The Event Sales Executive will serve as the key account manager for Control Room A, a venue where both catering brands are exclusive partners. Control Room A, situated within Battersea Power Station, is a landmark on the London skyline and a crucial element of the city’s identity. As part of the versatile Broadwick portfolio, the venue boasts exquisite Art Deco design, historic features, and an ideal setting for various events, including formal dinners, networking receptions, product launches, and conferences. Your role involves designing, producing, and delivering creative proposals in response to client briefs, acting as a cross-brand point of contact to determine the most appropriate caterer for each event. While each event will be managed by Event Planners post-confirmation, you will retain an overview of each event to ensure a high level of account management is maintained until event completion. You should have a passion for organisation, providing outstanding service to clients, and the ability to handle pressure professionally.

Beyond being the main contact for all Control Room A events, you will work with Moving Venue’s Head of Exclusive Venues as your line manager, to account manage catering at Landing Forty-Two, another Broadwick venue and Moving Venue’s flagship exclusive catering contract. Landing Forty-Two is London’s highest dedicated event space, located in the City’s financial district. While Control Room A and Landing Forty-Two will be your main venues, the Event Sales Executive will further support the Head of Exclusive Venues in account managing other Broadwick venues where Moving Venue is either an accredited or exclusive caterer.

This role will be split between Moving Venue’s base in Deptford, Last Supper in Elephant and Castle, Control Room A, and Landing Forty-Two, depending on business needs, with approximately 40% of the time spent at a venue. A flexible attitude and the ability to work between multiple teams are crucial.

This role offers a great opportunity for someone looking to grow within an exciting and fast-moving business. The individual will be nurtured and have the ability to grow within the team, as demonstrated by our proven track record at Moving Venue and the broader Smart Group. We are a close and committed team, fostering the right attitude for the ideal candidate to flourish.

The purpose of the Event Sales Executive role is to sell catering for events from inception to confirmation. The candidate is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with clients and the venue, ensuring high-quality, profitable events, and achieving set targets.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Establishing clients’ needs (end user, agent, or venue) and presenting effective event events.
• Producing proposals for all bespoke event enquiries to meet a client’s brief.
• Conducting tastings and site visits with clients.
• Employing appropriate resources to elevate the company above competitors (site visits, menu tastings, event out-mess, etc.).
• Identifying areas where Moving Venue or The Last Supper can create new product ideas and foster creativity.
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of Moving Venue and The Last Supper’s products and communicating this to clients and the venue.
• Demonstrating knowledge in selling the catering of events in comparable venues across London.

Miscellaneous Responsibilities:

• Representing Moving Venue, The Last Supper and the wider Smart Group in the most positive way both internally and externally.
• Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of our venues, clients, competitors, markets and the industry, and an awareness of the impact of any developments in these areas.
• Complying with the requirements of Health & Safety/Food Safety policy and procedures and observing safe working practices both at base and at events.
• Performing any other reasonable duties required in pursuit of the efficient and profitable management of the company.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong sense of ownership and appropriation.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Excellent communication skills, including writing, proofreading and speaking.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Fantastic customer service ethic and high expectations for quality.
• You are able to commit to a flexible work pattern occasionally undertaking weekend work.

At Smart Group, we value our staff, and as part of our commitment to creating a positive work environment, we offer the following benefits:

• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Performance related commission bonus
• Daily shuttle bus to/from Head Office and Canada Water station
• Free parking at our Head Office
• Holiday allowance starts at 25 days plus bank holidays, increasing with the length of service
• Access to Medicash health plan
• Access to fantastic restaurant and bar discounts via the CODE app
• Enhanced parental-leave pay – subject to the length of service
• Travel loan
• Delicious, healthy snacks and lunch available daily
• Fabulous regular social events
• Fun and vibrant company culture
• Generous refer-a-friend bonus

To apply, please forward your CV to francesca@smartgroupltd.co.uk