Schedule: Casual & WFH. Including site-visits to showcase the venue.

Description: Eat Street Northshore is currently seeking a talented Business Development / Sales Manager to join our team.

About Us

We’re Southeast Queensland’s go-to for awesome markets, events, and lively spaces.

Since 2006, we’ve transformed into one of the state’s leading farmers market and event coordinators. Overseeing 12 highly popular market locations alongside other major standalone events and the iconic Eat Street Northshore. We’re award-winning (think Telstra Business and Australian Small Business Awards) and incredibly passionate about creating experiences and places people want to be in!

Our function areas at Eat Street Northshore offer a range of unique spaces, including private dining rooms, waterfront lounges, and open-air pavilions, perfect for corporate events, birthdays, and special celebrations. We’re looking for our Functions & Event Sales Manager to elevate Eat Street Northshore’s function offerings, transforming this iconic space into a premier destination for unforgettable events.

Key Responsibilities
The Business Development / Sales Manager responsibilities include:

• Generate and strengthen new sales leads throughout SE QLD.
• Meeting and connecting with our potential clients (virtually and/or onsite dependant on the client)
• Coordinate and host site inspections during the working week, including follow ups with prospective clients.
• Provide exceptional customer service throughout the sales process, addressing client inquiries and concerns promptly and professionally.
• Creating proposals to suit the client requirements.
• Maintaining up to date information of accounts, sales activity, and revenue before and after events.
• Collaborate with our Marketing and Venue Management teams to ensure successful event execution.
• Provide innovative and creative event ideas to expand on our existing event calendar together with our Marketing team.
• Lastly, provide guidance and contribute toward improving our current website ‘events & parties’ web page.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role, specialising in hospitality or corporate sales.
• Strong awareness of corporate or hospitality sales (e.g. function bookings, sourcing potential new clients, support and guide our marketing team to increase awareness of Eat Street NorthShore’s event capability).
• Excellent communication skills, capable of articulating clearly with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong ability to cultivate relationships, build rapport, and convey messages effectively.
• Solution-oriented mindset with a talent for offering creative and refined solutions.
• Naturally warm and approachable demeanour.
• Flexibility to work within ‘parent’ hours OR complement your busy lifestyle.

How to Apply

Please include the word “martini” in a cover letter and send it to mark.power@eatstreetnorthshore.com.au along with your resume.

Additional Information

• The position is WFH with the occasional need to join us in our Fortitude Valley office (we’d love to get to know you a little!)
• Excellent hourly rate *negotiable based on experience + bonuses
• No agencies, please.