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Events Manager for top 4 Star Central London Hotel


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Our luxurious 4 Star London property with 371 bedrooms, 2 restaurants and bars and 18 Conference rooms with capacity for up to 400 delegates requires an Events Manager to join its busy and successful team. With a wide variety of facilities, our extremely versatile property is ideal for corporate conference, meetings and seminars as well as weddings and other leisure functions.

This is a reactive sales role requiring the post-holder to support the implementation of meetings and events sales strategies enabling achievement of the sales targets. Working alongside the Events Director you will be required to supervise the effective .

You will be responsible for the conversion stage of the event process. Requiring an astute ability to recognise the opportunity to turn enquiries to revenue makes this a fast paced and challenging event sales role. Essential traits include an excellent telephone manner, a proven ability to perform show-rounds to the most prestigious of clientele and a sixth sense for upselling.

Candidates must have a proven track record in a similar role. Essential personal attributes are the ability to display excellent personal skills and exhibit good customer relations, coupled to a passion for an elite product. Verbal/written communication to a good educational level, well groomed, good organization and administration skills, good PC skills including Microsoft applications, ability to cope under pressure from internal/external customers.

This is a fantastic opportunity for either a Senior Events Co-ordinator in a large 4* or 5* hotel or Events Office Manager in a smaller property of established quality to work in one of the UKs most challenging and desired hotel positions

Date Posted

Wed 29 Nov 2006

Job Type

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Job Reference

JW/EM/LON

Salary

20000-23000 Per Annum

Salary Info

20000-23000 Per Annum

Start Date

ASAP

Duration

Permanent

Benefits

20% bonus, pension, healthcare

Skills

Events Manager, events, events sales.

Company Name

Swan Recruitment

Contact Name

James Wood

Contact Telephone

01494 778 771

Contact Fax

01494 791 570

Website

www.swanit.co.uk

Company Address

Watermeadow House

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