Job title: Hospitality Sales Assistant
Department: Hospitality
Contract Permanent
Hours of work: 35 hours per week (includes some evenings and weekends)
Location: Villa Park
The Department
The Hospitality team are responsible for the sales and delivery for all Matchday hospitality along with adhoc club events such as End of Season Awards Dinner and Play on the Pitch experiences.
The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Hospitality Sales Assistant to join our team based at Villa Park. The role will be responsible for managing a base of hospitality accounts, selling hospitality packages to those clients whilst also looking for upsell. To generate and qualify new business opportunities with the aim to increase hospitality sales. Offering a professional service throughout, focused on achieving sales targets, repeat business and ensuring customer satisfaction.
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The Person
The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a fast-paced sales environment with a proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets. You will have experience in managing business clients and play an integral role in developing client relationships, providing a top-class professional service and supporting the wider hospitality team. This is a busy role that requires strong organisational skills and ability to adapt to changing conditions quickly
As part of your application, please ensure you upload your CV and Cover Letter.
Right to Close Vacancy Posting Early
The Club reserves the right to close any advertised vacancies earlier than the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received.
Equality Statement
Aston Villa Football Club celebrates the diversity of its Club and embrace equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and fully support The FAs Football Leadership Diversity Code.
We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, sex and religion or belief.
Safeguarding Statement
Aston Villa Football Club is fully committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk across our Club. As such, we adhere to Safer Recruitment processes and for some roles a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service may be required prior to starting in a role at the Club. For more information, please see AVFC - Safeguarding.