Senior Events Manager

Negotiable
Experience
Unlimited
Job Type
Full Time
Location
Thailand, Nan
Job Description

Your day to day

 

style="margin-bottom: 0in;">People

  • style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Direct/Manage everyday activity,
    plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing
    numbers.

  • Develop your
    team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create
    performance and development goals for colleagues.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Train colleagues to make sure
    they deliver with compliance and to the standards
    we expect.

  • Drive
    a great working environment for teams to thrive - linking up departments
    to create sense of one team.

  • Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication
    and coordination with other departments.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Recommend or initiate any HR elated
    actions where needed.

  • Interact with outside contacts: guests, vendors, and other contacts
    as needed.

     

style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Guest
Experience

  • style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Ensure the whole client experience
    successful and memorable and act as the brand ambassador and key contact
    throughout their journey.

  • Build long term relationship with planners and hosts to increase loyalty
    to the brand.

  • At
    pre-event planning stage consult with meeting planners to optimise all elements
    of the meeting / event / weddings including space, meeting/break flow, menu
    and design etc. to improve meeting efficiency.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Arrange agreed details of meeting /
    event e.g. room set-ups, staging, lighting.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Conduct pre-event and post-event
    meetings with clients and catering colleagues to identify improvements to
    the guest experience.

  • Meet with each meeting planner daily to debrief on daily events, review
    consumption, bill and any exceptions to contracted billing and review estimates
    of final billing.

  • Welcome
    the group and conduct the 60’ meeting brief prior the start of the meeting /
    session.

  • Enable high
    productivity whilst maximizing downtime.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Relate to business needs and make
    sure team prioritises the things that help our guests get their business
    done.

  • Enable
    quality downtime by providing relevant recommendations that will help host
    and attendees recharge and relax throughout the day.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Analyze and action against client
    satisfaction surveys to improve services.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Conduct banquet and catering
    facility tours and entertain clients to enhance the guests’ meeting/banquet
    experience.

     

style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Responsible
Business

  • style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Raise the awareness and reputation
    of your hotel and the brand locally.

  • Ensure guest safety is a priority with minimal interruptions
    or problems.

  • Offer advice
    to clients to reduce waste, save energy and have a minimal impact to
    the environment.

  • Be
    responsible in keeping our property safe and secure, to participate in any hotel
    activity related to Fire Life safety.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Other ad-hoc duties – unexpected
    moments when we have to pull together to get a task done.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">May assist with other duties
    as assigned by management.

     

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107%;">Financial

  • Help create
    the department’s annual budget and the setting of departmental
    goals.

  • Monitor
    budget and control expenses with a focus on food, beverage, and labour costs,
    etc.

  • Complete
    forecasts, plans, and productivity reports and help prepare the departmental
    budget and financial plans.

  • Monitor hotel spend and always look for opportunities to optimise sales
    whilst minimising waste.

  • Negotiate sales prices within booking guidelines.