- Manage day-to-day enquiries and bookings from a range of clients and industries.
- Negotiate with suppliers on the best possible rates and commissions.
- Build strong working relationships with clients.
- Upsell Gray Dawes services.
- Ensure the timely invoicing and reconciliation for all the bookings you are responsible for.
- Use our venue find technology (Gratis) skilfully to ensure correct data has been recorded.
- Support the whole of the Events department as required.
- Attend industry events and site visits to increase knowledge.
- Proficient with venue find technology, ideally Gratis.
- Excellent understanding of the Events Industry, specifically around venue find, incentives and conferences.
- Excellent venue knowledge within the UK and overseas.
- Ability to build strong relationships with our clients.
- Good supplier negotiation.
- Ability to increase margins.
- Proactive and positive approach to Events.
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Events Executive - Manchester, United Kingdom - Gray Dawes Travel
Description
Gray Dawes Group is one of the fastest growing, highly ambitious travel management and events companies in the world. With £350m+ in sales, offices across the UK, Australia, America, The Netherlands and numerous awards to our name, you can be sure you're the taking the right step in your career by joining our winning team.
With a laser focus on offering our clients a high touch, high tech, high content experience, at Gray Dawes we're not just there to deliver the best corporate travel fares, the most innovative itineraries, the slickest online tools or the most experienced consultants. We're there as an extension of our clients' own organisations – their out-of-house travel department. We achieve this because of the depths we go to in understanding our clients, their culture, their brand values and business objectives. And we always deliver... better
If this all sounds like something you want to be a part of then we'd like to hear from you. We offer a fantastic work environment, with all the benefits and perks you'd expect from a forward-thinking and people-focussed organisation. And we're always on the lookout for skilled and motivated individuals to become part of the Gray Dawes family. Take a look at our latest vacancies and make that move
Join Our Journey
Our UK based operations are continuing to grow, so we're looking to hire an experienced Events Executive to join our existing team. In this role you will be providing a creative, knowledgeable and exceptional service to our Events clients. The role will focus on the Meetings Management side of the department and will involve taking client briefs and finding venue solutions for their meetings and events.
This is a hybrid position, you'll be required to be in the office 4 days a week and 1 day homeworking
What You'll Do
What we're looking for
What We Can Offer
We're really proud of our culture at Gray Dawes, a family run business where we live and breathe our values and encourage our people to be their best selves, do the right thing, tell it like it is and be flexible. As we continue to grow, there will be career opportunities available for our people as well as the chance to be with us during this exciting period of change. Our benefits include;
· Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
· Hybrid Working
· Private healthcare
· Group Life Cover
· EAP Scheme
· Pension Scheme
· Volunteering days with our chosen company charity
· Travel Discounts
· Shopping discounts
· Christmas Savings Scheme
· Season Ticket Loans
What Happens Next
Once we've received your details, our Hiring Managers will review your skills and experience to see if you're a match. If we think we can move forward, we'll get in touch with you directly to arrange an interview to find out more about you.
