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SalaryAs an Events Sales Co-ordinator, you will be working alongside the Sales Manager and will be focused on achieving events and Work Point income targets, liaising with customers, colleagues and contractors to plan and execute outstanding activity – this will be across corporate and private event hires, conference and banqueting, profile-raising activity, and cultural initiatives.
Working Instructions:
Salary: £24k - £28k Dependant on Experience
Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week (including evening and weekend working)
Location: Birmingham
Responsibilities of Events Sales Co-ordinator:
- Alongside the Sales Manager, to convert leads into bookings – maximising revenue and profitability from opportunities around events
- Ensure that event details are accurately recorded – including dates, resources, financial, logistical requests, customer contacts details and quotes on operational systems.
- Providing technical information about our offer to customers and advising on layout and services.
- Ensuring that plans are effectively communicated both internally and externally
- Produce written quotations and contracts in line with SOP guidelines.
- Ensure that payments are made in line with the Financial Regulations.
- Work alongside the Sales Manager to proactively promote offer and activity.
- To deliver the Sales and Revenue targets set.
- To deputise for the Sales Manager where necessary.
- To arrange for the provision of catering and refreshments from the nominated supplier.
- Liaise with contractors, security, and cleaners to ensure third parties are fully briefed on requirements.
- Respond to all matters to support growth and exceed targets (enquiries, customer needs etc.).
- Under the direction of the Sales Manager, create new revenue opportunities and partnership working.
- The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring all Events related activities (including the selling of Events space) are GDPR compliant as governed by the GDPR
Essential and Desirable Criteria:
- Degree or equivalent in either business/marketing/administrative/events/leisure
- Excellent standard of written and spoken English
- Recent experience in a comparable sector or industry, ideally events, conference and banqueting.
- Experience of live event management and coordination.
- Demonstrable experience of planning and supervising activities and managing customer expectations
- Experience of planning complex projects that support engagement, experiences and events
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to trouble shoot and resolve problems
Applications
Please apply by submitting your CV to this advertisement.
For more information, please contact Megan Paxton at SPR on (url removed) or Naomi Hall at SPR on (url removed)
About SPR
We’ve been matching candidates with their dream jobs across the West Midlands for almost 20 years and although we don’t like to brag, we are the best at what we do. SPR recruits in both the private and public sectors for a wide variety of roles, including logistics, engineering, education, health and social care, and customer services. Whether you’re an individual looking for a new career or an employer looking for a reliable recruitment agency to source you the best talent, SPR promises to deliver!
Not only are we great at recruitment, we’re also great at giving back: 100% of our profits each year are reinvested into the local region through charitable giving, enabling us to affect positive change in our community.
