Events Manager (173405)

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury hotel group is looking for an Events Manager based at their location. The role involves maximizing catering revenue, managing event logistics, and developing business opportunities. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Hospitality Management and at least 4 years of catering experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years’ catering experience and proven records in handling large scale events with full logistics arrangement.
• Proficiency in written and spoken Cantonese, English & Mandarin.

Responsibilities

• Maximize catering revenue through effective space management.
• Identify and develop business opportunities for events and catering sales.
• Handle full logistics of events arrangement and provide professional advice.

Skills

Good communication and customer contact skills

Revenue driven mindset

Attention to detail

Education

Degree Holder in Hospitality Management or related disciplines

Job description

Shangri-La Group - Hong Kong Region

Renowned for its distinctive Asian hospitality, the luxury hotel group operates five Shangri-La properties in Hong Kong, where the company is also headquartered, including KowloonShangri-La, IslandShangri-La, Kerry Hotel Hong Kong, JENHong Kong by Shangri-La, and The Aberdeen Marina Club, offering guests an array of options across the different brands to suit every guest’s needs.

As an employer with industry leading levels of colleague engagement, our people are our priority. Our success is only made possible through the efforts and abilities of over 42,000 colleagues worldwide. In accordance with this belief, the focused investment we make in the learning and development of our colleagues is unparalleled in the global hospitality industry. From welcoming new colleagues to best-in-class leadership development programmes, employee potentials will be identified and nurtured throughout their career with the Group.

We are looking for an Events Manager base at Kerry Hotel Hong Kong!

As an Events Manager, we rely on you to

• Work closely with the COE Events Sales to maximize catering revenue through effective space management
• Identify and develop business opportunities for events and catering sales
• Handle the full logistics of events arrangement and provide professional advices and alternatives to the guest for events and functions; well-communicate the requirement of events to all respective stakeholders
• Liaise and maintain a good relationship with all related parties to ensure the events logistics and payment well-managed
• Provide competitive market intelligence and identify the potential customers
• Lead, manage and drive team members to achieve sales targets
• Assistin maintaining a comprehensive, current and guest focused set of departmental standards and procedures and to oversees their implementation

We are looking for someone who has:

• Degree Holder in Hospitality Management or related disciplines
• Minimum 4 years’ catering experience and proven records in handling the large scales of events with full logistics arrangement
• Good communication and customer contact skills
• Revenue driven mindset and attention to detail
• Proficiency in written and spoken Cantonese, English & Mandarin

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