Corporate and Membership Sales Lead - Full Time - Guildford Spectrum

Do you want to make a difference within your local community, supporting people to improve their lives through leisure?

If you feel driven to inspire people to be more active, improve their wellbeing and would like a job that will make a real difference to local people’s lives then Freedom Leisure is the place for you!

We are a not-for-profit leisure trust with we have a strong purpose and commitment to support our local communities and hard-to-reach groups encouraging them to become more active, contributing to improved lives. From Swimming lessons, to walking football and everything in-between we are driven to provide fun and welcoming sessions to support the whole community to be active, both within our leisure centres and in the local community.

An outstanding opportunity has arisen to form part of our Sales Team as a Corporate and Membership Sales Lead at Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex working for Freedom Leisure, one of the fastest growing and successful leisure and cultural trusts in the UK.

The Corporate and Membership Sales Lead will be an integral part of our dynamic sales team. This role is ultimately about growing the Health & Fitness membership numbers and developing/establishing existing and new corporate membership partnerships, as well as increasing income. However, aside from selling memberships to new prospects this role is also about being the start of the membership retention process for that individual too.

You will also be assisting with the advertising and the sale of advertising space within Guildford Spectrum, both printed and digital as well as be part of a shift rota and will be required to work Reception shifts throughout the week including weekends and evenings.

The good thing is that we provide you with full training and great potential for career progression, we have over 100 facilities across England and Wales – many of our staff have built successful careers with us because they love the having a positive impact in their local communities and enjoy the variety that the role provides.

In the event that a high volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.

Hours: 37 hours a week, Monday to Sunday (Rota basis)

• Experience of managing a varied workload.
• Working in Senior Sales role
• Staff management experience
• The skill to establish key relationships swiftly and appropriately.
• IT skills to include Microsoft Word and Excel
• Well developed interpersonal skills, able to negotiate and persuade people both internally and externally
• Team orientated approach, able to work across organization boundaries and demonstrate interest and be supportive of the work of colleagues
• Outgoing personality with a ‘can do’ attitude
• Flexible and adaptable
• A target driven person

Desirable

• Working in a leisure environment
• An ability to feed into and translate into action the marketing strategy and objectives
• An ability to analyse problems, situations and information, think laterally and present creative solutions
• Mobility to travel across sites

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind, so what can we offer you?

• My Staff Shop, our very own staff benefit scheme, gives employees access to a great range of benefits. Get discounts on cinema tickets, travel bookings, high street e-vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending.
• Discounted Staff membership (including family members)
• Incremental holidays
• 24/7 / Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling.
• Company pension
• Various insurance and saving schemes
• Financial advice
• Cycle-to-work and Car Leasing tax-efficient schemes (salaried staff only, depending on earnings).
• All this as well as fully funded training and career progression opportunities in a team working environment

Closing date: 5th July 2024

Salary: up to £23,651 per annum