Sales & Events Manager - London in London

Craft, Creativity and Community – we are Company of Cooks! These are our values, and they go far beyond corporate waffle. In fact, they set the tone for everything we do. Company of Cooks have been working with some of the UK’s most cherished venues since 1996, delighting customers and clients alike with great food and drinks, brilliant service and an absolute focus on the details that make good restaurants, cafes and bars, great ones. In October 2019 the company was brought into the CH&CO family. The completion of the deal saw Company of Cooks become the group’s go-to operators in heritage and performance venues, art galleries and destinations. We are excited to be recruiting for a Sales and Events Manager based at Olympia.

• Have excellent knowledge of venue capabilities, capacities, unique selling points and pricing
• Follow up on all enquiries within 24 hours and record in the system.
• To be responsible for sales administration.
• To keep up to date all online listings and assist with managing subscription renewals.
• Develop and maintain relationships with existing and new key corporates, agents and platforms within the industry with a focus on securing new and repeat business
• Possess excellent people skills.
• Have great communication skills.
• Impeccable time management and attention to detail.
• Ensure that the client expectations of hospitality food and food service are consistently delivered in line with the Host-Olympia brand.

Working with Company of Cooks has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Private medical eligibility
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme

Company of Cooks officially formed part of CH&CO Catering Group Ltd in 2020.