What are the responsibilities and job description for the Event / Wedding Sales Person position at Drayton Hospitality?
1800 Drayton Catering & Events Sales Professional
Are you the SPARTANBURG AREA? Dray is Searching for a pleasant, outgoing, competitive person who wants to win while making a meaningful impact on peoples lives. You'll get to experience working in a historically restored textile mill while helping people create the most memorable moments of their lives! You will be paid a base salary with the opportunity to make commissions and bonuses. The only limit to how much you can earn will be your own ambition.
Company Overview
1800 Drayton Event Venue is a premier destination for events, and entertainment. Located in the village of Drayton in Spartanburg County, Drayton is it's own close knit community. With 8,000 square feet of indoor venue and over 25,000 square feet of landscaped outdoor space, Drayton Mills is a beautiful setting for the perfect event
The Drayton venue hosts everything from elegant weddings to themed dinners including wine tasting experiences, "dinner and a movie", craft fairs, beer festivals, concerts and more. We specialize in corporate events, team-building, conventions, product launches, concerts, and weddings.
visit: https://www.1800drayton.com
Responsibilities
- Help couples book our wedding venue by responding to inquiries, referrals and through outbound activities
- Respond in a timely manner to inquiries made by phone, email, social media, and third party websites
- Work closely and collaborate with the Wedding Events Coordinator who will oversee events day-of, including welcoming guests, directing event setup, communicating with staff, organizing vendors, and overseeing take-down
- Hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. However, on occasion you may be required to work an evening or on the weekend, so you must have the ability to be flexible with your schedule and hours worked
- Disciplined consistent daily activity focused on continually building pipeline
- Conduct site tours of our property with potential clients
- Provide exemplary customer service/relationship management
- Be the primary point of contact for clients for all phases of the sales process, including preparation of proposals, contract signature, event entry, and coordination.
- Partner with the internal team to ensure your customers are completely satisfied
- Use a CRM tool to manage daily tasks, revenue pipeline, and overall client communication
Required Skills & Experience
- Ability to work both independently and as cohesive part of a closely knit team
- High level of competitiveness and an eagerness to excel professionally and financially
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Positive, solutions based, can do attitude
- Ability to build rapport with customers
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- 2 years of sales experience with proven track record of exemplary sales success
- On-line savvy, with web, social media and e-commerce expertise.
- MS Office Suite, Google Docs, CRM software
Competencies
- On-line savvy, with web, social media and e-commerce expertise.
- Positive interpersonal skills required.
- Excellent email etiquette
- Ability to negotiate sales terms and pricing and translate into written contract
Benefits
- Base Salary
- Commission and Bonus in addition to base salary
- Paid Time Off: 12 paid time off days per year (after six months of employment.
