Overview
We are looking for a FUN, PASSIONATE & EXTROVERTED Meeting & Events Manager who wants to join our Fantastic Meeting & Events Team at Pullman London St Pancras!
The successful candidate will head the Meetings & Events department to achieve maximum revenue and client relationships, through effective and efficient sales techniques and strategies—providing excellent customer service at all times to all customers.
You will lead a team including a Senior M&E Executive, two M&E Executives and an M&E Co-ordinator in planning and executing meetings, events and conferences for up to 446 guests, from start to finish. You will work closely with clients, agents, and team members to ensure seamless coordination and delivery of all aspects of events.
This role requires a proven track record of accomplishment in event management. We are part of a global brand of 155+ hotels worldwide and part of Accor, Europe’s largest hotel company with 5000+ hotels. The successful candidate will be highly organized, creative and driven, and will be joining a vibrant sales team with 17 individual event spaces including the Shaw Theatre.
Your role will include managing and directing all aspects of the Meeting & Events Sales department including leading, developing and motivating a high-performing team to meet and exceed the budget and maximise conference and events revenue and profit, through active selling and commercial management techniques.
Responsibilities
* Diary Management to ensure the Business on the Books is the most profitable for the hotel
* Establish yielding policies for optimizing meeting space with F&B, Sales & Revenue Management
* Coordinate meeting organiser and client show rounds to hotel
* Ensure all enquiries are dealt with promptly and in line with Accor standards
* Set daily/weekly targets for the team
* Proactively phone existing clients for repeat business
* Participate in weekly/monthly revenue meetings, ensuring outputs take “total revenue” into consideration
* Monitor and share revenue trends to support revenue-driving actions, including forecasts, channel delivery, pace, market segments, Turn Down, SpendPAR, Conference measures
* Develop SOPs and monitor to ensure they are in place
* Competitor board spotting
* Participate in client events in the hotel in conjunction with sales department
* Coordinate and implement conference or promotional offers within the conference/meeting/events market in line with hotel strategy
* Recruit, induct and train employees in a systematic process and professional way to meet the needs of the business. Develop training plans for each team member
Qualifications
Key Skills and Behaviours required:
* Organisation and time management skills
* Strong leadership qualities
* Strong communication skills both written and verbal
* Administration and problem solving skills
* Ability to work to deadlines
* Customer focused
* Attention to detail
* Creative
* Driven towards maximising sales and meeting departmental budgets
* Use of OPERA Cloud and Delphi system is preferable
Benefits
* Two complimentary Bonus Breaks - benefit from a free one or two day break in another Accor property in the UK each year
* Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor Hotels worldwide
* Free meals on duty and access to hotel Gym
* Up to 33 days of annual leave per annum
* 10% Annual Bonus
Salary: £46,360 per annum plus 10% annual bonus
Additional information
* The successful candidate must already have eligibility to work in the UK
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
Industries
* Hospitality
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