Sales & Venue Executive

Sales & Venue Executive

London, UK

Are you an excellent communicator with the ability to build strong client relationships and facilitate seamless event experiences?

Are you a dynamic and results-driven sales professional with a genuine enthusiasm for driving revenue through venue sales and event management?

The core responsibility of the Sales & Venue Executive is to maximise revenue by effectively selling our client’s portfolio of products and coordinating events to be hosted at their headquarters, showcasing your sales prowess and event management skills.

Alongside the interests and challenges of the role, they know that candidates also want to be enthused about the mission and values of the organisation they might be joining.

Our client is a global membership organisation who have designed many of the world’s iconic formations including many that are taken almost for granted in our daily lives.

Creating safer formations for the benefit of the public is at the heart of their remit and this includes environmental sustainability.

Our client is passionate about inclusion and work hard to help those with talent, irrespective of background, to find and develop a route into the profession. Many of their members work to support the world’s most vulnerable communities, especially those living in places prone to natural hazards such as earthquakes and extreme flooding.

If working as part of a staff team and alongside many members to address these issues appeals to you, then our client would love to hear from you.

The Role

The Sales & Venue Executive position entails proactively driving venue hire sales, managing end-to-end event planning and coordination, and ensuring exceptional customer service within the venue. This role involves identifying and cultivating new business opportunities, managing client relationships, and exceeding revenue targets.

The candidate will be responsible for overseeing all event details, resolving client issues, preparing financial reports, and ensuring efficient event operations, including catering. They will also play a key role in data management, compliance with policies, and contributing to the continuous improvement of processes. Effective communication and collaboration with both internal teams and external parties are vital aspects of this role.

To be shortlisted for this post, you must have:

- An understanding of the processes required for venue sales and event delivery.

- An understanding of basic financial processes (For example managing stock control, raising purchase orders, checking invoices, budget reporting, etc).

- Sales-focused approach with the ability to problem solve in the moment and the confidence to negotiate and close business successfully and consistently.

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to understand the needs of the client and provide superior customer service

Experience working in sales would be advantageous.

What our client can offer you:

- 25 days' paid annual leave (rising with service) plus bank holidays and flexi leave

- A pension scheme with up to 9% employer contributions

- Life Insurance

- Private Medical Insurance

- Permanent Health Insurance

- Health Cash Plan

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Season Ticket Loan

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Continuous Professional Development

Working Conditions:

Our client is based on the edge of the city, their office is bright, modern and open plan. They are an inclusive and friendly workforce. They are presently operating a working model of office-based and remote working and envisage operating a longer-term hybrid working model.

Additional information:

Please note, our client reserves the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore, they urge candidates to apply as soon as possible. Applications are sifted on receipt and shortlisted candidates are contacted to invite to an interview.

Our client does not hold a visa sponsor licence, therefore, applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK and/or require visa sponsorship in order to continue working in the UK cannot be considered.

Our client strives to have a diverse and inclusive workforce, where everyone can all be themselves. They are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity and the perspectives people from different backgrounds bring. Applicants will not be excluded on the grounds of sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, marital status, disability, age, religion and belief or sexual orientation.

If you feel you have the skills, experience, and expertise our client is looking for and if this post sounds like the challenge you are seeking, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.