Events Sales

Job description / Role

- Daily duties are outbound calls to potential customers.
-Work creatively to bring about awareness of event opportunities
- Attend events in order to build customer relationships, content knowledge and cross sell future events.
- Work with clients to plan and coordinate details of events.
- Ensure successful event execution by our operations team.
- Develop strong relationships with customers to drive higher sales.
- Liaise directly with exhibitors, sponsors and partners before, during and after the event.
- Work with manager to help with the coordination and implementation of logistics planning in the lead up to events
- Market, schedule and manage a high volume of meeting reservations, room selection, room layout changes and catering needs for use by campus and outside organizations.
- Work directly with catering, vendors and event services staff to ensure all event logistics and catering options/menus are presented to the customer accurately and effectively.
- Be present at events to coordinate with client, catering staff, facility operations and culinary staff.
- Booking of event by phone, mail, walk-in.
- Edition of contracts.
- Follow up on every event from the first contact to the billing.
- Close cooperation with the sales department.
- Qualify and distribute all leads.
- Negotiate and manage the sale of group events of various sizes and complexities via lead follow up, trade show attendance if/when appropriate, proposals, site inspections and contracts.
- Generate new business and build new client relationships, develop and present proposals to clients.
- Maintain existing client base through personal meetings, telephone, and email.
- Achieve weekly, monthly, and yearly sales goals.
- Develops and manages rotating call log to ensure consistent service to all assigned prospects.

- Prefer two years of hotel related experience, Event management experience or successful completion of the Event Management trainee program.
- Must have computer skills in Microsoft office applications.
- Candidate will preferably have a degree in Hotel Management or similar field.
- Previous event planning, hotel or related service required.
- 1-3 years sales experience (preferably within pharmaceutical field).
- Understanding and aptitude for the Events Industry.
- Help facilitate inter-department (sales, programming, promotions, digital) communication and serve as a liaison to client, event venue, promoter and/or 3rd party partners.
- Experience with hotels & hospitality a plus.
- Must be able to thrive in a quota driven environment
- Prospect (via phone and in person), close, and manage new relationships with local clients and partners s
- Create and monitor project/event timelines, P&L expense management & fulfillment duties as assigned by the Director of Events.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and CRM.
- UAE Driving license.

Salary:
AED 3,500 to 6,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
Additional benefits: + commission

About the Company

El Noor Events is your one-stop shop with wide-reaching expertise. Experienced, effective ways to ace your event planning, operations, staffing and support. El Noor Events provides world-class suppliers of smart people resource solutions. And at our core, a demonstrated commitment to personal growth, eco-sound and ethical practice.