Working in the Manchester Convention Bureau promoting Manchester as a destination for national and international conferences and events. Day-to-day management of the conference bid and research team with a focus on developing a pipeline of event opportunities, designing bespoke bids and securing lucrative events for Greater Manchester. Management and development of the Manchester Conference Ambassador Programme, identifying, qualifying and recruiting influential academics and professionals from the local community and/or the UK that are in favour of supporting a Manchester bid for meetings in their field of expertise.

Based in Marketing Manchester's business tourism team with responsibility for the promotion of Manchester as a destination for national and international events. Management of the Manchester Convention Bureau's sales team with a focus on identifying opportunities for Manchester, developing bids and securing lucrative association conferences for the destination.

Based in Marketing Manchester’s Business Tourism Team team with responsibility for the international association sector. ★ Management of the international client portfolio.★ Supervision of enquiry handling, RFP, bidding and tendering processes.★ Organisation of the production of city conference bids.★ Development and implementation of the strategy and the associated business plan for the international conference market.★ Overseas travel representing Manchester as a destination at international trade exhibitions, conferences, sales missions and route development opportunities.★ Hosting of client site inspections and familiarisation trips in Manchester. ★ Identification and implementation of sales opportunities to secure additional business for the city. ★ Building and maintaining strong relationships with Visit Manchester’s strategic partners.

Responsible for the promotion of Manchester as a destination for international meetings and events. Pro-active sector development resulting in the identification and conversion of bids for European and international business for Manchester. ★ Account management of international clients.★ Management of RFP, bidding and tendering processes.★ Management of the production of city conference bids.★ Developed and implemented a strategic sales action plan for the international market.★ Overseas travel representing Manchester as a destination at international trade exhibitions, conferences, sales missions and route development opportunities.★ Hosting of client site inspections and familiarisation trips in Manchester.

Working within Visit Manchester's business tourism team to attract and deliver successful conferences and events for the Greater Manchester region.★ Developing relationships with local/national corporate, association and public sector. ★ Daily operation of Visit Manchester’s venue location service.★ Day to day operation of Visit Manchester’s delegate accommodation booking service. ★ Undertaking daily pro-active marketing calls to prospective clients. ★ Maximising sales opportunities and contribution towards team targets.★ Representing Manchester at industry exhibitions, meetings and site inspections. ★ Continuous liaison with Visit Manchester’s membership and industry partners.

Working in a specialist team within a large company of c.600 staff. Responsible for the creation of bespoke European short-break packages for the outbound leisure and business travel market. ★ Granted the Employee of the Year Award 2004★ Awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award 2003 ★ B2B and B2C sales - creating bespoke packages including airline ticketing, hotel liaison and contract negotiation. ★ Acted as an ambassador for the company on a variety of overseas business trips.