Venue Find Consultant

**About Us**:
At BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E), we provide more than meeting and event planning services: we create connections that inspire, motivate and change behavior for our customers. As the world’s most trusted and innovative meetings and events agency, BCD M&E cultivates a culture of people, passion and purpose to drive business forward.

Headquartered in Chicago, with locations in 50+ countries across the world, BCD M&E’s team of 1,800+ people are committed to sustainability and driving success for our customers, our business and ourselves. Our values are at the heart of everything we do, and we look for people that want to be a part of something special, can rise to our standards and love to bring their unique perspective to the table.

While we can’t guarantee every day will be the best (who can?), we can promise a community of people who genuinely care and lead with empathy, a flexible workplace with awesome perks and challenging work that means something.

**BCD Meetings & Events: Venue Find Consultant - Sourcing**

**About the role**:
We are looking for **Venue Find Consultant - Sourcing** to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will act as the primary customer contact for our incoming venue sourcing and meeting requests and this role is to work on an array of client accounts in a variety of industry sectors. Do you work in a Customer Service environment, seek to exceed client expectations, are used to dealing with multiple requests and working within Service Level Agreements? Sound like you? Read on

**As a Venue Find Consultant, you will**:

- Deliver an innovative, quality, venue find service that consistently exceeds client’s expectations encompassing all MICE categories.
- To ensure relevant customer service levels are understood and consistently met or exceeded and to be suitably conversant in all relevant systems, and processes in line with customer requirements.
- To be fully conversant with the BCD Venue Search booking platform and work in accordance with the Venue Search Standard Operating Procedure.
- Continually develop excellent and venue destination knowledge through building positive relationships with key supplier contracts, attending familiarisation visits, destination workshops and webinars.
- Work with the BCD Meeting & Events finance team to ensure that all invoicing and financial matters are delivered to the client in a proactive and efficient manner.

**You’re good at**:

- Proven Customer Service Experience.
- Excellent communication skills along with a calm, positive and collaborative approach.
- MS Office skills including Excel, you will also have experience of entering and extracting data from databases.
- Flexible and proactive approach to work, able to juggle multiple priorities and projects with resilience under pressure with an ability and willingness, along with the ability to adapt to change.

**You might also have**:

- Knowledge of meetings & events venues in the UK/overseas.
- Venue booking system experience.
- Proven negotiating and contracting experience with external suppliers.

**Our Benefits for this role**:

- Life Assurance x1 your annual salary
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Birthday day off
- Holiday Purchase Scheme - allowing up to 5 additional holidays days
- Discounted rates on Hotels & Travel
- Gym & Fitness Discounts
- Pension Scheme
- Company Sick pay
- Lifestyle Benefits

**You should know**:

- This role is Hybrid working with 3 days a week in our **London** office and 2 days remote working.
- The shift patterns for venue search are 9-5:30, 8:30-5 or 9:30-6 on a rotate basis, with an hours lunch break

**How to apply**:
**THE PERKS**

**Flexible Working**

We believe that a flexible working environment is key to getting the best out of our teams. We will support you to work where you need to and when you need to, depending on how you work best.

**Room to Grow**

Our line of work and business structure challenge our people in a way that inspires growth, with learning and development built into every role. We give individuals ownership over the direction and speed in which they grow.

**Everyone has a voice**

We thrive on conversations that spark curiosity and empathy. No matter how big or how small, every voice is heard, considered and respected.

**Make your move**

The diversity of roles across BCD M&E’s global locations means that our people often find new adventures during their time with us. Join us as a meeting planner role in the UK, stay for a global marketing career — there’s always room to move.

**We’ve got you covered**

Our extensive benefits include comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans, continued education support, diverse work locations, travel and hotel discounts, volunteer and sustainability opportunities and a successful employee recognition program.

**We’re positive. You’ll love it.**

It starts from the top. Our leaders lead with positivity, believe in our people and trust us to