Sales Manager

Sales Manager

Nestled in England's most beautiful villages, this is an exciting opportunity to lead the Sales & Events function across three exceptional luxury hotels in the heart of the Cotswolds:
The Slaughters Manor House
, The Slaughters Country Inn
, and Buckland Manor
.

Each property offers its own distinctive character while sharing a commitment to exceptional hospitality, outstanding dining, and memorable guest experiences.

The Slaughters Manor House is a stunning 17th-century manor house renowned for its elegant surroundings, attentive service, and one of the Cotswolds  most acclaimed restaurants. Awarded 4 AA Red Stars and 3 AA Rosettes
, it delivers an exceptional luxury experience for leisure guests, private celebrations, and exclusive events.

The Slaughters Country Inn blends the timeless charm of a traditional Cotswold village inn with contemporary comfort and warm hospitality. Holding 5 AA Gold Stars for Guest Accommodation and 2 AA Rosettes
, it is a sought-after destination for relaxing escapes, intimate weddings, and special occasions.

Buckland Manor is an elegant country house hotel surrounded by peaceful gardens and rolling countryside. Celebrated for its refined hospitality, tranquil setting, and exceptional dining, it offers an idyllic retreat for discerning guests seeking a truly memorable stay.

As Sales Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving revenue across all three properties. Working closely with operational teams, you will develop new business opportunities, nurture existing client relationships, and oversee the seamless planning and delivery of weddings, private events, corporate functions, and exclusive celebrations. Your commercial insight, creativity, and passion for luxury hospitality will ensure every guest experience reflects the exceptional standards for which our hotels are renowned.

If you are an enthusiastic and results-driven hospitality professional with a passion for building relationships and creating unforgettable experiences, we would love to hear from you.

Come and join our team as a Sales Manager and let your passion and personality shine

Our culture is important to us, and we encourage everyone in our teams to show thoughtfulness towards each other and our guests.

As a Sales Manager your role will be focused on securing new incremental sales and business opportunities for the hotels.

Hours
:
Full time, permanent. Monday to Friday (some evening, weekend work may be required to meet with clients or for overseeing events).

Check out some of the key points about the role:

• You'll collaborate closely with each General Manager to create and implement a cohesive and agreed-upon sales strategy and vision for the hotel.
• It will be important that you work with the central Revenue and Marketing departments, knowing what campaigns and strategies are in place and aligning the hotels’ sales activity to it is in sync when it needs to be.
• Ensuring robust sales planning at the hotel for key periods throughout the year will be vital, including agreeing suitable listings, regular internal sales activities and outreach actions.
• You will use knowledge of the market and competitors to identify sales messages for the hotels’ unique selling propositions and differentiators.
• You ll oversee and manage the hotel’s social media accounts, using appropriate messaging to create awareness of the hotels and what they can offer.
• There will be key sales KPI’s (delivered by your manager), to help drive profitability.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have a strong background in hospitality sales.
• Be a naturally sales focussed individual, who is confident communicating to all types of people.
• Have outstanding persuasion, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Have great industry contacts (quality and volume) and uses their networks exceptionally well to achieve an overall goal of increasing sales (knowledge of the region and its tourism industry is a plus).
• Think through sales commercially, making sure planned activity drives profit as well as sales.
• Be happy to work with the wider group marketing and revenue team to coordinate activity to get the best results.
• Be able to travel regularly for the role,…