Greater Leeds Area
Sales Manager | Banksia Bar & Restaurant + Hotel Indigo Leeds. Driving revenue growth through corporate bookings, private events, and strategic partnerships. Responsible for developing sales initiatives, building relationships with local businesses, and promoting the restaurant to increase bookings, brand visibility, and overall profitability while working closely with the leadership team, while also collaborating with the team at Hotel Indigo to maximise opportunities across both venues.
Sales Manager at The Banksia Bar & Restaurant + Hotel Indigo Leeds Driving revenue growth through corporate bookings, private events, and strategic partnerships. Responsible for developing sales initiatives, building relationships with local businesses, and promoting the restaurant to increase bookings, brand visibility, and overall profitability while working closely with the leadership team, while also collaborating with the team at Hotel Indigo to maximise opportunities across both venues.
Sales & Events Executive | Impossible Manchester - Tokyo Industries Driving revenue through high-volume inbound sales, private hire, and corporate event bookings of up to 800+ guests. Responsible for planning and delivering a wide range of events that consistently achieved 5-Star reviews on platforms such as Google and Design My Night. Focused on building strong client relationships to encourage repeat and long-term bookings while working closely with sales and marketing teams to develop event concepts, promotions, and CRM-driven sales activity. Managed the full event lifecycle including proposals, contracts, payments, and on-site delivery, while also generating new business through proactive outbound sales and local promotional activity. Played a key role in supporting major venue events and launches, maintaining high operational standards and exceptional guest satisfaction.
• Oversaw event production, staffing, and operational delivery. • Acted as sole Operations Manager for end-to-end planning and execution. • Trained and mentored hundreds of staff across office and event roles. • Managed social media accounts and brand collaborations, payroll and staffing.
• Managed a Manchester based team of 100+ staff including rotas and scheduling. • Led recruitment, onboarding, and internal promotions nationally. • Supported national events while maintaining weekly local operations. • Provided staff training, supervision, and performance management.
After gaining experience overseeing various Martin's Bakery outlets, markets, and temporary retail setups, I transitioned to a full-time role within their office, where I contributed to the help desk operations.