Sales & Event Coordinator

Northbrook Park; Farnham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Northbrook Park is seeking a Wedding Co-Ordinator to join the sales team. You will handle wedding enquiries, maintain client relationships and ensure smooth communication from first contact to the big day.

You should have a warm, personable nature, strong planning and organisational skills, and a proven sales background in weddings. Weekend work is required and a UK work clearance is needed. Salary from 29,000 + commission.

Qualifications

• 2+ years sales background (essential)
• 2+ years’ experience in weddings and events (essential)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Flexibility to work some weekends

Responsibilities

• Respond to wedding enquiries and record them in the tracker
• Carry out chase emails and calls following enquiries
• Hold final details meetings with couples prior to their big day
• Support in hitting monthly sales targets
• Answer phones and answer questions from current or future couples
• Assist the venue with operational support as needed

Skills

Sales experience

Wedding & events experience

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Northbrook Park is a country estate wedding venue located on the border of Surrey and Hampshire. The property has 2 impressive event rooms for any size or style wedding ceremony, breakfast or reception up to 250 guests. We are a dry hire venue that offers weddings throughout the entire year on every day of the week.

As a Dry hire venue, we offer venue only and all other aspects of the weddings are sourced externally (including catering). The office team therefore oversee the day-to-day running's but do not coordinate or manage the operations.

The role…

We have a superb opportunity for a Wedding Co-Ordinator to join the sales team. You will be required to handle wedding enquiries. You should have a warm, personable nature, a can do attitude and an exceptional eye for detail. You will be confident, enjoy client relationship building and have clear planning and organisational skills. You will also be passionate, driven and focused on achieving optimum results with a proactive approach to your work. Excellent communication skills both written and spoken are an essential. Previous wedding and sales experience is preferred.

You will be responsible for...

• Responding to wedding enquiries and using the tracker to record them
• Carrying out all chase emails and calls following the enquiries
• Holding final details meetings with couples prior to their big day
• Supporting in hitting the monthly sales targets
• Answering the phones and any questions that current or future couples might have
• Assisting the venue with any operational support they might need

Requirements:

• Flexibility in working hours. You will be required to work some weekends.
• A passion for sales
• A bubbly personality and confidence in talking on the phone!
• A minimum of 2 years sales background (essential)
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in weddings and events (essential)

If you feel you have the skills and ambition we are looking for to join Northbrook Park, then please apply with a full and up to date CV below.

Please note only those eligible to work in the UK or have a valid UK work permit/visa will be considered for this vacancy.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Salary: From 29,000 depending on experience + Commission