Event Sales Executive

Job Title: Event Sales Executive
Location: Firle, East Sussex
Salary: £8.50 per Hour + Uncapped Commission

Our Client:

They are a highly focused and experienced events management team. They love their work and their sole purpose is to deliver events hassle-free stress-free. Great events take great planning!

The Event Sales Executive Job:

They are currently looking for an enthusiastic and focused person to join their event sales team. They are looking for an individual who wants to achieve success within the competitive and fast moving event sales industry.

This role involves selling, organising and delivering first class experiences and events. You will need to be customer focused and respond to all enquiries in a timely, confident and professional manner in order to maximise sales conversion. You will need to sell events over the telephone directly to customers and make outgoing calls to progress existing event proposals.

Event Sales Executive Main Duties:

• See events through from initial enquiry, to booking and completion with the relevant suppliers
• To answer calls and make outgoing calls to progress existing event proposals
• To sell the right product to the right customer and create inspiring itineraries for clients to fulfil their needs, whether it be a single activity or a whole weekend of activities
• To communicate a high quality service to prospective clients

The Person:

• You will have a natural sales ability
• You will have excellent administration skills, be well organised and efficient with excellent time management skills
• A confident communicator, you will be happy to liaise with clients, colleagues and suppliers
• Ability to work on your own initiative as well as being a good team player
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Word and Excel. Experience of Photoshop would be an advantage
• Good research and internet skills
• Attention to detail
• You will actively seek referrals, recommendations and extra sales & business opportunities
• You will have a sense of humour

Skills & Experience:

• Experience essential, you will have events sales experience. Or similar transferable experience
• You will be target and goal driven
• Overseas travel experience as an independent traveller (a bonus but not essential)
• Tour operator (a bonus but not essential)

The Salary:

• £8.50 per Hour with Uncapped Commission
• Other successful sales staff have enjoyed over £25,000-£30,000 + per Annum

Interview and Application Process:

• Initial Application and CV review
• Telephone interview
• Invitation to attend 1st interview
• Invitation to attend a short trial period, 2hours max
• You will be contracted for 1-3 months on a trial period

Please note their address - they work in a beautiful Barn in Firle, East Sussex, you must be confident that you have no travel / commuting issues.

Please apply online with your CV and a covering letter stating why you would like to work for them.

Please note that due to the amount of CV's they receive it may not be possible to reply to all of them, however they do appreciate your interest. No agencies please.

Please check your email for confirmation that your application has been received and to follow further instructions if applicable.