Wedding & Event Venue Sales Manager

We provide a high-end custom experience for our Wedding & Event clients with a luxury venue and culinary experience provided by our team of Event Professionals. What we are looking for:For you to embrace our brand, recognize our quality, and sell high-ticket wedding and event packages to high-end clients!A foodie who loves to talk about food, wine, beer and liquor. We don’t just sell our venue, but also our in-house catering service. We’ll help you reach your goals, but good salespeople are self-motivated.Be on brand during all your communications across phone, text, and email; a positive and effusive attitude is required in a good salesperson.Our large venue is well suited for both big weddings and large corporate functions, we need to book both to be successful, so we need you to be excited to sell both.City Market’s Historic Downtown Raleigh location is part of who we are, knowing what is going on in and around Downtown Raleigh will help you sell our downtown venue! .Closes sales by building rapport with potential accounts; explaining product and service capabilities; overcoming objections; preparing contracts.Works to smoothly hand off booked contracts to other Account Managers and the Operations Manager to understand the client needs and exceed expectations.Expand sales in existing accounts (upsells) by introducing all our products and services at tastings and other planning meetings.Work with the Culinary Team to continue to respond to client feedback about menu options and pricing.Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities including networking events and conferences.Willing to jump in and help them team on busy event days where needed!Job Type: Full-timePay: $60,000.00 - $100,000.00 per yearBenefits:Flexible scheduleHealth insurancePaid time offSchedule:Monday to FridayWeekend availabilitySupplemental pay types:Bonus payCommission payExperience:Sales: 5 years (Required)Work Location: Hybrid remote in Raleigh, NC 27601