About us:

We provide luxury marquees and event management for weddings and events. We pride ourselves on consistent, outstanding service and customer care, striving to exceed expectations at every possible opportunity. We do not do packages, every event is different, and each as special as the next – delivering in excess of 100 events a year, we are looking for an experienced sales executive to join our team.

 

About you:

You will have the ability to create and build relationships, with strong attention to detail. You will be able to manage multiple clients and tasks on a daily basis, all with an understanding of the process involved in planning and booking a wedding or event.

Most importantly, you must have the ambition to learn, develop your skills and influence one of the most important day in someone’s life!

 

The Role:

• Confident sales approach, with the ability to be original and offer solutions.
• Manage bookings from initial enquiry through to creating invoices and gaining feedback.
• Ensure excellent management of all pre- and post-event communications.
• Working with our event planner, operations teams and directors to, ensure that all stages of the client journey is delivered in precise and efficient process.
• Identify areas of upselling opportunity and be proactive in increasing revenue generation for all areas of the business.
• Liaise with key suppliers, build partnerships with 3rd party supplier and ensure strong working relationships with each of them.
• Adjust marketing functions to suit trends, demand and opportunities.
• 3+ years’ experience in wedding / event planning and or sales
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Tech savvy: confident in using Microsoft Office.
• Ability to maintain calm and professional during busy periods, whilst identifying and tackling issues that may arise in advance.
• Excellent personal presentation and time management skills.
• A team player!

 

• Working Monday to Friday – 9am – 5.30pm
• Start date: ASAP
• Our office is based in Edenhall, Penrith.
• Closing date: 15^th May 2021

 

In return we will offer the successful candidate:

• A competitive salary, depending on experience.
• Commission structure
• 24 days annual leave
• Company Pension

 

For more information, and to learn about us, please visit our website www.originalmarquees.co.uk

Or visit our Instagram page: originalmarquees

 

To apply, please send your CV, and covering letter to alex@originalmarquees.co.uk. Applications will be acknowledged within two working days.