Sales & Event Manager - London

Sales & Event Manager

Location Vintners' Hall

Salary 30,000

Searcys is the longest-running independent catering company in Britain. Our Vision is to be the hospitality partner of choice to British cultural and heritage markets. Design and deliver bespoke food and drink concepts with personality, run the best Champagne bars with a British twist and become a 'London thing to do'.

Vintners' Hall is one of the Great 12 Livery Companies in the City of London, based on the north side of Southwark Bridge on Upper Thames Street. The Vintners' Company are steeped in history and tradition going back to the Doomsday Book and pride themselves of being one of the premium Livery Companies in the City of London.

Key Responsibilities:

To develop and maintain relationships with existing clients

To gain a full understanding of the Worshipful Companies events and requirements

To proactively identify new opportunities

To manage and maintain a clean database

To take incoming enquiries in accordance with Searcy standards and procedures

To provide weekly sales update along with update financial reporting

To update website and social media when required

To manage the event diary in line with Searcys operating procedures

To prepare proposals for new enquiries and any additional administration including pre-event payment collection

Monitor and respond to customer feedback

To fully coordinate the event up to the day of arrival when required

To produce clear and concise function sheets in accordance with company standards and procedures

To provide a clear and concise handover to the operations team

To communicate clearly with the kitchen team with regards to menus

To organise and host menu tastings and up-sell where possible

To conduct show rounds and proactively convert

To organise and host promotional events

Experience/skills required:

• Proven experience of coordinating of events to the highest of standards
• Excellent product knowledge
• Strong business acumen
• Excellent communication skills, internally and externally
• Responds quickly to drive business through periods of low demand
• Takes the initiative
• Excellent time management
• Supportive / Team player
• Financially astute
• Proactive in all sales and marketing activities
• Strong presentation skills
• Target driven
• An understanding of Livery is preferred but not compulsory

Alongside working within some of the most iconic venues within the UK, with the very best teams, we also offer great benefits alongside your career, which include:

• 50% discount across Searcys venues
• Enrolment into the Searcys pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave (dependant on job role)
• Access to everyday discounts and communication portal
• Employee assistance programme
• Enrolment into Searcys Champagne School
• Meals provided on shift when working within one of our venue.

Searcys Learning & Development:

Searcys has a full blended learning programme that includes formal qualifications, classroom training, eLearning and on the job training. We are proud of the investment we make in developing our people to raise their standards to be the best they can be.

Everyone who joins Searcys will attend our induction where they learn more about us and be supported throughout their journey with us. We invest in development opportunities and are looking to recruit, train and retain the best people for our own future talent.