Hospitality Business Development Executive

About The Company

Established in 1884, Leicester City Football Club is a leading Football Club, achieving outstanding success as Premier League champions in 2016. Following a period of growth, Leicester City Football Club is recruiting a Hospitality Business Development Executive to generate new business sales for all hospitality lounges and spaces at the Club.

About The Role

Based at King Power Stadium, the key duties of this role include generating hospitality revenue from local and national business, as well as individuals via customer meetings, telephone sales and e-targeting. Collaborating with the Hospitality Manager in establishing and recommending the most realistic sales goals for the company. Providing regular sales reports on activity undertaken to the Hospitality Manager.

Who We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will be an outbound sales specialist with a proven track record of sales and customer excellence. They will be able to demonstrate a record of consistently achieving targets. They will have excellent time management skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines with a flexible approach to work. Ability to communicate and negotiate at all levels both internally and externally.

Benefits Package 

Leicester City Football Club offers a competitive salary and pension scheme with life assurance to all its permanent employees. Employees are able to benefit from free onsite parking as well as an onsite staff restaurant. Employees also benefit from up to 33 days’ annual leave including bank holidays.

Contract Type -  Permanent
Hours Per Week – 37.5, including matchdays

Leicester City Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Leicester City Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, you may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service and prior to taking up any role.

A shortlist of suitable applicants will be compiled shortly after the closing date and successful candidates will be contacted about the interview process.

Click here for the job description and click here to download the application form.

If you feel you have the qualities and experience we are looking for please apply by sending an application form, along with a covering letter, by email to recruitment@lcfc.co.uk

Closing Date – 22 April 2019