Events Manager
At a Glance
- Category
- 🏨 Hospitality & Tourism
- Level
- Senior
- Type
- Full-time
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We are currently looking for dynamic and self-motivated Catering Sales professionals who want to move their careers forward.
As an Events Manager you are responsible for the success of the meeting, catering and event segment of the hotel. You will secure the business, plan meetings events, coordinate with hotel operations and clients before, during and after each meeting event.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for selling off site events and locations
- Handle all meetings and catering enquiries according to standard procedures
- Act as a one stop shop for clients for detailed event planning and work closely with banquet operations, Food & Beverage management, rooms division operation, finance and external suppliers
- Satisfy the need of the clients whilst optimizing hotel revenue through strategic yield management and upselling of hotel facilities and services
- Work closely with the area sales MICE team to achieve monthly sales target
- Conduct site inspections, client entertainment and familiarization
- Send all correspondence to clients regarding banquet events, such as proposals, confirmation or agreement letter, amendments, etc."
Education, Qualifications and Experience
We are looking for a male candidate with a degree in Hospitality and previous experience in Catering Sales within a hotel environment. Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, along with strong interpersonal and negotiation abilities, are essential. Computer literacy is required, and previous experience with Opera is an advantage.
Knowledge & Competencies
The ideal candidate will be customer-focused, proactive, and results-driven, with an outgoing, charismatic, and approachable personality.
The candidate should thrive in a fast-paced environment, perform well under pressure, and be a strong team player with a structured and goal-oriented approach to work. The following competencies are essential:
- Understanding Hotel Operations
- Effective Communication
- Planning for Business
- Supervising People
- Understanding Differences
- Supervising Operations
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Customer Focus
- Drive for Results
Requirements
- •Degree in Hospitality
- •Previous experience in Catering Sales within a hotel environment
- •Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- •Strong interpersonal and negotiation abilities
- •Computer literacy
- •Male candidate
Nice to Have
- •Previous experience with Opera
Responsibilities
- •Responsible for selling off-site events and locations
- •Handle all meetings and catering enquiries according to standard procedures
- •Act as a one-stop shop for clients for detailed event planning
- •Coordinate with banquet operations, F&B management, rooms division, finance, and external suppliers
- •Optimize hotel revenue through strategic yield management and upselling
- •Work with the area sales MICE team to achieve monthly sales targets
- •Conduct site inspections, client entertainment, and familiarization
- •Manage all client correspondence regarding banquet events (proposals, confirmations, etc.)
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