Event Sales Executive
- Employer
- The Change Group UK
- Location
- South East London
- Salary
- £22000 - 26000 per annum
- Closing date
- 14 Jun 2019
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- Function
- Event Sales
- Sector
- Catering and Banqueting
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Job Role
- Sales Executive
Job Details
Leading London Events Company
£22-24k plus bonus
Working with one of London's leading catering an events business your primary responsibilities are to work within the sales team focusing on Christmas parties sales at a multiple of exciting venues.
We are looking for someone enthusiastic, passionate with at least a year's experience in a sales role , however a great personality and drive to achieve sales targets is the key.
The Role:
- Answer incoming enquiries in a timely manor
- Confidently conduct site visits across all venues
- Event diary management across the venue portfolio
- To be confident in using Excel and PowerPoint
- Develop and maintain relationships with clients & agencies
- Attend networking events and trade shows
- Make calls to their database, cold calling and proactive sales in order to achieve monthly commission targets
- Assist with the liaison between the accounts department & sales team regarding payments and online bookings / orders
- Assist with guest ticketing distribution
- On site duties at Christmas Parties
- Focus on drinks pre-orders sales and reports.
The Candidate:
- Previous experience within a sales role but with a bubbly personality and lots of sales ambition
- A positive can-do attitude and team spirit
- Good communication skills and the ability to liaise with all levels of management
- A keen eye for detail
- A customer friendly and can-do attitude
- Polished and confident telephone manner and good communication and customer service skills
are essential
The Change Group are acting as an Employment Agency in this instance. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, please note only successful candidates will be contacted.
Please connect with Charley Taylor- Smith on LinkedIn to keep in touch with new opportunities and industry news!
Visit the Change website for full listings of all current job roles.
Company
We’re not your conventional recruitment agency and we never planned to be! Our mission has always been to challenge conformist recruitment methods by being better, quicker and more effective, while keeping people at our core. For us it’s all about building long lasting relationships with people based on honesty, integrity and ethics.
The breadth and variety of positions we work on and the high end nature of the businesses we work with means we have to remain flexible, fast and able to keep several plates spinning at any one time. Client satisfaction is always paramount and this focus has helped us gain many prestigious clients.
At Change, we care as much about our people as we care about our work. Seriously, we couldn’t do what we do without our extraordinary team. As a team, we all have experience working within our respective industry specialism and are passionate individuals who know the importance of getting it right for you every time!
If you are interested in working for us or with us, please visit our website www.thechangegroup.com or get in touch at info@thechangegroup.com
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