Origin RPM Event Sales Manager Edinburgh   £18,000 plus up to 10% OTE

Origin RPM’s client, Scotland’s fastest growing Corporate Conference and Accommodation Agent, is one of integrity and strong values. Consistently exceeding customer expectations underpins the ethos of the company, and this is what will always remain at the heart of our business. This is a vibrant, dynamic, and fast-paced organisation with great opportunities for a hardworking, customer-focussed, and passionate individual eager to progress a career within an Event Sales role.  

The Role: 

• Predominantly to build up the productivity of a large client portfolio
• Strong focus on following up sales leads/opportunities within existing/new accounts
• Developing the spend and growth of each client/account
• Developing and nurturing genuine client relationships through personal contact and exceeding client expectations every time
• Dealing with all client requests from taking event brief, to negotiating with venues/suppliers and devising proposals, to liaising with suppliers and clients to ensure faultless organisation and event execution (note: no onsite event management)
• High level of office based sales (involves cold to warm calls, securing meetings, closing business, getting enquiries, finding new contacts) and paperwork relating to events
• Opportunity to create own focus and client portfolio through strong initial sales work 

The Person: 

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate and possess all of the following: 

• Experience in pro-active Event Sales/Account Management role or similar and/or strong administrative background looking for a move into event sales
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills
• Faultless attention to detail
• A genuine love of customers and passion to exceed their expectations
• Evidence of instinctively and consistently going the extra mile
• Self-motivated willingness to put the work in that is required to be the very best you can be and progress your career in the company
• Naturally using own initiative with a lot of ‘get up and go’
• Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and meet targets
• Naturally bright, mature, strong, quick, instinctive and hard working 

The following is also desirable but not essential: 

• Proven track record within sales and/or corporate events
• Over 2 years’ experience in Hospitality/Conference sales or similar
• Educated to degree level with 2.1 or better 

The Package: 

• £18,000 per annum plus up to 10% OTE
• Extensive, continual coaching and on the job training
• Desirable client portfolio
• Career enhancement opportunities 

To apply: 

If this is the right job for you, please get in touch now via the APPLY button below. Successful candidates will be contacted within 14 days. 

Job Reference:   ORI2106

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