Wedding and Events Coordinator

The Commercial Hotel; Biggar; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real Living Wage

10% service charge

Free meals on shift

Wellbeing services

Learning and development opportunities

Profit sharing after 1 year

Job summary

The Commercial Hotel in Biggar is seeking an exceptional individual to lead the planning, co-ordination and evaluation of weddings and events. You will balance delivering what couples want with operational efficiency and profitability for the venue and company.

As a W&E Sales Co-ordinator you will communicate effectively across platforms, upsell to guests, and work toward clear targets while delivering outstanding guest experiences. The role offers a competitive wage and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and coordinating events, especially weddings.
• Strong communication skills across multiple platforms.
• Sales focus with target-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination and evaluation of weddings/events.
• Ensure guest needs are exceeded while maintaining profitability.
• Upsell to guests and achieve targets through service and communication.

Skills

Sales

Event planning

Job description

We’re about much more than hospitality! We’re striving to make life better for people – whether they are team, guests or community, through our everyday actions and decisions. Our team care for others, bring their best and help us move forward, whatever job they do.

Do you love the romance and buzz of delivering a couple's wedding for them?

Would you like to work for a company that put team above all else and pay the Real Living Wage?

We are looking for an exceptional individual providing leadership in the planning, co-ordination and evaluation of events ensuring our guests needs are exceeded. They are flexible in their approach reaching a fine balance between providing what every couple wants at their wedding/event and ensuring operational efficiency and profitability for the venue and company.

As a W&E Sales Co-Ordinator they understand the importance of effective and timely communication on a variety of platforms and also have a good understanding of the operational requirements of running events. Sales is at the heart of what our Sales Co-ordinators are good at, they are regularly overheard upselling to the guests and know exactly what their targets are and what they are doing to achieve them.

We pay a fair wage – with our hourly pay being higher than the Government rates, at a minimum. Your earnings will be further enhanced by our 10% service charges and other tips that guests leave – with 100% of tips being retained by the team.

We make life better for our team by:

• Offering great perks and benefits to be enjoyed by you and your family!
• Sharing our profits with you after 1 year of service
• Giving you free meals, soft drinks and hot drinks on shift
• Listening to our team via surveys and feedback sessions
• Offering free wellbeing services and resources, for help whenever you need it
• Creating great learning and development opportunities to support your career