Corporate Event Manager

Role Overview: As an Event Manager, your role involves conducting short- and long-term planning and management for events and sales. You will be responsible for developing and recommending budgets, marketing plans, and objectives while managing within approved plans. Your focus will be on maintaining or exceeding budgeted sales and profits in all event areas. Additionally, you will recommend, develop, and implement effective marketing plans to generate event revenues. Your evaluation of each piece of event business will ensure proper servicing. You will also be tasked with assembling creative and innovative event attractions based on internal capabilities or outsourcing to qualified vendors. Training, supervising, and working with event staff to solicit and book banquet and catering functions will be part of your responsibilities. Your leadership in building long-term, value-based customer relationships will enable the achievement of sales objectives. Furthermore, you will administer all phases of the event department, including sales, planning, marketing, servicing, and administrative procedures. Coaching and counseling employees to reflect company service standards and procedures will also be essential. Key Responsibilities: - Conduct short- and long-term planning and management for events and sales - Develop and recommend budgets, marketing plans, and objectives - Maintain or exceed budgeted sales and profits in all event areas - Recommend, develop, and implement effective marketing plans - Evaluate each piece of event business for proper servicing - Assemble creative and innovative event attractions - Train, supervise, and work with event staff to solicit and book functions - Lead event team to build long-term customer relationships - Administer all phases of the event department - Coach and counsel employees to reflect company service standards Qualifications: - Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with diverse groups - Service-oriented with professional presentation skills - High energy and entrepreneurial spirit - Motivational leader with exceptional customer service skills - Ability to improve the bottom line - Clear written and verbal communication skills - Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and administrative skills If you join our team, you will need a Hotel/Hospitality degree, at least 1-2 years of experience in a senior role in an Event/Catering environment, and 4 years or more of progressive event/catering management experience. Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel is also required. (Note: Omitting any additional details of the company as it is not present in the provided Job Description),