Sales Executive

Craft, Creativity and Community – we are Company of Cooks! These are our values, and they go far beyond corporate waffle. In fact, they set the tone for everything we do. Company of Cooks have been working with some of the UK’s most cherished venues since 1996, delighting customers and clients alike with great food and drinks, brilliant service and an absolute focus on the details that make good restaurants, cafes and bars, great ones. In October 2019 the company was brought into the CH&CO family. The completion of the deal saw Company of Cooks become the group’s go-to operators in heritage and performance venues, art galleries and destinations. We are excited to be recruiting for a Sales Executive based at Royal Society of Arts.

Location: Royal Society of Arts (Office based role)
Salary:£32,445 per annum
Shift Pattern: 5 over 7, 40 hours per week 

Key responsibilities

• Manage and convert sales enquiries and opportunities for the venue to confirmed business, working towards personal monthly, quarterly and annual targets
• To achieve and exceed revenue targets using upselling techniques.
• Deliver and maintain exceptional customer service and relationships from enquiry through the sales cycle, coordination and planning, through to post-event follow up
• Follow up on all enquiries within 1-4 hours and record accurate details in the CRM
• To conduct proactive sales calls and actively search for new business
• To accurately create contracts and raise invoices, ensuring all deposits are paid by due dates prior to events taking place
• Meet and greet your clients when they are on-site (and to work some high-value events in a client management capacity).
• To follow up feedback and secure repeat business

What's in it for you?

Working with Company of Cooks has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Private medical eligibility
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers

Company of Cooks officially formed part of CH&CO Catering Group Ltd in 2020.

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