Events Manager

About the role

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

• Catering Sales
• Event Planning
• Meetings and Events
• Sales and Negotiation
• Client Relations
• Yield Management
• Upselling
• Opera (software)