Apprenticeship - Sales Coordinator
Job Introduction
We are recruiting an Apprenticeship Sales Coordinator to be based at our Knebworth site. This is an exciting opportunity if you are looking to develop your career. The role will include but not limited to, pro-actively selling and promoting the venue and banqueting facilities by maximizing business from new and existing customers and gaining operational knowledge to enhance the sales process.
Our heritage is built on catering and hospitality experience and fuelled by our passion for exceptional food and service. For over 40 years we have been providing bespoke catering and hospitality services for sports stadia, racecourses, visitor, attractions, historic venues, major events and premium airline lounges. Recognised across the globe for hospitality, we help create exceptional moments at extraordinary events such as Royal Ascot, Tour de France and RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
For more information on the company see Careers in Sports and Leisure
Role Responsibility
- Exceed targets by providing customers with a motivating and exemplary sales experience
- Develop existing accounts and engage with them to increase their commitment.
- To research, identify and manage new market and account opportunities via daily research.
- Receiving, monitoring and action incoming enquiries and be the lead sales person for the business at all times
The Ideal Candidate
- Excellent telephone manner
- Excellent communication verbal & written skills
- Willing to learn and develop themselves
Package Description
Up to £18,000 depending on experience + benefits
About the Company
In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.
At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation.
We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.
We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.
