Events Coordinator - Forest Row, East Sussex

Overview

Monday to Friday and Saturdays on a rota basis

A wonderful opportunity to join a small friendly events sales team in the hear of Ashdown Forest as an Events Coordinator. The role will deal proactively with all sales enquiries including weddings, social functions and conferences, ensuring conversion of these. You will meet and build relationships with customers, produce event proposals, contracts and invoices as required, taking ownership of projects and seeing them through to execution. Working as part of a team, you must have excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with a range of departments to ensure continuity of service for the customer.
 

Key Attributes/Experience

• Experience in an events role, ideally within a luxury venue
• Excellent communication skills
• Sales focused with particular aptitude for closing and upselling
• Administration & IT skills, including computer literacy and familiarity with database/booking packages
• Attention to detail, professional manner and good understanding of confidentiality issues
• Able to use initiative and remain calm under pressure
• Opera PMS experience is a bonus