Event Sales Executive
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £23000 - £25000 per annum + meals on duty
- Closing date
- 1 Jun 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
- Be part of a fresh team in a new luxury hotel in Shoreditch
- Well established brand with great support network
Client Details
They're a well-known luxury establishment with multiple locations around the world. In London they created a truly unique hotel that represents their elegance combined with the area's creative crowd.
Description
Job Description
The Event Sales Executive will be in charge of selling venue space within this hotel. You'll be responsible for successful events and maintaining and developing relationships with clients.
Responsibilities
- Respond and qualify phone or e-mail enquiries for groups and events
- Offer space according to availability calendar
- Writing personalised proposals
- Mapping local business market to discover opportunities
- Approach possible customers to proactively develop business
- Work towards set targets
- Attend networking events to make contacts in the industry
Profile
The Ideal Event sales executive candidate will have:
- Previous luxury hotel sales experience
- Strong understanding of venue sales
- Ability to prioritise and organise tasks effectively
- Capable of working independently
- Well-spoken, strong communication
- Excellent telephone sales skills
- Resilient and able to work in a high pressure environment
Job Offer
The successful Event Sales executive candidate will receive
- Basic salary of £25k
- Non-capped commission
- 25 days holiday
- Benefits Package
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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