Sales And Marketing Manager in Barnstaple

Sales and Marketing ManagerNorth Devon Leisure ContractSalary £25,000 + OTE to £30k plus commissionWe are seeking to recruit a motivated, enthusiastic, flexible and customer focused person to join our team at Tarka Leisure Centre in Barnstaple, North Devon. Tarka Leisure Centre is the most modern leisure facility in the North Devon locality and provides a 25m swimming pool, 20 metre learner pool, sports hall, state of the art gym, spin studio 2 x group exercise studios, indoor ski facility, indoor and outdoor tennis courts as well as an all weather pitch.This is an outstanding career opportunity with a market leader committed to providing a diverse and meaningful range of leisure and culture related activities for the local communities in which we serve.You will be responsible for relentlessly driving sales and marketing across the contract and delivering promotional activity to attract new customers and members to the Centre. You will be creative, highly motivated and be able to collate accurate and detailed membership information on sales achieved, income generation, future targets and levels of attrition within set working deadlines. There is also the opportunity to increase our community profile through advertising and awareness campaigns, outreach opportunities and events management.The OpportunityTo increase participation through increased sales, retention and public awarenessDevelopment of our key brands - Gym, Swimming, Tennis, Camp Adventure, Retail and the opportunity to reinvigorate our activity programming to increase participationTo create and deliver digital campaignsBudgetary control and the opportunity to earn OTEProject and event managementCoordination of marketing, special events and PR to raise the profile of the North Devon Leisure FacilitiesThe PersonExcellent communication skills - both verbal and writtenSelf motivated and driven to exceed targetsPrevious experience in a similar role, with awareness of the leisure industryAttention to detailThe ability to build effective working relationshipsThe ability to create posters, leaflets and press releasesConfident in outreach and all customer interface opportunitiesGood negotiating skillsBe passionate about the products they sellWhat can Parkwood Leisure offer you?Competitive salaryGenerous annual leaveFree gym membership for you and a nominated personEmployee health cash planEmployee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spendingCycle to Work schemePension SchemeCompany sick payCareer progressionTraining and developmentLex Leisure is a well established business that is continuously growing. Successful applicants can look forward to joining a company that can offer career prospects and believes in investing in its people.How to ApplyIf you feel like you could bring some fresh ideas to the table we want to hear from you. Please apply with a letter of application and CV About Lex LeisureLex Leisure seeks to operate leisure venues on a commercial basis with a view to generating a surplus that can be used for our principal objective of supporting those who are disabled, physically or mentally or who require support or bespoke care plans to stay physically active. Lex Leisure, working with key partners, wants to empower disabled people to take a more active role in all aspects of sport and physical activity and for our facilities to be more inclusive and to provide a greater range of sporting opportunities for disabled people.For more information visit (url removed)