Job: Junior Venue Finder & Event Planner at Absolute Venues

Role: Junior Venue Finder & Event Planner

Employer: Absolute Venues

Location: Hale/Altrincham

A unique and rare opportunity for a highly motivated person to join our busy team.

Whilst we appreciate you may not have all the skills and relevant experience needed for this busy role, we are happy to welcome someone to our team that may have experience in their current corporate position in planning conferences, meetings and events in their day-to-day role, or possibly a university graduate who has recently completed a degree in Hospitality / Events.

About Absolute Venues

We are one of UK’s leading Venue Finders, based in Cheshire for over 20 years.

We specialise in delivering meetings, conferences and accommodation bookings in the UK, Europe and worldwide. The successful candidate will be required to provide an effective and proactive administrative function relating to all events and to efficiently collate our client requirements to deliver the highest levels of customer service.

We work on the Gratis Venue Directory platform which full training will be given. You must be able to work under pressure whilst demonstrating exceptional attention to detail. You will also need to be able to work across several events at the same time and prioritise your own time.

Key responsibilities will include:

Be able to provide an end-to-end venue sourcing service, understanding and collaborating the client's brief to source suitable venues and locations
Be able to meet deadlines, be highly motivated, with excellent negotiation and communication skills at all levels, via telephone, emails and face-to-face, along with excellent time management skills
You will work closely with our key clients and develop relationships across all levels of the M&E business
Researching and obtaining quotations from hotels and venues, dealing with client briefs, sourcing event locations throughout UK, Europe and worldwide
Rate negotiations with hotels and Venues, working to processes and time frames to deliver fully detailed proposals and pre- and post-event support as needed.
The successful candidate will have impeccable organisational skills and the ability to communicate effectively with people both inside and outside the organisation and enjoy working as part of a small team
You will be highly customer-focused, and have an excellent command of English language, both written and orally
This is an exciting opportunity for a pro-active candidate with a can-do attitude and outstanding attention to detail. It is an office-based position

Events are hard work but has amazing rewards!

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