Events & Bookings Coordinator

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

You bring the skills. We’ll bring the opportunities.

Build a career with big-name businesses with Sodexo as an Events & Booking Coordinator in Central London - WC2H 8NU)! For a role where you’ll love what you do, working alongside our colleagues and clients at our prestigious corporate site. Join a team that values you for being you. Valued. Recognised. Rewarded.

What you’ll do:

Responding to all client enquiries in a timely manner, ensuring that all bookings are recorded in the system accurately and providing confirmation emails detailing requests.
Working with client stakeholders to discover the most suitable location and hospitality offering to meet their needs.
Leading weekly meetings with other service leads to ensure that the facilities are suitably prepared and presented ahead of the event.
Planning events and hospitality end-to-end, paying attention to detail, logistics and budgets.
Co-ordinating additional labour/resources for furniture moves as required.
Checking the space on the day of the event to ensure all requirements & standards are met.
Managing event suppliers and vendors, ensuring that all H&S requirements are adhered to.
Liaising closely with the finance team to control costs and produce accurate invoicing.
Negotiating with vendors and working with supply chain colleagues to ensure value for money.
Monitoring and analyzing customer feedback ensuring results are shared and improvements actioned.
Producing weekly, monthly and ad hoc reporting when required.

What you bring: 

Excellent communicator with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels in both oral and written form.
Proficient organisational and planning skills showing attention to detail.
Ability to remain calm under pressure.
Demonstrates initiative by working proactively both within a team and independently.
Proven track record in organizing successful events.
Able to anticipate customer needs and build strong working relationships.
Resilient with ability to adapt in a very fast paced, ever changing working environment.
Experience working with booking systems and all Microsoft Office applications.

. What we offer: 

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
An Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family).
Save for your future by becoming a member of the Mercer Aspire Pension Plan
Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today and start your journey with Sodexo! 

For careers that mean business.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications

Package Description

Events & Booking Coordinator

Monday - Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm
40 hours per week
Based - Central London - WC2H 8NU
£15.40 per hour + Sodexo benefits
working for a world-class Films and TV content producer
Easily accessible via public transport
Onsite shower facillites

About the Company

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Salary	£15.40 per hour + Sodexo beneifts
Frequency	Hourly
Job Reference	SDX/TP/2023816/130366
Contract Type	Permanent – Full Time
Closing Date	21 August, 2024
Job Category	Events
Business Unit	UK Corporate Services - Frontline
Location	London, United Kingdom
Posted on	07 August, 2024

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