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Event Sales & Delivery Manager
Full-time, 40 hours per week
We are working with an established Manchester-based organisation to recruit an Event Sales & Delivery Manager for its growing events operation. The role is focused on an impressive, flexible venue hosting premium corporate events, brand activations, fashion launches, and creative productions.
This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially driven events professional who is equally comfortable winning new business and delivering exceptional events. You will manage the full client journey, from identifying opportunities and converting enquiries through to planning and leading events on site.
Key responsibilities:
- Generate new corporate and commercial event opportunities
- Build relationships with agencies, production companies, and premium brands
- Manage enquiries, venue tours, proposals, quotations, and contract negotiations
- Develop creative event packages that maximise revenue and booking value
- Manage the sales pipeline and achieve agreed revenue and margin targets
- Lead client planning meetings and produce detailed event plans
- Coordinate catering, AV, production, branding, security, suppliers, and staffing
- Oversee event setup, live delivery, and breakdown
- Complete post-event reviews and financial reconciliation
- Develop repeat business through excellent client relationship management
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About you:
- Proven experience generating and converting event or venue sales
- Experience managing events from initial enquiry through to on-site delivery
- Strong commercial judgement, including quotations, negotiations, budgets, and margins
- Confident coordinating suppliers, contractors, and event teams
- Comfortable leading client meetings, venue tours, and event-day activity
- Experience using CRM and event-booking systems; HubSpot knowledge would be beneficial
- An established network across events, agencies, production, hospitality, or corporate clients would be advantageous
- Proactive, organised, and able to manage multiple bookings and deadlines
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This is a hands-on role offering genuine ownership of both venue sales and event delivery. The successful candidate must be flexible to work some evenings and weekends in line with the event schedule.
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