Wedding Sales Executive

The Elvetham

Salary: £28000 per annum
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Town: Hook

The Elvetham Hotel is an elegant country house hotel in Hampshire, rich in history and set in 35 acres of beautiful gardens. The hotel is one of the most historic sites in Hampshire entwined in the British Royal Family. The site can be traced back to as early as the 800's AD. Today the Estate consists of 91 bedrooms shared between the Main House and The Stables, as well as four unique and flexible function rooms.

The Elvetham is one of the most historic sites in Hampshire entwined in the British Royal Family. The site can be traced back to as early as the 800's AD. Today the Estate consists of 35 acres, 91 bedrooms and a beautiful 3 bedroom Gardeners Cottage. The Elvetham is an ideal venue for glamorous weddings as well as a perfect location for business meetings and events.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and driven Wedding Sales Executive to join our dynamic Sales & Events team.

• Full-Time
• Competitive Salary + Commission
• Immediate Start Available

Are you passionate about weddings and love making dreams come true? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, detail-focused environment where every day is different?

Winner of The Wedding Industry Awards, Regional South Central Historic Wedding Venue of the year 2024, Hitched Wedding Awards - Stately Homes 2023 and The Muddy Stilettos Best Wedding Venue in Hampshire for 2022.

Benefits

• Hotel discounts across all Axiom Hospitality hotels – colleague rates and up to 50% discount on F&B;
• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays, increasing yearly to 33 days;
• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events and more through our benefits & rewards portal;
• Access to our Employee Assistance Line to support your Mental Health and Wellbeing;
• Use of Wagestream Financial Wellbeing platform, allowing instant access to your pay;
• Yearly complimentary Axiom Xcape stayover after one year of service;
• A growing team with great training, progression, and promotion opportunities;
• Rewards for referring a friend: referral bonus for recommending a new team member starts at £250 per successful hire;
• Free meals while on shift;
• Length of service awards, ranging from 1 year to 3, 5, 10 and 20-year rewards and more!

Your Role

As our Wedding Sales Executive, you’ll be the first point of contact for newly engaged couples, helping them turn their vision into reality. From initial enquiry through to handover to the operations team, you’ll build rapport, showcase the venue, and tailor bespoke packages that reflect each couple’s style.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to all wedding enquiries in a timely, engaging, and professional manner
• Conduct venue show-rounds with warmth and expertise, leaving a lasting impression
• Convert enquiries into confirmed bookings, hitting monthly sales targets
• Work closely with the Events and Marketing teams to deliver promotional activity
• Keep the CRM system up to date and manage administration related to bookings
• Build strong relationships with couples and support them throughout their planning journey
• Represent The Elvetham at open days, wedding fairs and networking events

About You

• Previous experience in wedding or event sales (hospitality or venue-based preferred)
• Strong sales focus with a flair for relationship-building
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A good eye for detail and ability to juggle multiple enquiries and deadlines
• Warm, confident and professional manner with a genuine love for weddings
• Weekend availability for show rounds and open days is essential

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a passionate, friendly and supportive team
• Work at one of Hampshire’s most beautiful and historic wedding venues
• Access to training and development opportunities
• Staff discounts, meals on duty, free parking, and employee wellbeing initiatives

You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.

Having these core skills will put you one step further to joining Axiom Hospitality and the The Elvetham

Opportunities for all

At Axiom Hospitality, we thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a fast-growing hospitality company with global aspirations. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We, therefore, encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages, and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

At Axiom Hospitality, we are making efforts to reduce our carbon, energy, water and waste footprint. We strive to be ethical in all we do and want to be a thriving, sustainable and responsible business for our people, our communities and our planet. Working closely with our Hotel Owners, we are committed to the journey to sustainability. In addition, we are working to reduce our hotels’ impact on the environment through internationally recognised eco-label certification.

Our hotels strive to be active members of their local communities by giving back where they can. Supporting local charities is important to our teams, from volunteering at soup kitchens to collecting donations and fundraising. Our hotels aim to leave a positive impact on their neighbourhoods. At Axiom Hospitality, we are working closely with our stakeholders to support our social impact commitment. Caring about people extends outside our business and is part of our DNA.