CONFERENCE, SALES & EVENTS COORDINATOR

CONFERENCE, SALES, AND EVENTS COORDINATOR
WOKING
£30K+
The Client
Our client is an elegant mansion set in the beautiful countryside of Surrey surrounded by woodland and formal gardens, only minutes from the centre of Woking.
Having undergone significant refurbishment, it now offers a dedicated 10,000sq ft ballroom to host 300+ for functions and events. A stunning conference, meetings and wedding venue, 67 bedrooms, serviced offices and guest gym.
The Role
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Sales, Conference and Events Coordinator to join the team reporting directly to the Sales Manager - This critical role will be varied and suit a dedicated and highly organised person who can work on their own initiative.
Hours are 45 hours per week - Some Weekends and Evenings May be required.
Requirements
We are ideally looking for someone that has previous experience working in a similar role and has been working within the Hotel or a similar venue previously.
The ideal candidate will be highly customer focused team player with a positive demeanour and can-do attitude. The ability to work under pressure whilst displaying a keen eye for detail and excellent communication are key to this role alongside a warm and genuine approach.
Key Responsibilities

• Responding to and sending proposals to conference & event enquiries
• Following up on enquiries, and conducting showrounds (both pre-booked and walk in s) to company standards to convert enquiries into bookings, whilst ensuring the commerciality of each event via optimum diary management
• Completion of conference & events contracts with highest level of accuracy to ensure a superior customer experience and overall successful event
• Plan & execute details of the events via function sheets in a timely and highly accurate manner, from enquiry through to completion whilst working closely with both the wider sales and operational teams including the Operations Team running the event on the day
• Assisting with planning and hosting of Open Evenings & other similar promotional events.
• Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers
• Key qualities and experience
• Previous experience in a similar role
• Good knowledge of OPERA is an advantage, but not essential
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Creative originality and new ideas highly valued
• Well organised with high attention to detail
• Well presented

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Fantastic Internal Development/ Promotional Opportunities
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

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