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Strategic Venue Director - SEC up to £110,000 per annum plus benefits Role Purpose: The Strategic Venue Director provides senior leadership across catering, hospitality, premium, retail and event operations at the Scottish Event Campus. The role is responsible for shaping long term vision, driving commercial growth and embedding sustainable transformation, while providing strategic oversight and assurance of operational excellence. Working in close partnership with the Business Director and SEC Client leadership, the role plays a pivotal part in positioning the venue for future growth, innovation and market leadership. This is a future focused role with reduced emphasis on day to day operational management and increased accountability for strategy, growth, partnerships and leadership maturity. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Strategic Vision & Transformation Set and deliver a clear long term strategy for catering and hospitality across conferences, exhibitions, premium and retail operations.Lead venue wide strategic planning, ensuring alignment with client ambition, Levy priorities and sustainability commitments.Act as a trusted strategic partner to the Client, contributing to broader venue and campus wide discussions beyond catering delivery.Use market insight, customer data and competitor analysis to keep the SEC ahead of industry trends.Present strategic recommendations and investment cases to senior stakeholders, supported by robust commercial and performance data. Commercial Growth & Partnerships Design and execute growth strategies to increase revenue, spend per head and commercial returns across all hospitality formats.Identify and develop new commercial opportunities including partnerships, experiential concepts and innovation ini