Event Coordinator

5G-Starlink Pte.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading event management firm based in Singapore is seeking an Event Coordinator to enhance the performance of the events sales team. This role entails driving sales initiatives, managing customer queries, and working closely with various teams to achieve sales objectives. The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years of sales experience, robust interpersonal skills, and a proactive approach to identifying new business opportunities. You will thrive in a dynamic environment and contribute significantly to successful event outcomes.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years working within a sales environment preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
• Computer literate and capable of handling technical product information.

Responsibilities

• Maximize the effectiveness of the events sales team.
• Drive uptake of promotional initiatives across various event channels.
• Work closely with sales and marketing teams to achieve objectives.

Skills

Sales experience

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Ability to follow up leads

Job description

Event Sales, Event Assistant, Events Planning, Sales Implementation and Marketing Communications experience is an advantage.

Purpose Of The Event Coordinator

To maximize the effectiveness of the events sales team by producing high quality customers for our clients and working as part of a team to support and have personal accountability for driving successful sales and marketing goals.

The role provides a high level of sales support to customers by ensuring all queries are responded to in an efficient, professional and timely manner. You will help develop new and existing opportunities and commercial sales relations for our clients.

Major Tasks And Responsibilities As An Event Coordinator

• Follow up with customers to drive uptake of promotional initiatives across all private and public sector event channels
• Identify opportunities and implement sales strategies
• Proactively follow up leads generated from events
• Use of initiative to identify and follow up opportunities with customers
• Generate new business for our clients
• Work closely with the sales and marketing teams to achieve sales objectives
• Discuss commercial terms or promotional details to potential customers
• Contribute to the team performance by sharing information and implementing best practices

Job Requirements

Event Coordinator Requirements

• Knowledge, skills and experience
• Computer literate / keyboard skills
• Highly desirable: 1-2 years working within a sales environment preferably
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• High degree of accuracy
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize issues
• Previous experience with customer databases (ideally)
• Must be able to deal with technical product information
• Ability to adapt procedures to a new and more effective way of working (in relation primarily to customer management and promotional activity support)

People Skills

• Ability to build strong working relationships (internal/external)
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written
• Ability to persuade, influence and negotiate effectively at all levels

Disposition and personality

• Determined
• Professional communicator
• Reliable
• Sociable

Our Ideal Applicant Will Be

• Self-motivated
• Achievement orientated
• Ability to use own initiative
• Ability to perform effectively when there are pressure peaks
• Sets high standards and consistently achieves them

Geography

• Must be within comfortable commuting distance to our Midtown Manhattan location