Events Planning Manager

The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury hotel in Aberdeen is seeking an experienced Catering professional to manage event logistics and market analysis. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of experience in catering and event planning. Strong communication skills in Mandarin and English are essential. Competitive remuneration and career advancement opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a Catering position.
• Solid experience in event and wedding planning within a hotel/resort area.
• Excellent Mandarin and English written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify market needs and trends in various catering businesses.
• Compile key financial reports for business analysis and budgeting.
• Monitor competitor activities to identify new business sources.

Skills

Event planning

Market analysis

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Job description

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Identifying market needs and trends in Catering, Wedding, Social, Conference, Corporate businesses, defining the target markets, review direct competition and ensure complete awareness by all competitor’s activities, strategies, and promotion

Compilation key financial reports for business analysis, event & catering budget business plan, regular budget and forecast reports, team production tracking/management

Conduct market research on competitors’ analysis and market trends

Monitor competitor set activities and intelligence sources to identify sources of business and prospect new leads/accounts to exceed fair market share performance

Follow through the entire event / group from the handover file from sales till the completion of the event / departure of the group

Responsible for the MICE and room only group logistics. Follow through the entire event, i.e. assignment from Sales team until the completion of the event or departure of the group

Requirements

Bachelor’ degree or above

Minimum 3 years of experience in Catering position

Aggressive and positive working attitude

Solid experience in event and wedding planning within hotel / resort area, extensive knowledge and background in wedding planning

In-depth industry knowledge

Able to manage the identification and resolution of day-to-day problems related to event/wedding requests

Excellent Mandarin and English written and verbal communication skills

Competitive remuneration package and career advancement opportunities will be offered to the right candidates. Interested parties should apply with full resume, expected salary and contact details to: Human Resources Department, The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong, 3 Ocean Drive, Aberdeen, Hong Kong.

Equal opportunities are extended to all candidates and the information provided will be treated in strict confidence and used for recruitment purposes only.