Senior Sales Executive/Event Planner Event Catering Full time 42.5 hours per week, worked Monday to Friday 9.00 – 5.30 with flexibility to adjust hours due to attending client sites and evening tastings Salary Dependent on experience (from £34K) Sales Commission Location Eashing, Godalming, Surrey GU7 2QQ 28 days annual leave, pension, healthcare cashback scheme, free meals on duty Based near Guildford, Caper & Berry is a luxury event caterer, delivering exceptional food, service and event management at venues across London and the South-East. With our services in high demand, we are currently looking to increase our sales and planning team based at our Head Office in Eashing, Surrey, with a confident, experienced and enthusiastic Senior Sales Executive/Event Planner. The successful applicant will be organised and highly motivated with a great knowledge of, and experience within, the event catering industry. They will be a dynamic self-starter who enjoys developing client and venue relationships, winning business and seamlessly guiding clients through the initial planning stages of their event. A real passion for food and the ability to deliver an exceptional sales process to clients for a variety of events including weddings, parties and corporate functions are a must. The role will involve Taking enquiries from clients in a professional and helpful manner, talking through their requirements and advising them as necessary Preparing cost sheets and creative proposals for weddings, parties and corporate events Hosting tastings and attending occasional meetings/site visits Converting enquiries into confirmed events Proactively developing client and venue relationships to encourage more business Preparing accurate and detailed function sheets for each confirmed event and conducting a thorough hand over process with the event management team Attending occasional events to help build client/venue relationships or increase venue/operational knowledge Who we are looking for Experienced sales executive within event catering Knowledgeable about planning weddings, parties and corporate events A passion for high quality food and service Confident and enthusiastic with a can-do attitude Must live within commuting distance of Eashing, Godalming Car driver who is happy to travel to our client sites around the South-East Knowledge of venues in London and the South-East is advantageous Please apply with your CV and cover letter detailing how you match the role requirements