Venue Sourcing Manager - London, United Kingdom - Lipton Media

Lipton Media

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 days ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

EventVenue Sourcing Manager

£30,000 - £40,000 + Excellent Bonus + Global Benefits
Our client is growing their Venue Sourcing team and are looking for an experienced venue sourcing manager.

As an established and growing conference business they're looking for someone with proven experience to take the next step in their career and take a leading role in their rapidly growing team.

You'll be responsible for successful management of multiple and simultaneous venue searches, working towards set deadlines and budgets.

You'll work with various internal and external stakeholders, communicating effectively, nurturing relationships and guiding the venue team towards the business goals.

We're looking for someone to support the divisional head of events on process improvements, project work and strategic planning.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for end to end venue sourcing and contracting designated by the Divisional Head of Events.
Working with the project team to understand event objectives, agenda, flow and space requirements; creating venue brief.
Issuing RFPs to market using the Cvent Supplier Network.
Reviewing and managing all incoming proposals in line with the business request and criteria.
Presenting venue options and comparisons to internal customers, ensuring each event has suitable space.
Manage stakeholders expectations by keeping them informed at all stages of venue search.
Monitor and tracking sales, overall revenue and event size to assist decision making and contract criteria.
Negotiate rates and terms and conditions with venue (DDR, F&B mins, room blocks, room hire etc.) to ensure costs remain within budget and mitigate risk.
Request internal customer feedback and report on venue and customer scores for future use.

About You
The skills and experience you will likely have to be a viable Venue Sourcing Managerare:

2-3 years B2B event sourcing & contracting experience
Event budgeting experience
A level of commercial understanding
Excellent level of attention to detail
Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
Logic and focus
Ability to balance lots of projects simultaneously and to prioritize accordingly
Ability to negotiate effectively yet fairly
Be able to work efficiently and meet deadlines
Be able to adapt swiftly to changes and problem solve
Bring a proactive energy to the team
Ability to build strong relationships both internally and with external suppliers
Good understanding of how to use Excel, including basic formulas
Confidence in leading meetings and presenting to the team

_Lipton Media is a dynamic, proactive and progressive media recruitment agency solely dedicated to the media industry. We are leaders across media sales and creative opportunities._

_We cover:
media, digital media, print, exhibition, event, conference, outdoor and radio sales, in addition to marketing, conference production and editorial jobs.
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**_Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking fortheir next move._