Events Executive (Arabic speaker)

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 manage and coordinate events. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 1-2 years of experience in a 5-star hotel. Strong sales negotiation skills and excellent communication abilities are essential for success in this role. Proficiency in English is required; additional languages are advantageous. Join us to deliver exceptional events and enhance guest experiences.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in a 5-star hotel environment.
• Fluent in English, additional languages are a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with different stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Pursue and evaluate business opportunities to meet sales goals.
• Negotiate with clients to maximize revenue.
• Plan and communicate details of events in advance.

Skills

Sales negotiation

Event coordination

Communication skills

Product knowledge

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Marketing or related field

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.