Job Title: Event Sales Executive
Salary: Dependent on experience
Location: Harrogate
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday although some weekends and additional hours may be required on occasions
Between ourselves and Yorkshire Event Centre, we welcome over 600 events a year which can be anything from small meetings to large conferences, trade and public exhibitions or weddings and gala dinners plus everything in between which means that no two days are ever the same. It’s a fast moving, vibrant environment that welcomes and encourages creativity and a place where flexible and enthusiastic people thrive.
About the role:
We are looking for the right person to join our passionate, creative, and hard-working team. You’ll need to be personable, confident, creative and have a desire to surprise and delight. Flexibility is important too, as the events we host can be anything from an exhibition to a conference or a wedding to a gala dinner, with everything in between.
This role would suit a sales/events coordinator with a hotel/venue background, however we are also open to considering individuals from another sector, if you have experience in sales and customer service skills. We will give the right person the skills and tools they need to thrive within our fun but dedicated team.
Why Apply:
- 12% employer contribution to pension scheme 3% employee
- 26 days holiday (excl. Bank holidays)
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and a GP helpline
- Subsidised private healthcare scheme
- Life assurance of 4x annual salary
- Staff discount in our local farm shop (Fodder)
- Complimentary Great Yorkshire Show tickets after qualifying period
- Free Parking
A Day in the Life:
- Build a rapport with potential clients to convert enquires into confirmed bookings.
- Dealing with clients from enquiry, contract, and finalising all details up to the day of the event
- Effectively upsell to increase the average sale value of each event.
- Build relationships with clients to encourage repeat business.
- Maintain all aspects of client files effectively and efficiently.
- Acting upon enquiries promptly
- Arranging & attending wow site inspections
- Pro-actively sourcing new business
- Maintaining the event diary & CRM system
- Attending team/promotional events across the UK
About you:
Essential Skills & Requirements:
- Excellent communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Amazing attention to detail
- Able to work using own initiative as well as working as part of a team
- Ability to prioritise and multitask
- Good time management
About us:
Pavilions of Harrogate and Yorkshire Event Centre are two award winning event venues located on the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate. We proudly help fund the charitable activities of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.
Please Note: due to the nature of the role, no sponsorship or relocation packages will be available for this position so all candidates must be eligible to both live and work in the UK to be considered.
If you like the sound of the role and want to join the Pavilions of Harrogate team hit APPLY or if you’d like to find out more info head over to our website to check us out!
If you’re uncertain if the role is right for you people with a background (or interest) in the following have excelled in the past: Event Assistant, Customer Services, Event Coordinator, Event Administrator, Exhibition Administration, Customer Assistant, Customer Administration, Event Sales, Sales Assistant, B2B, Events, Exhibition, Sales Executive, Sales Agent, Internal Sales Executive, Sales Consultant, Key Account Manager, Business Development Executive.
