Are you ready to turn enquiries into bookings and go out and find the next ones?

Southport Sharks is one of the Gold Coast’s best-known clubs, and our Event Centre hosts everything from corporate conferences and association meetings to sporting functions, gala dinners and celebrations. We’re looking for a commercially minded Sales Executive who enjoys both sides of sales: handling a steady flow of incoming enquiries well, and chasing new business with confidence.

About the role

This role is a balance of reactive and proactive sales. One part of your day is spent responding to enquiries, running site inspections and converting interest into confirmed events. The other part is spent on the phone, in your inbox and out meeting people to build a pipeline of new and repeat business.

You’ll work closely with our Events and Commercial Manager and the wider events, operations and F&B teams, with clear KPIs and revenue targets to work towards.

What you’ll be doing

• Responding to enquiries promptly and converting them into confirmed bookings
• Preparing proposals and contracts, hosting site inspections and negotiating within pricing guidelines
• Running regular outbound calls, emails and client visits to generate new business
• Targeting corporate, conference, sporting and association markets, and re-engaging past and inactive clients
• Building client relationships and handing over confirmed events smoothly to the operations team

About you

• Experience in sales, hospitality, events, venue hire or another customer-facing commercial role preferably on the Gold Coast 
• Comfortable picking up the phone and approaching new prospects, without waiting for business to come to you
• A strong communicator and negotiator who builds rapport easily
• Organised and detail-focused, able to juggle multiple enquiries and opportunities at once
• Motivated by targets and understands how sales drive revenue
• Confident with Microsoft Office and CRM or event management systems (Ivvy experience is a bonus)
• Resilient, positive and able to work independently as well as part of a team

Why Southport Sharks?

• Competitive salary with additional benefits including a meal card
• Free gym membership
• Free parking
• Discounted accommodation and food and beverage

Ready to apply?

If you’re a proactive salesperson who loves the events industry and wants to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.