Corporate Events and Hospitality Sales Executive

Organisation: Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Salary: £30,000pa
Location: Northampton
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 8 August 2025
Interview date: 13 August 2025
Job Description: Job Title: Corporate Events and Hospitality Sales Executive
Accountable to: COO
Contract: Full Time Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week, may include evenings and weekend
Salary: £30,000pa

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club are currently seeking an experienced Corporate Events and Hospitality Sales Executive to join our talented team. Reporting to the COO, you will be responsible for finding new revenue opportunities in the core areas of corporate events and cricket hospitality by driving sales leads, building a pipeline and engaging with the local business community. Client relationships will be paramount for success in this role, and you will need to ensure all enquiries and leads are handled in a timely and professional manner, understanding the client needs in order to maximize each booking and event held at the venue. Whilst continuing to grow existing relationships, you will also identify new corporate bookers and new ways for us to deliver value to each client and conference/event.
Safeguarding Statement
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our services

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ability to create new sales leads and source new business as part of an agreed strategy
• Handling the relationships of key clients with the primary objective to drive sales of food, beverage, room hire and hospitality within the venue
• Deliver a high standard of customer service at all times; in-person, email and telephone
• Acting as the main point of contact for event enquiries and responding promptly
• Working with our media partner to deliver an agreed conference & events marketing strategy
• Presenting the club facilities for guests in a confident and effective manner
• Achieve agreed sales targets as agreed with the Head of Commercial
• Ensure that all client requests for services are communicated efficiently and accurately to operational departments within NCCC
• Responsible for the smooth administration of all hospitality bookings
• Work with the Head of Commercial to identify sales and event opportunities, converting them to confirmed bookings
• Updating of our conference & events CRM/booking system, ensuring all information is kept current and accurate
• Undertake any other roles within the commercial team as required by your manager
• Support on club Golf Day and any concerts as well as guest management and welcoming on matchdays.
• Support the wider commercial/ticketing team at key points throughout the calendar
• Be the first point of contact and welcome bookers to their events, ensuring client relationships are built and maintained through good customer service.
You will be:
• Sales Experience: Ideally around 2 years experience in sales
• Professional Phone Manner: Confident and professional phone manner
• Proactive Sales: Experience in proactive sales, ideally within a sports/events sales environment
• High Performance: Track record of high performance within a sales environment or a similar environment
• Technical Skills: Ideally knowledge of the CRM sales system
• Organistational Skills: Excellent organisational skills
• Brand Representation: Confidence in representing Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
What we offer:
• An employee benefits platform offering discounts on a wide selection of shops, gym memberships, holidays etc.
• Access to an employee savings scheme, offering competitive rates.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling and assistance for a wide number of issues.
• Complimentary/Discounted tickets to cricket fixtures and events at the County Ground
• Employee Pension
• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays.

To apply for this role, please forward your cv with a covering letter (no more than one side of A4) outlining why you are suitable to HR@NCCC.co.uk. Closing date for applications is on the 8th August 2025 Interviews will be held between 13th August and the 22nd August 2025

NCCC is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, national origin, religion, sex, and or other legally protected status
How to apply: To apply for this role, please forward your cv with a covering letter (no more than one side of A4) outlining why you are suitable to HR@NCCC.Co.uk. Closing date for applications is on the 8th August 2025 Interviews will be held between 13th August and the 22nd August 2025