Events Executive

Hotels; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A hospitality company is seeking an Events Executive to manage meeting and event planning, ensuring outstanding service for clients. Ideal candidates have a hospitality degree and experience in catering sales, strong communication skills, and proficiency in event management software. You will collaborate with various hotel divisions to optimize revenue and fulfill client needs.

Qualifications

• Previous experiences in catering sales within a hotel are essential.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills are required.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for selling off-site events and locations.
• Handle all meetings and catering enquiries according to standard procedures.
• Act as a one-stop shop for clients for detailed event planning.

Skills

Customer service

Event planning

Communication

Negotiation

Teamwork

Education

Degree in hospitality

Tools

Opera

Job description

Job Description

We are currently seeking for passionate and dynamic Catering/Sales professionals who pride themselves on their ability to deliver extraordinary levels of customer service and provide creative solutions to our guests.

As an Events Executive you are responsible for the success of the meeting, catering and event segment of the hotel. You will secure the business, plan the meeting / event, co‑ordinate with hotel operations and clients before, during and after each meeting / event and your role will include key responsibilities such as:

• Responsible for selling off‑site events and locations
• Handle all meetings and catering enquiries according to standard procedures
• Act as a one‑stop shop for clients for detailed event planning and work closely with banquet operations, food & beverage management, rooms division operation, finance and external suppliers
• Satisfy the need of the clients whilst optimizing hotel revenue through strategic yield management and up‑selling of hotel facilities and services
• Work closely with the Area Sales MICE Team to achieve monthly sales target
• Conduct site inspections, client entertainment and familiarisation
• Send all correspondence to clients regarding banquet events such as proposals, confirmation or agreement letters, amendments, etc.

Skills

Education, Qualifications & Experiences

You should ideally have a degree in the hospitality field with previous experiences in catering sales within a hotel. Excellent written and verbal English communication skills and strong interpersonal and negotiation skills are essentials. Computer literate and previous experiences with Opera are an advantage.

Knowledge & Competencies

The ideal candidate will be customer driven and with an extremely proactive and focused personality and an outgoing, charismatic and approachable character. You will work well under pressure in a fast paced environment and be a great team player, portraying a structured and goal oriented work philosophy and possessing following additional competencies:

• Understanding Hotel Operations
• Effective Communication
• Planning for Business
• Supervising People
• Understanding Differences
• Supervising Operations
• Teamwork
• Adaptability
• Customer Focus
• Drive for Results