About Phorest

Phorest Salon Software is a rapidly growing Global SaaS company with offices in Ireland, UK, Germany, Finland, Australia and the US.

Our system touches every point of the salon experience from the in-salon software desktop application with a full marketing suite to custom native apps and online bookings. Why? Because we want to help salons get their clients back more often, spending more and generating referrals.

Phorest Salon Software currently powers 9,000 hair and beauty salons globally with an aim to capture 25% of the international market – that’s one million salons and a billion-dollar company. The US is our fastest-growing market. This growth means lots of opportunities for career progression for the right candidate and, if you understand the concept of “you get out of it, what you put into it”, you’ll thrive in our fast-paced and team-focused environment.

The Opportunity

The Event Sales role is an exciting Account Executive level opportunity on the PR & Events Team (part of the Phorest Global Marketing Team) for a competitive and driven salesperson with an interest in sales & marketing. 

Your main responsibility will be selling tickets to our flagship events, with the opportunity to grow into selling sponsorship opportunities too. We hold an annual conference, the Salon Owners Summit, which has become one of the most prestigious events in the industry, as well as events in both the UK and USA for our members and non-members. Over the year, we aim to delight hundreds of attendees with world-class speaker lineups, trend-driven salon events and product launches. And this is where you come in.

What you will do

• Proactively conduct sales calls to our clients across regions to sell tickets to the Salon Owners Summit 2023, with the goal of selling out the event
• Support the Event lead for Salon Owners Summit 2023, Phorests’ flagship customer event that will take place in January 2023 in Dublin.
• Fully immerse yourself in this event, what value it offers to attendees and the best ways to engage with clients and sell the event experience.
• Be reactive at speed to client interest and questions around the Salon Owners Summit
• Support the marketing team on the marketing communications campaign for the success of the Summit
• As our flagship event is exclusively available to clients of Phorest Salon Software, building strong relationships and showcasing the value of the event to their business, rather than a hard sales strategy is required, with a massive focus on serving our clients first
• Report weekly to the Event lead on sales progress, highlighting feedback and barriers to enable us to track sales and react quickly

Who you are

• Target-driven and focused on getting the job done
• A team player, part of a team that achieves and consistently exceeds monthly sales targets
• Experience managing a sales pipeline, completing follow-ups in a timely manner
• Strong people skills - effective listening and implementation
• Strong organisation and reporting skills
• Proactive, have a can-do attitude and be open to acting fast, changing things up and trying new things
• Innovative and creative - always looking for new opportunities to boost sales and hit target
• You’re a multitasker who is energised by the prospect of juggling multiple tasks.

Benefits

🧘Your wellbeing is important to us - we provide private healthcare, 2 Wellness Days, an employee assistance program and a free online GP service.

💰As part of our Financial Wellbeing, we provide competitive Compensation, an Employee Share Purchase Scheme,  Pension, Life Assurance, and Income Protection.

🚵🏿  We help you travel by providing a bike to work scheme as well as tax saver transport tickets. 

🦸‍♀️We support the women who work in Phorest by offering 2 weeks leave for Fertility Treatment, Pregnancy Loss and Menopause.

🍼We care for your family and provide Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Benefits. 

🌳We grow our own timber! We provide a great learning environment and extensive development opportunities. We run development programs and provide access to many online resources including LinkedIn learning.

🏠Moving house? Phorest employees get 3 moving days.

😎We don’t believe in formal dress codes. We prefer things casual.

Want to learn more about Phorest? Check out nothingventured.rocks for our blog and Insights on building an evergreen company from the team here at Phorest. 

Phorest is an equal opportunity employer. For this position, flexi-time and working from home is possible. We are also open to remote work. Get in touch to ask for more information or to chat about your future with Phorest!

Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalised folks tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.