Wedding & Events Sales Executive

Are you an organised and proactive individual with a passion for Sales?

Do you love seeing a plan come together? Knowing that your efforts and organisation have assisted in the success of someone’s big day?! If so, say “YES” and apply today.

Stoke by Nayland Resort is an award-winning company looking for a Wedding and Events Sales Executive to join its growing team.

Reporting to our Wedding & Events Team Leader, you will be responsible for wedding and event sales within the company. We are looking for a pragmatic individual who can build guest relationships and keep calm in a fast-paced environment, with an ability to build relationships to produce successful sales and events.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Achieving sales of wedding and events for the Resort, based on targets and KPIs
• Completing a smooth handover to produce and send initial contracts/function sheets to clients
• Meeting clients as requested to discuss arrangements and invite clients to view facilities
• Attending and completing all planning meetings
• Amending and reviewing all function sheets as and when required with the client
• Working closely with all departments to maximise service opportunities
• Identifying and reporting on business opportunities in target markets
• Conducting social/wedding sales appointments on weekends and evenings as required
• Using creativity to offer clients innovative solutions to add value, delivered through expertise and experience in large events planning
• Ensuring all accounting-related aspects of each booking are acted upon and accurate
• Assisting with the Hotel’s Wedding Fayres and Open Evenings
• Attending internal function and operations meetings to discuss upcoming events
• Ensuring a smooth handover from the Events Team to the Front of House team
• Meeting and greeting clients on the day for large events
• Making feedback calls post-event for possible rebooking
• Delivering against Key Performance Indicators and reporting across conferences, golf days, events and weddings

The ideal candidate will:

• Have the ability to grow relationships to produce sales
• Have great communication skills
• Be customer focused
• Have great attention to detail
• Have a head for figures and the ability to accurately document costings
• Have a pragmatic approach to their work
• Great problem-solving skills
• Have the ability to work to clear deadlines

Experience:

• • Sales: 1 year (preferred)

Salary may be negotiable if the correct candidate should apply.

Due to a high volume of applications, we’re unfortunately not able to respond to everyone. If you have not received a response within 7 working days, you have not been successful on this occasion.

Thank you for taking the time to apply, and please keep checking our careers page for more exciting opportunities to work with us.

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time