Events Solutions Consultant

Federal Express Corporation; Austin (TX); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Events Solutions Consultant to drive sales in a hospitality-focused environment in Austin. The successful candidate will cultivate strong relationships with venue staff and ensure customer satisfaction while achieving defined sales targets. Experience in sales and customer service is essential, preferably with a background in the hospitality industry.

Benefits

Health, vision and dental insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 2+ years of sales and/or customer service experience required.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint required.
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent FedEx Office as the on-site sales and support expert.
• Drive revenue by making sales calls on hotels and convention facilities.
• Ensure customer and host property satisfaction throughout the sales process.

Skills

Sales

Customer Service

Communication

Organization

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Salesforce

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Position Summary

The Events Solutions Consultant (ESC) reports to a Manager Solutions Consultants and is an in-store sales professional in a Hospitality & Conventions (HC) location. This is a HC customer-focused position responsible for achieving and striving to exceed defined sales targets. The ESC also creates, cultivates and maintains outstanding relationships with hotel/convention center venue staff (especially within the sales and event services departments). The role encompasses extensive interaction with customers, hotel/ convention center contacts, and print decision makers on local sales calls, over the phone, via email and face-to-face. The ESC works with minimal supervision and interacts on a daily basis with customers, Store Managers, store team members, vendors and personnel of the HCO host facility toward accomplishing established business objectives.

Position Summary

The Events Solutions Consultant (ESC) reports to a Manager Solutions Consultants and is an in-store sales professional in a Hospitality & Conventions (HC) location. This is a HC customer-focused position responsible for achieving and striving to exceed defined sales targets. The ESC also creates, cultivates and maintains outstanding relationships with hotel/convention center venue staff (especially within the sales and event services departments). The role encompasses extensive interaction with customers, hotel/ convention center contacts, and print decision makers on local sales calls, over the phone, via email and face-to-face. The ESC works with minimal supervision and interacts on a daily basis with customers, Store Managers, store team members, vendors and personnel of the HCO host facility toward accomplishing established business objectives.

General Duties And Responsibilities

(This is a representative list of the general duties the position may be asked to perform, and is not intended to be all-inclusive)

Represent FedEx Office (FXO) as the on-site sales and support expert for event managers and other key event participants throughout all phases of events

Demonstrate consultative behaviors to ensure friendly, polite, and expert service is delivered to customers and host properties; selling efforts should reflect excellent professionalism, thoughtful research, consistent follow-through and persistence

Represent FXO by attending key department meetings, site visits, planning meetings and pre-convention meetings in the HCO host facility which may include making presentations on FXO’s product and service offerings to decision makers

Act as FXO’s primary relationship owner for the Sales and Event Services teams within the host venue, hold product/service overview presentations with these and other departments/leaders within the host venue to ensure (1) each department understands FXO’s products/services and (2) venue employees act as enthusiastic advocates for FXO within their property

Ensure customer and host property satisfaction throughout the entire sales process (pre-event and post-event activities) as defined by the HCO program

Drive revenue at assigned HCO stores by making sales calls on nearby hotels and convention facilities to identify and secure new revenue opportunities, delivering capabilities presentations in host locations, pre-event selling, on-demand support, post-event follow up and sharing information with other ESCs

Share leads for upcoming convention/ events in other venues across FXO network

Take complex job orders and provide quotes to meeting and event planners or show managers; follow up on bids

Monitor the quality and timeliness of all convention/ event-related work ordered and produced to ensure customer satisfaction

Initiate timely contact with future groups via email and phone calls at the time of booking confirmation

Review strategies, activities and performance to goals weekly with the Supervisor; attend sales calls and host property meetings with Manager

Implements established marketing plans and sales strategies, as assigned

Maintains accurate customer relationship management (CRM) system data, including daily activities and account updates

Meet or exceed activity standards as established by the HCO program including supporting multiple HCO locations

Follow FedEx Office standard operating procedures as well as adhering to Legal, HR, safety and security policies and procedures

Maximize the FedEx value delivered to each and every customer by working cross functionally within FXO, Services and the other FedEx Operating companies

All Other Duties As Needed Or Required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

High School Diploma or equivalent education

2+ years sales and/or customer service experience required

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint required

Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills including experience presenting to customer groups

Prior Experience In The Hospitality Industry, Preferred

Must present a personal professional image

Demonstrated presentation skills to external customers

Proven strong organization and planning skills

Proven skills and aptitude to excel in a customer-focused and results-driven environment

Essential Functions

Ability to travel as required in order to meet with customers, vendors, other team members, and/or other business necessities

Ability, on a consistent basis, to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods of time

Ability, on a consistent basis, to read and interpret documents and instructions from customers, vendors, and other team members

Ability, on a consistent basis, to communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and other team members

Ability, on a consistent basis, to perform work activities requiring cooperation and instruction

Ability, on a consistent basis, to function in a fast-paced environment, under substantial pressure

Ability, on a consistent basis, to work within the appropriate level of independence

Ability, on a consistent basis, to report regularly to work and maintain established business hours in order to support the FedEx Office business; regular attendance and/or reporting could include regular attendance at a physical location and/or maintaining established business hours depending on the scope and nature of the position

Preferred Qualifications: sales professional who has 3-5 years’ experience in customer/client development, consultation & retention. candidate should have experience in hotel events and branding. Candidate should have a strong working knowledge of Salesforce and Office 365. They should be able to work independently while forging strong relations with internal partners.

Pay Transparency: This compensation range is provided as a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary range for this role across all potential locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the range is a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary for the lowest level to the current starting salary of the highest level. Actual starting pay would be determined by experience relative to the job, market level, pay at the location for this job and other job-related factors permitted by law. An employee may be eligible for additional pay, premiums, or bonus potential. The Company offers eligible employees health, vision and dental insurance, retirement, and tuition reimbursement.

Pay: $21.14/hour - $25.37/hour

Additional Details

Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact [e-mail].

Applicants Have Rights Under Federal Employment Laws

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• Pay Transparency
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act
  
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales

• Industries

  Freight and Package Transportation

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