Temporary Sales Executive

Temporary Sales Executive – Office Support (3 team members)

* Start Date: 26th October or 2nd November

* End Date: 11th December

* Working Days: Monday to Friday

* Hours: 9:30am – 4:00pm (30-minute break)

* Hourly Pay: £12.71 per hour

* Location: Warrington town centre

* Working Arrangement: Hybrid x3 days per week in office, x2 days per week from home. Full-time office-based arrangement is also available.

The company are a UK hospitality business that operates unique bar and restaurant brands.

In the hospitality world, Christmas is the most important time of the year and as they gear up for the festive period, they require support for the central sales team in driving restaurant bookings.

These three Sales Executives will closely work with one or more designated central sales team members in a support style role, where they will be trained and guided on everything about the restaurant operation, menu, pricing, and how Christmas works for the business.

Key Responsibilities

* Confidently handle client communications and sales enquiries over the phone.

* Understand the menus and offerings for the Christmas period and being able to utilise this knowledge to drive sales.

* Chase and secure outstanding pre-orders and payments.

* Communicate with clients regarding the Christmas offer and promotional activity.

* Provide day-to-day administrative and sales support to the Sales Executive team.

* Manage and respond to smaller sales enquiries, ensuring clients receive a prompt and helpful response.

* Maintain accurate records and update relevant information using a hospitality reservations booking system.

* Support the wider sales team with general office and customer service tasks as required.

Key Skills & Experience

* Confident and professional telephone manner.

* Experience with using Collins or a similarhospitality booking and sales platform is essential.

* Sales focused with a proactive approach to customer engagement.

* Experience in sales within the hospitality industry is highly desirable.

* Strong communication and organisational skills.

* Comfortable working in a busy, team focused office environment

* Excellent administrative ability.

KEYWORDS: sales, hospitality, catering, reservations, bookings, restaurant

Unfortunately, due to time restrictions we cannot respond to every applicant, in the event that we haven’t contacted you within 48 hours please take it you have not been successful for this particular role, but your details will be kept on file and considered for all future vacancies.

We are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

We are acting on behalf of the client as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Warrington (Cheshire, North West Region)
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed