My client, a renowned, large venue based in Central London, seeks a Venue Sales Executives to join a busy and dynamic Events Team.
This is a maternity cover role, for a fixed term of 12 months, with strong potential to become permanent in the future.
The main purpose of this role is to professionally sell the service and facilities at the venue through proactive and reactive selling. You will work with existing clients, agents and new leads to develop further business opportunities via account penetration.
Duties will include;
Maximise business development opportunities by forming important business connections through strong networking and client and agent relationship management.
Identify and explore new markets with the Sales Manager and target clients to fill gaps in the booking diary.
Cultivate solid relationships with major customers to ensure a continuous flow of all sales revenue
Support the Sales Manager in the monthly sales and marketing meetings to generate new ideas for product development and potential income streams.
Attend promotional events and exhibitions to gain new client and agent contacts; with a measured follow-up and chase system in place
Respond to enquiries received with a quotation or status update within agreed timeframes, ensuring a high level of conversion
Work effectively with the Marketing Executive to promote the venue, identifying gaps and opportunities for sales growth through online and offline marketing.
Support all members of the Events team and undertake any reasonable requests as and when necessary.
Ideally candidates will have experience within proactive commercial sales in a venue environment.
You must be well organised, have strong communication skills and be able to deal with a number of priorities.
Salary is circa £36,000 plus excellent benefits.
Apply now for immediate consideration.