Events Executive

PALAZZO VERSACE DUBAI; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hotel in Dubai is seeking an Events Executive to drive business sales and coordinate special events. The candidate should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Event Management or a related field along with 1-2 years of experience in a 5-star hotel. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, along with proficiency in English and knowledge of computer applications.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of working experience in a 5* hotel.
• Reading and writing proficiency in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Pursue and sell business to meet sales goals.
• Participate in sales meetings and represent the hotel.
• Coordinate special events and promotions.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Product knowledge

Event coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Marketing

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

• The ability to aggressively pursue and evaluate, solicit, sell and confirm business as required to meet individual goals and overall budgeted sales and profitability.
• The ability to make telephone and personal sales calls on accounts. Follow up promptly with appropriate action to support telephone and personal sales calls.
• The ability to negotiate with clients and achieve maximum revenue/profit potential while satisfying client needs.
• The ability to understand and use the various sales tools the company provides and to follow and support all Palazzo Versace MOS.
• The ability to demonstrate thorough product knowledge when communicating with customers.
• The ability to maintain and utilize a thorough knowledge of the competition.
• The ability to participate in sales meetings and industry related organizations to represent the hotel and company.
• The ability to follow-up on confirmed events, to detail group bookings and to maintain documented organization.
• The ability to produce BEOs, Group Resumes and Rooming Lists.
• The ability to coordinate special events, promotions and publicity activities as assigned.
• The ability to plan activities in advance and to communicate all details of the group/event on time.

Candidate Profile:

• Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Marketing, or related field preferred.
• Events Executive with minimum 1-2 years working experience in 5* hoteland clear understanding of respective markets.
• Reading, writing and oral proficiency in English language.
• Additional foreign language is advantageous.
• Good personal & business references.
• Excellent communication and interpersonalskills, with the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and build relationships with vendors & sponsors.
• Working knowledge of computer spreadsheets (Excel), word processing (Word or Word Perfect), and PowerPoint.