Regional Account Manager - Hospitality, Leisure & Tourism
The Growth Company’s (GC) Employment team is thrilled to present an exciting new opportunity for a Regional Account Manager in the Hospitality, Leisure, and Tourism sectors to work as part of the team on The Hospitality Talent Hub. In this role, you will provide a high-quality recruitment service to our customers and employers and manage both new and existing large accounts, strengthening relationships while identifying new opportunities for growth within employers across the Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism Sector.
We are dedicated to making a lasting difference in the lives of people throughout the North of England and beyond by helping individuals secure meaningful employment.
Key Responsibilities- Develop strategic relationships with Regional and National employers in Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism to maximise their recruitment growth opportunities and allow understanding of and influence in their skills strategy.
- Proactively engage with new accounts to establish new relationships and operate as the primary point of contact for assigned clients.
- Grow the presence of the Growth Company in the regions that you operate and create new opportunities for business development.
- Update & maintain regular notes via the company CRM system and develop account plans for complex accounts.
- Achieve an annual target of account management interaction and company meetings.
- Maintain an up to date understanding of sector trends at a national level and at a local level to ensure your discussions are relevant.
- Work with colleagues in The Growth Company to develop tailored packages of assistance to support growth opportunities.
- Strong commercial awareness to garner credibility and influence among senior business leaders.
- Knowledge of the recruitment and welfare to work sector, ideally with an established network.
- Ambitious, tenacious and client-focused - able to manage time effectively and efficiently, in order to succeed in a target-driven environment.
- Entrepreneurial, innovative and adaptable approach to generating ideas in order to sell and promote the Growth Company attributes to specific clients.
- A natural ability to inspire trust and confidence in potential partners, through a mature approach, demonstrating an understanding of the bigger picture.
- Previous experience in account management and comfortable instigating brand-new relationships with clients.
- Comprehensive understanding of the full sales cycle, including research and planning, marketing and lead generation, project management, deal closure, and aftercare.
- Skilled negotiator and ability to influence at the most senior level.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and relationships simultaneously.
- National / Regional travel as and when required, typically to client sites. Driving License is desirable.
These checks will be conducted by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd) on behalf of GC. Please note that the successful candidate will not be required to pay for this.
If you are on the Barred List, it is against the law to apply and to be hired for a role that includes regulated activity with the concerned group.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential requirements for a role. This commitment applies to candidates who have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.
As part of our application process, you can ask to be considered under this scheme if you are from an ethnic community or have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.Providing that you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will then be invited for an interview. Your guaranteed interview application will only be shared with the Hiring Manager and our Internal Recruitment Team.
We are a member of the national campaign Ban the Box; this campaign aims to open opportunities for people with convictions to compete for jobs. We’re supporting the campaign by removing conviction questions at the applications stage.
GC aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working. Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles. We also recognise that there may be a need for more permanent flexibility in your working arrangements and in such cases, we encourage you to have these discussions at the interview stage, to enable your flexible working request to be considered as early as possible.
If you require support with the recruitment process, please contact or Internal Recruitment Team at careers@growthco.uk or call us on 0161 237 4447.
All GC colleagues will work inline with the Health & Safety at work act and the GC Health & Safety Policy.