Sales Associate
CurrentAs sales associate at Affairs I work within a team that includes the sales consultant. Together we work with the client to provide an exceptional planning and execution experience. This includes, client lunches, tastings, walkthroughs, site visits, calls, coordinating with onsite teams. Scheduling and coordinating outsourced equipment, entertainment, floral, AV and décor. We plan, we meet, we build the menu, timeline, floorplans, work with service department to schedule the staffing. Coordinate with the culinary department, guest count, special dietary considerations, redesign of menu items. As sales associate I build the events file, oversee financials have been paid in full and paperwork complete for a flowless production. Onsite the day of includes supervision of the Affairs team, greeting the client, together with the Event Manager. This is a fast pace role that requires outstanding organization skills, A peoples person with the ability to listen and bring a vision to life. It also requires being flexible with pop ups, last minute changes and the know how to work under pressure and many moving parts. It is a team collaboration, where the love for people and passion for hospitality must shine from heart.