We’re Hiring: Head of Sales
hace 2 días
Southampton
Hampshire Cricket and the Utilita Bowl are looking for an exceptional Head of Sales to help lead one of the most exciting commercial periods in the club's history. This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a genuinely diverse revenue portfolio of partnerships, premium hospitality, and year-round events across a world-class venue that also boasts an onsite Hilton hotel. You'll be selling into domestic and international cricket, major events, and the Southern Brave, with a stadium and city gearing up for a historic Ashes summer in 2027. What you'll be doing: • Owning and executing an integrated sales strategy across partnerships, hospitality, and events, • Leading the full sales cycle — prospecting through to pitching, negotiation, and close, • Securing significant new partnerships at local, national, and international level, • Building senior relationships with brands, agencies, and corporate decision-makers, • Driving cross-sell opportunities across the venue's full commercial offering, • Setting targets, owning the pipeline, and reporting on performance via CRM We're looking for 5+ years' proven commercial sales / business development experience, including partnerships, a strong track record of converting high-value opportunities and driving revenue growth and experience managing the full sales cycle and senior stakeholder relationships You will have excellent pitching, negotiation and proposal-writing skills and a proactive, self-starting approach with strong commercial judgement. Experience in sport, hospitality, hotels, venues, or major events is a strong advantage. This is a career-defining opportunity to shape the commercial future of a major UK sporting venue heading into its biggest year yet. #J-18808-Ljbffr