Event Manager

3 weeks ago


UK, UK, United Kingdom Dvash Full time

We are recruiting a Sales & Events Director to manage and oversee Dvash’s event sales, and the company’s overall business development. In this role, you will be challenged, incentivised and encouraged to help promote our strong and growing reputation as a force for change in the world of kosher cuisine. Your core role will be geared around promoting the company, helping to manage and grow our pipeline as well as improve our conversation rates.


You will be judged on your ability to find new customers, build relationships with existing ones and grow the company’s presence across London and the UK’s top venues. Our ambitions as a company are high and we expect the candidate brought in to fill this role to match, share and even exceed these goals. You will also be responsible for vetting and hiring FOH / BOH staff, contributing to event planning, event/menu curation when required.


The ideal applicant will have be able to display a strong background in sales and high-end catering; fantastic interpersonal skills; showcase hunger and entrepreneurial drive and be able to manage teams in a high pace and pressure environment. A bachelor’s degree in a hospitality discipline of any kind is advantageous. As is a knowledge of kosher food, wine or kosher preparation.


Responsibilities

  • Manage Dvash’s sales pipeline from enquiry to booking of event/ signing contract
  • Create quarterly business/ sales plans that outline how Dvash will grow it’s sales presence and event footprint
  • Develop new and or existing sales channels for Dvash, with partners and affiliates
  • Outreach to venues and completion of tenders/ applications to obtain approval.
  • Management and overseeing of Dvash’s services at events and ensuring that the highest possible standard is delivered to the client
  • Handling post-event reports and reviewing best practices to enhance Dvash’s overall performance.
  • Supporting Dvash in new and additional revenue streams beyond event catering
  • Set-up / enhance company management protocols
  • Hire and train Front of House Staff as well as new full-time permanent hires where relevant
  • Manage relationships with repeat customers
  • Help plan the logistics for each event
  • Provide hands-on support during the actual event
  • Brainstorming and implementing event plans and concepts.
  • Handling budgeting and invoicing.
  • Working on obtaining approval with event venues.
  • Overseeing logistics and operations for Dvash in and around events



Qualifications

· +5 years of experience in event catering and/or the hospitality industry

· Experience in sales (ideally in the hospitality industry)

· Bachelor’s degree in hospitality (preferred)

· Strong leadership and management skills

· Excellent negotiation skills

· Candidate must be well organised, self-motivated, articulate, hardworking, independent and ambitious

· Basic computer skills, excel, word

· Native English speaker


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