Sales and Events Administrator

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

We have a great opportunity for a sales professional to join a forward thinking company where your hard work is rewarded. As the Sales and Events Administrator, you will provide administration support to the sales team and exceed targets by providing clients with a motivating and exemplary sales experience and utilise all elements of the sales engine to ensure you are delivering a high performing sales culture. This includes understanding and living our sales values and competencies and following company standards of performance.

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

• To produce accurate communication ensuring departments and customers are kept updated in a timely manner for effective service delivery

• To produce written confirmations and quotations for clients

• Ensure accurate and up to date customer records are maintained

• Ensure that H&S working practices are adhered to at all times

• Ensure compliance with brand standards

• Develop and maintain excellent product knowledge

• Identify new accounts and contacts to develop sales leads

• Attend client events

The Ideal Candidate

• A good researcher, negotiator, and client focussed approach

• Excellent communication verbal & written skills

• Excellent business relationship building skills and understanding of customer needs

• Willingness to learn and develop under guidance

Package Description

Up to £21,000 depending on experience + bonus + benefits

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 37,000 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 age, disability, gender, transgender, marital or family status, race or ethnicity, religious belief of sexual orientation are welcome to and included within our business.

Salary	Up to £21,000
Frequency	Annual
Job Reference	SDX/TP/RF4013/SL
Contract Type	Permanent – Full Time
Closing Date	20 November, 2019
Job Category	Sales/Business Development
Business Unit	UK Sodexo Live
Location	London, England
Posted on	06 November, 2019

Add to watchlist
Print this job
Refer a friend for this job

Your name (required)

Your email address (required)

Receiver name (required)

Your friend's email address (required)

This form is protected by Google reCAPTCHA. By using this form you agree to the Google Privacy Policy and Google Terms of Use.