# Business Development Manager

**Company**: The Goodwood Estate
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Competitive - plus excellent benefits
**Category**: Sales
**Industry**: Hospitality

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## Description

Join the Goodwood Estate and play a pivotal role in growing one of the UK's most iconic destinations.

As a Business Development Manager, you will drive new business and revenue growth across the Estate's Meetings & Events business, working with organisations to create extraordinary events in an extraordinary setting.

**Responsibilities:**

- Identify, develop, and secure new business opportunities while expanding the corporate client portfolio

- Proactively prospect, network, and engage with new clients through meetings, referrals, social selling, and industry events

- Build strong relationships with corporate decision-makers, event agencies, clubs, and key industry contacts

- Attend exhibitions, trade shows, conferences, and networking events to generate new opportunities and increase Goodwood's profile

- Create and execute strategic account plans to maximise revenue growth and long-term client engagement

- Cross-sell the diverse range of experiences, venues, and services available across the Goodwood Estate

- Collaborate with colleagues to create compelling proposals and deliver exceptional customer experiences

- Maintain a healthy sales pipeline, accurate forecasting, and CRM records to ensure business objectives are achieved

- Stay ahead of market trends, competitor activity, and customer demands to identify emerging opportunities

**Requirements:**

- Proven experience in business development, sales, or a commercial role

- A strong track record of generating new business and delivering revenue growth

- Experience within hospitality, events, leisure, luxury brands, or a related sector would be highly advantageous

- Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-management skills

- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify and develop revenue opportunities

- The ability to work independently whilst contributing to a high-performing team

- An understanding of market trends, customer needs, and competitor activity

- A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel as required

**What you'll get:**

- A competitive salary

- A sales-focused bonus scheme

- Discounted products from across the Estate

- Free Gym and Health Club Membership

- A health cash plan

- Event tickets to Goodwood's motorsport and horseracing events

- A beautifully unique environment

## Skills

### Required
- business development
- sales
- relationship building
- commercial awareness
- communication
- presentation

### Nice to have
- hospitality
- events
- leisure
- luxury brands

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