Event Sales & Planning Coordinator 60-100%

Die Bananenreiferei in Zürich West is a venue, club, and dance center with unique industrial charm. Where bananas ripened for 50 years, today events, parties, conferences, seminars, training sessions, and festivities take place. The versatile daily business includes the rental of the premises for a wide variety of occasions as well as the regular dance operations of the SalsaRica Tanzschule – one of the largest salsa schools in Switzerland. To strengthen our team in Zürich, we are looking for an engaged personality with a starting date by arrangement as an Event Sales & Planning Coordinator 60-100% (m/f/d) Your main tasks include the professional processing of inquiries, the preparation of demand-oriented offers, and their successful conversion into concrete orders. You accompany customers competently, reliably, and in a service-oriented manner from the first contact through the planning and implementation of their event to the billing and debriefing. Furthermore, you actively participate in topics surrounding communication, visibility, digital presence, and the acquisition of new customers. For this function, we are looking for an independent, structured, and responsible personality with a high level of personal responsibility, a confident appearance, and a good sense for customer needs. You have a commercial or comparable education. Alternatively, you bring a professional background in areas such as hospitality, event management, or banqueting, as well as knowledge of administrative and coordinative processes. Ideally, you have already gained initial experience in sales, organization, or event management and understand what is important in service-oriented planning and coordination. You deal confidently with different requirements, maintain an overview, and set priorities securely. Solution-oriented action, clear and appreciative communication, and a professional appearance towards internal interfaces, external partners, and customers characterize you. You quickly recognize potential for optimization and implement improvements in a goal-oriented manner. Proactive action and a good sense of connections round off your profile. Additionally, you actively, independently, and with commitment familiarize yourself with new topics – especially where you do not yet have sound experience. You have stylish German skills in speaking and writing, understand Swiss German securely, and ideally can also communicate well orally in Swiss German. Good English skills are also required. You have good user knowledge of MS Office; IT affinity and experience in dealing with CRM systems are an advantage. We offer you a varied and responsible task with direct customer contact and short decision-making paths. With your ideas, you achieve an immediate effect, contribute to the meaningful and sustainable further development of working methods and offers, and continuously expand your expertise. Have we piqued your interest? Then we look forward to your application via e-mail with CV, certificates, salary expectations, and possible starting date. If you have any questions, we are happy to assist you.