Luxury Banquet Manager: Lead VIP Events & Growth

24jobshere; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Sofitel Riyadh Hotel & Convention Center in Riyadh invites a skilled Banquet Manager to lead premier event service. You will supervise banquets, manage budgets, and ensure flawless guest experiences in a luxury setting.

The role emphasizes staff development, safety, HACCP, and collaboration with catering and other departments; strong English, leadership, and coaching required; prior luxury hotel experience recommended.

Qualifications

• Excellent reading, writing, and oral proficiency in English.
• Experienced in all aspects of banquet service, especially in local function styles.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and training skills; sound human resources management capabilities to motivate employees to work as a team.

Responsibilities

• To manage Banqueting operations to maximize guest satisfaction and department profits.
• Set periodical Banquets budget & forecast and analyze monthly P&L reports
• Develop and maintain all staff training programs
• Prepare weekly staff schedules keeping in mind anticipated business, operating budgets and standards of service
• To recruit and select Banquet employees
• Ensure proper care, security and maintenance of Banquet equipment through proper supervision of service personnel, including outside contractors.
• Assume responsibility for shift supervisory duties on a regular basis, especially with VIP and “at cost” functions
• Coordinate the needs of the Catering department with the managers of interrelated departments
• Inspect Banquet Servers’ work assignments Banquet Manager and supervise the standards of all function rooms and adjacent public areas
• Follow established Accounting procedures, e.g. prepare payroll and gratuity reports
• Maintain all public areas to be presentable with specific set-ups at all times
• Maintain the inventory stock of all equipment on and off the property
• Post all contracted function sheets and give instructions to Assistants, Servers and all staff to ensure the success of the function
• Conduct monthly departmental meetings to provide information to the banquet staff, obtain staff feedback, and provide a regular forum for department communication
• Constantly monitor Banquet staff’s appearance, attitude and degree of professionalism
• Implement safety and emergency procedures when necessary
• Consistently follow and implement HACCP policies and procedures
• Manage organization and cleanliness of departmental areas by conducting weekly walk-through with the Hygiene Manager, Banquet Manager Housekeeping, and the Engineering Department.

Skills

English Proficiency

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Training skills

Multi-tasking

Education

Hotel or business administration degree

Job description

Sofitel Riyadh Hotel & Convention Center in Riyadh invites a skilled Banquet Manager to lead premier event service. You will supervise banquets, manage budgets, and ensure flawless guest experiences in a luxury setting.

The role emphasizes staff development, safety, HACCP, and collaboration with catering and other departments; strong English, leadership, and coaching required; prior luxury hotel experience recommended.