Sales and Event Coordinator
Meridian Grand is a luxury weddings, conference and events venue in North London. The venue specialises in high-end weddings in the Asian, Jewish, African and Turkish markets. We are currently recruiting for a bright and motivated individual with a proven track record in sales and event management to fill a vacancy for an Events Coordinator.
At Meridian Grand, we believe “Teamwork makes Dream Work”. We seek individuals who, in addition to having a passion for events, enjoy working in a team and have a “can-do” attitude.
The primary objectives of the role are to create a positive reputation for the venue, create sales, upsell services, manage events and maintain positive relationships with prospective, clients, current clients and suppliers.
The most important aspect of fulfilling the job requirements is passion for working in Weddings and Events, and commitment / enthusiasm for meeting the needs of the business. You are responsible for meeting a monthly and annual sales target by responding to all in-coming enquiries to the events team, writing proposals, meeting clients, converting viewings into bookings and coordinating all details relating to the event.

In-coming enquiries

• To respond quickly and efficiently to all in-coming sales enquiries, by telephone and email, preparing brochures and emails as required
• To follow up all enquiries, preparing proposals where necessary, and facilitating show-rounds with potential clients to show them our facilities
• Contracting bookings and liaising with accounts to raising invoices / payment schedules
• Co-ordinating details for the client, including food and beverage, AV equipment, entertainment, themes and sundry items from a list of Meridian Grand’s approved supplier list.
• Promotion of our facilities to new and existing clients through a pro-active approach to sales
• Promotion of our venue through live feed on website and social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Snapchat, as well as any other new medium
• Responding to and co-ordinating all internal meeting requests
• Assisting in implementing the sales strategy as set by the Sales manager in association with the in house caterers; including strategies for encouraging repeat business and up-selling with sundry services

Event Coordination

• To produce fully comprehensive function sheets
• To manage events by briefing security and staff at the beginning of the event, looking after needs of the client and ensuring each member responsible for executing the relevant part of the running order does so in a timely and professional manner.

Administration

• To ensure all inquiries are logged onto events software
• To ensure all proposals are filed correctly
• To liaise at all times with all team members and work as a team to reach targets set by the Sales Manager
• To encourage repeat business by networking with current clients and their family members
• To provide input and ideas into marketing initiatives and subsequently promote these initiatives and monitor responses