About the Role
This role is within the Sales Operations team, supporting the Direct Sales department at Butternut Box and Marro. The Events Coordinator will play a pivotal role in planning, coordinating, and delivering exceptional events to drive customer acquisition and brand awareness. The role requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves solving problems, and enjoys bringing structure to complexity.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage an events roadmap that drives customer acquisitions and builds brand awareness.
- Research, discover, and pitch new sales opportunities for events.
- Develop strong relationships with event organisers.
- Secure pitch spots, coordinate accommodation, and work with the logistics team.
- Negotiate rates, stand locations, and event packages.
- Collaborate with the Logistics team and Regional Sales Managers.
- Track and analyse event performance against KPIs and share insights.
Requirements
- Sharp attention to detail and ability to juggle multiple events.
- Natural relationship-builder and communicator.
- Genuine excitement for getting brands in front of target audiences.
- Ability to think beyond the obvious and remain curious.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and remain calm under pressure.
- Experience in events, sales, business development, or a similar commercial role.
- Love for cats and dogs.
- Right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship not offered).
Skills
- Events planning
- Sales operations
- Relationship building
- Negotiation
- Data analysis
- Problem-solving
- Communication
Location
- West London office
- Commutable distance to London
Work Type
- Hybrid working
- 3 days in office
- 2 days remote
Experience Level
- Relevant experience in events, sales, business development, or a similarly fast-paced commercial role.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Additional holiday day for every year of service up to 5 years
- 5 paid 'paws' days off per year for learning, development, or wellbeing
- £500 personal learning & development budget
- Share options grant
- Significant discount on Fresh food
- Enhanced parental leave
- Flexible core working hours
- Cycle to work scheme
- Pension with NEST
- Private Medical Insurance with Vitality
- Private Dental Insurance with Bupa
- Paid time off for fertility treatments and pregnancy loss
- Paid sabbaticals for employees with 5+ years of service
- Discounted gym access
- Office dogs
About the Company
- We believe dogs deserve the healthiest, most natural and tastiest meals.
- We make freshly prepared food, cooked like home and delivered direct to customers.
- We are a B-Corp certified company.
- We are a sustainable business that cares about people, products, and the planet.
- Our goal is to help dogs live healthier, happier, and longer lives.
- We feed hundreds of thousands of hungry dogs across the UK and Europe.
- We are looking for brilliant people who share our ambition.
Equal Opportunity
- We believe in a seat at the table for everyone.
- Butternut Box is an equal opportunity employer.
- We celebrate different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
- We are committed to increasing representation from underrepresented groups.
- We want a strong, diverse team built from different identities and lived experiences.
- We are dedicated to building an inclusive, supportive place to work.
