Graduate Sales Development Exec - Restaurant Review Platform

London Source: WhatJobs

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Into food, drink, and hospitality? Want to work with some of the UK’s most exciting restaurants, bars, pubs, hotels, and venues?

This is a fantastic opportunity for a self-motivated, results-driven Graduate Sales Development Executive to join a market-leading media company specialising in digital marketing and booking solutions for the hospitality industry.

If you’re purely chasing sales and don’t care what you sell, this is not the role for you. But if you’re passionate about hospitality and want to work with some of the hottest brands in the sector, this role offers something far more engaging than your average tech sales role.

Here at SquareMeal we are committed to creating a supportive and rewarding environment where people can thrive, combining a fun, fast-paced culture with the opportunity to build a successful career in digital media.

The Role at a Glance

London

Start Date: ASAP – Immediate availability or a short notice period would be highly advantageous.

Product / Service: The UK's leading guide to find and book restaurants, bars, venues and events.

Facts & Figures: We are the market-leading independent restaurant commentator, with reviews of over 13,000 London and UK restaurants, venues and bars. The value of restaurant reservations through our business is estimated to exceed £150m a year.

Your Skills: Self-motivated, confident, commercial and results driven with excellent communication skills and an interest in developing good sales skills. Hospitality experience a bonus but not essential. Customer focused.

Skills Level. Junior / Graduate 0-2 years experience. Ideally 1-2 years.

About Us

For almost 30 years, SquareMeal have been the market-leading independent restaurant commentator, with up-to-date reviews of over 13,000 London and UK restaurants and bars, written by a team of independent critics with the aid of comments from thousands of restaurant customers.

Our market-leading website helps people find the right restaurants and venues for their events while at the same time giving restaurants, bars, pubs or other venues the opportunity to promote themselves with various digital marketing tools.

We also publish our Top 100 Restaurants in the UK and London awards.

Key Responsibilities

Sourcing new client prospects and their decision makers
Selling digital marketing services to restaurants, pubs, bars, 4 and 5 Star hotels and other venues such as museums, football clubs etc.
Presenting and selling digital marketing solutions within the main channels – Restaurants/Bars, Private and Group Dining, Events and Parties, Weddings and Christmas
Presenting and selling our new Reward scheme which using the latest FinTech cardlinking technology approved by Visa, Mastercard and Amex
Educating clients to understand the features and benefits of the product
Nurturing existing customers and driving upselling initiatives
Creating proposals based on client requirements and data insights

About You

Required

Self-motivated, confident, commercial and results driven
Good written and oral communication skills
Good organisational skills and time management
Confidence to communicate and present at all levels
Highly coachable and eager to learn and grow in your career
Eligibility to work in the UK without restrictions

Training You Will Receive

How to present, sell and the psychology of selling
How to negotiate and close deals
SEO and digital marketing
Background knowledge of the hospitality industry
CRM systems and account management

What's on Offer

Competitive salary and regular progression opportunities
Monthly office socials (From axe throwing to Champagne tasting)
An extra day off for your birthday (with an obligatory caterpillar cake waiting for you on your return to office)
Cycle to work scheme
Healthy snacks in the office