Wedding & Events Coordinator - Bisham Abbey

£19,000 - £21,000 per annum

Job type: Permanent

Bisham Abbey are looking to hire a full-time wedding & events coordinator to join their team on a permanent basis.

As a weddings coordinator, the purpose of the role will be to support an effective and efficient onsite sales and delivery for weddings, functions and corporate events.

On a day to day basis, the some of the successful candidate’s duties and responsibilities will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Responding to inbound enquiries.
• Where appropriate, create new sales opportunities, maintain relationships and establish new business.
• Responsibility for wedding planning, conference & party business along with private dining reservations.
• Conducting initial venue tours with prospective couples/corporate clients, planning meetings with guests and having ongoing contact with them until their event day.
• Delivering the client's vision for the event.
• Creating event schedules and function sheets, ensuring all details are listed and specific requirements handed over to the relevant departments.
• Planning the event menu ensuring coordination with kitchen and chef team.
• To be confident in up selling and making recommendations through strong product knowledge and maximising sales opportunities.
• Looking at ways to bring in new business, supporting marketing activity

Bisham Abbey are looking to hear from candidates who are able to develop strong working relationships with customers, have good communication skills and are able to adapt their approach to the customer.

If the above sounds like you and you are looking for a new challenge as a wedding & events coordinator, please apply at the nearest convenience.

Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. On occasion we receive significantly more applicants than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application should the closing date of the advertisement be brought forward. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.