National Account Manager

National Account Manager - Manchester - 30k-35k plus bonus

My client is a national restaurant brand and they are currently recruiting for a National Account Manager to be based in Manchester.

As National Account Manager, your main focus will be to account manage national accounts and pro-actively gain new national accounts with the aim of growing pre-booked sales, private hire and events across the multiple sites and brands through the following:

• Being an ambassador for the central sales brand both internally and externally
• Increase revenue of a set number of existing national accounts assigned to you
• Pro-actively identify and win new national accounts
• Focus on local corporates, tourist boards, venue finding agencies and event management companies
• Manage a team of 2 who deal with day to day bookings and enquiries
• Ensure that all bookings and enquiries are dealt with efficiently
• Organise, plan and attend FAM Trips
• Attend networking events

This National Account Manager role involves account management and pro-active sales therefore all candidates applying must have account management and pro-active sales experience and currently be in a similar sales role within the bar and restaurant industry.

Due to the number of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.