday - Friday
Location:Manchester M1 1PL, UK
Join our team!

Our offices are based in London and Macclesfield, linked via good public transport routes. We offer comprehensive learning & development opportunities, and an engaging work atmosphere. They are sociable and open spaces with fantastic restaurant / catering facilities. Lunch subsidies / free refreshments and snacks are offered.

What you'll be doing...

Ready to lead sales and retention for stadia across the UK?

 

Join us in crafting winning tenders, securing contracts, and driving business growth!

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop sales strategy and manage new business pipeline
  • Build and maintain client relationships
  • Lead on the retention of existing contracts and seek new opportunities
  • Network, attend industry events, and research tender invitations
  • Lead sales process from initial contact to closing deals
  • Assist in mobilising contracts and ensuring client satisfaction
  • Manage weekly activity to achieve sales target

 

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday

What can you bring?

What We're Looking For:

  • Strong understanding of stadia and leisure market
  • Ability to collaborate with operational and finance teams
  • Excellent communication and bid writing skills
  • Experience in managing multiple tenders
  • Proven track record of securing contracts
  • Strong presentation and coaching abilities
  • Demonstrated success in achieving sales targets
  • Exceptional relationship-building skills
  • Proficiency in IT
Our way of saying thank you...

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
  • Hybrid Working Model: Collaborate & innovate in the office three days a week while enjoying focused work-from-home days
  • Holiday Allowance: Relax & recharge with 31 days of holiday (including bank holidays)
  • Additional Holiday Purchase Option: Customise your time off by purchasing extra holidays
  • 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
Why it’s great to work for us...

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!

Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop, and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.

 

Interested? Click the ‘Apply for this role’ button at the top of this advert.