Event Planner

Company of Cooks; England; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in London is seeking an experienced Event Planner. You will manage events across various venues, liaise with vendors, and ensure high-quality delivery. Ideal candidates should have a background in high-end hospitality and strong multitasking abilities. The role offers a competitive salary of £40,000 and various perks including personal development opportunities and healthcare support.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Access to Healthcare Support App

Wellbeing strategy

Regular social events

Holiday purchase scheme

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience in event planning and high-end hospitality.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• A keen eye for social media content and detail.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage events across multiple venues.
• Liaise with vendors, manage logistics and operations.
• Develop relationships with key clients and oversee event delivery.

Skills

Event management

Creative thinking

Negotiation skills

Logistics management

Client relationship building

Attention to detail

Job description

We are Company of Cooks, and we believe brilliant food and drink starts with brilliant people. For over 25 years, we’ve been part of some of the UK’s most loved cultural destinations, from historic palaces and botanical gardens to buzzing galleries and performance spaces, running the cafés, restaurants, bars and events that bring these incredible places to life.

Our values - Craft, Creativity and Community - guide everything we do. They shape how we work together, how we support our partners, and how we make each guest feel welcome. If you care about food, people and doing things properly, you’ll feel right at home here.

Wherever we are, we do more than serve. We bring places to life through food, service and creativity and we’re looking for a Event Planner to join our team in London.

Location: Central London Venues

Rate of Pay: £40,000 per annum

Working Pattern: Predominately Monday - Friday 9 - 5, some evening and weekend availability to oversee events.

Key Responsibilities:

• Event planner working across multiple venues
• Creative ideas sessions and implementing event plans and concepts with clients
• Liaising and negotiating with external vendors as and when required
• Handling logistics and all operational management of the event from contracted stage to completion, including booking staffing and equipment
• Updating senior management and attending regular events meetings with the client teams
• Writing and distributing post-event reports
• Responsible for the event P&L and month- end accounting and reporting
• Site visits and walk arounds
• Being an ambassador for Company of Cooks
• Seeing opportunities for event bookers to be introduced to the rest of our portfolio through eve
• Developing key client relationships, including regular communication with the lead client where appropriate
• Keeping up to date with latest trends in events and hospitality using this to influence upselling and higher spends
• A leading role in the planning and delivery of our company events, including client dinners and quarterly sector informative sessions
• Expect each day to be different and present a new challenge

About you:

• An experienced event professional with an understanding of unique venues and high-end hospitality
• An ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Receptive to learning processes, systems and eager to jump straight in to new environments
• A keen eye for detail that extends to social media, with the ability to capture simple content
• An enthusiastic team player, willing to go the extra mile and exceed expectations
• A creative who also has a solid understanding of profit and loss accounts and is data-driven

What's in it for you?

Working with Company Of Cooks has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers