Senior Venue Find Consultant

About The Role

We are recruiting for our Derby sourcing team and are looking for a Senior Venue Find Consultant to join us on a full‑time basis. The role focuses on international and UK meeting and venue sourcing, contracting, and negotiation to deliver client‑specific solutions that exceed expectations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high‑quality client service by receiving meeting and event requests, finding suitable venues, negotiating contracts, and ensuring solutions align with budgets.
• Continually deepen venue and destination knowledge through supplier relationships, familiarisation visits, workshops, and industry events.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including finance, to manage invoicing and financial matters efficiently.
• Support the Team Manager with customer service monitoring, quality assurance, and training of junior consultants.
• Apply venue and destination expertise to customers and proactively enhance industry knowledge.

Qualifications

• Previous experience and knowledge of UK and overseas event venues and destinations.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to juggle multiple priorities under pressure.
• Experience with MS Office (especially Excel) and work with databases.
• Strong customer‑service orientation and commitment to continuous skill development.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems collaboratively, acting with purpose and integrity.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with venue booking systems.
• Proven negotiating and contracting with external suppliers.

Benefits

• Life Assurance two times annual salary.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with holiday purchase scheme for up to 5 extra days.
• Birthday day off.
• Discounted rates on hotels, travel, gym, and fitness.
• Private healthcare and pension scheme.
• Company sick pay and lifestyle benefits.

Job Details

• Hybrid work model: 3 days per week in the Derby office.
• Shift patterns for venue search rotate 9:00‑16:30, 8:30‑17:00, or 9:30‑18:00.
• Occasional travel to company meetings, events, or familiarisation trips across the UK and overseas.

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