Conference and Events Sales Executive - Lysaght Institute, Newport
- Recruiter
- Linc-Cymru Housing Association Ltd
- Location
- All UK
- Salary
- £18000 - £18000 Per Annum £18,000.00pa
- Posted
- 18 Mar 2019
- Closes
- 15 Apr 2019
- Ref
- Conference and Events Sales Executive,
- Contact
- Sara Edwards
- Sectors
- Business Opportunities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Conference and Events Sales Executive
40 Hours Per Week
Lysaght Institute, Newport
Permanent Position
£18,000.00pa
The Lysaght Institute is one of Newport's most iconic venues offering a high-quality service in facilitating corporate, celebration and wedding events. We offer a stunning backdrop, complete with suppliers to cater for all our events and conferencing requirements.
Fitted with state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment, our facilities include small to large sized 1920s Art Deco style function rooms, original balconies, and beautifully landscaped gardens.
The newly refurbished venue has gone from strength to strength and is now a renowned Events Centre to Meet, Learn and Celebrate!
About the Role & our Ideal Candidate...
Our ideal candidate will be confident, organised with excellent sales skills, be able to build strong relationships with our customers.
As a Conference and Events Sales Executive, you will be required to maximise revenue opportunities in the areas of conferences and events by driving sales leads and increasing conversions. The Conference and Events Sales Exec will interact frequently with guests and customers with the intention of earning repeat and expanded business.
To be a good conference salesperson you'll need to demonstrate excellent sales skills, good organisational and administration skills and attention to detail.
Customer service is important to Lysaght. You must be committed to delivering a high level of customer service and have a positive can do approach.
You will be the voice of Lysaght so good communication and people skills and a good telephone manner is vital.
You will specialise in sales and take on the sales duties as part of a more general role including marketing and operations, which could range from international trade shows and weddings to smaller, local conferences and events. While your role will involve selling space to customers, either by telephone or face-to-face, you'll also be responsible for arranging events and reporting to the Venue manager.
While wearing your marketing hat, you'll also have to research the level of interest in an event, find suitable rooms and dates at Lysaght, generate publicity and working with management, oversee the design and printing of tickets, posters and other promotional items.
You will be mainly office-based and spend a lot of time on the telephone. However, you may need to travel from time to time to meet potential customers.
Whatever qualifications or experience currently you have, you will find it useful to have experience of selling events or a background in a related industry, such as hotel conferences and banqueting, travel, sales, marketing or public relations.
Once you are working in the conference and event industry, you may also be able to gain the following work-based qualifications;
• Hospitality Wales Food & Beverage Service Management – Level 4 Diploma
• Hospitality Wales Supervision and Leadership – Level 3 Diploma.
It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities.
· Demonstrated previous experience working in the Conference and Events function
· Knowledge of the hotel management systems
· Qualification, degree, or certification in a relevant field
Making Your Application….
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 7 April @ 11:59, however should we identify the ideal candidate sooner, then we reserve the right to close the advert sooner.