Race Day and Sponsorship Sales Manager

The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) is one of Australia's most prestigious Sports, Events and Property Development companies. As well as running elite horse racing at Caulfield, Ladbrokes Park (Sandown) and Mornington Racecourses, we own 13 pub venues under the Pegasus Leisure Group (PLG), an emerging collection of owned events such as The Peninsula Picnic and Whiskey, Wine and Fire and finally the MRC Foundation, our charitable arm.We have an exciting opportunity for a Race Day and Sponsorship Sales Manager to join the team at Mornington Racecourse. This role will be responsible for setting and achieving revenue targets, EBITDA targets and associated strategies for sponsorship and race day budgeting. This role will also be responsible for securing new business opportunities as well as product development, management and mentoring of staff.The successful applicant will be responsible to work some weekends and race days throughout the year.DutiesDevelop the sales strategy for future growth across race day and sponsorship, while maximising the existing customer baseExecute the sales plan to achieve agreed revenue and EBITDA targetsManage the annual budgets for race day and sponsorshipNew business developmentInnovation around activations and race day productsCreation and leadership of a winning team culture to increase sales growthSupport your direct report to achieve their goals and support their ongoing development Skills & Experience Management experience within a fast paced, high volume sports, leisure, hospitality, and events industry or similarBudget Management experienceCreativity and innovation in the development of new products and revenue streamsProven experience in large account portfolios desirableProficiency in Microsoft office Melbourne Racing Club values differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientations and encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.  AUD Mornington 3931