Conference & Events Sales Executive
- Recruiter
- Colchester United Football Club
- Location
- Colchester
- Salary
- 15000.00 - 18000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 02 Sep 2014
- Closes
- 09 Sep 2014
- Sectors
- Graduate & Internship, Sales Graduate
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Colchester United are one of the most progressive football clubs in the Football League and operate one of the most successful conference & events venues in the region.
To continue this growth Colchester United are looking for a very pro-active sales person to join the busy conference and events sales team in a role to promote and sell the facilities to new customers.
Job Description:
Working within the Conference & Events Team, you will maximise revenues for the business by driving sales activity and maximising utilisation of the facilities on non match days. Working to daily call time targets and monthly revenue targets selling a broad product portfolio including conferences, room hire & events into a mix of existing accounts and new business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensuring call and sales targets are met and bookings achieved through proactive telephone work and face to face sales meetings
- Identifying new contacts and developing sales leads
- Contacting and qualifying commercial sales opportunities, ensuring that enquiries are converted into confirmed business
- Ensuring customer satisfaction and resolving outstanding issues to ensure repeat business
Personal Specification:
- Sales driven with a desire to succeed
- Previous successful experience achieving targets in a similar sales environment including cold calling
- Flexibility within role and must be available to work scheduled hours, including some weekends and evenings
- Target oriented and sales focussed
- Excellent communicator with strong customer service and interpersonal skills
- Dedicated to offering first class service
- Able to work under pressure whilst maintaining professionalism
Hours of Work:
40 hours per week, some weekends and evenings.
Salary:
Basic up to GBP15K with a performance related bonus - OTE GBP18K