Executive Meeting Manager at Renaissance Austin Downtown Hotel

Concord Hospitality Brand; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 37,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Discounted room rates

Training and development

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Concord Hospitality Brand in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced events and sales professional to deliver exceptional service to internal partners and clients. You will coordinate pre-event planning, group blocks, meetings, and F&B details, while forecasting room and revenue impacts.

Join a team that values training, career growth, and a Great Place to Work for All, with competitive hourly compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality event planning or sales is required.
• Experience working with clients to deliver positive outcomes.
• Understanding of hotel operations to plan successful events.

Responsibilities

• Provide highest levels of customer service to internal partners and external clients.
• Respond quickly and professionally to all inquiries and communicate clearly via all channels.
• Manage pre-event, event, and post-event details including room blocks, space, concessions, group resumes, and billing details.
• Forecast group rooms and F&B revenues and understand strategies to maximize space and revenue.
• Learn and use digital sales systems and align with hotel sales strategies.

Skills

Hospitality event planning

Sales experience

Client management

Hotel operations knowledge

Administrative skills

Job description

• Provide the highest levels of customer service to internal partners and external clients at all times.
• Respond in a quick, timely, and professional manner to all internal partners and external customers, and deliver clear and concise communiqué that is representative of Concord Hospitality via all avenues of communication.
• Demonstrate excellent time management, self-motivation and proactive planning, and endeavor to be organizationally savvy with a keen focus on detail.
• Satisfactorily maintain existing assigned accounts/segments, and work diligently to develop new business for hotel.
• Effectively and efficiently monitor and manage all aspects of the pre-event, event, and post-event details: Track, detail, and communicate the particulars of each assigned event and group -- including but not limited to -- room blocks, meeting space, special concessions, group history and other reports, cut-off and other key dates, contract clauses, group resumes, event orders and BEO’s, billing details, and other integral aspects of groups and events.
• Gain knowledge of hotel’s food and beverage products, pricing and presentation, and learn about the hotel’s function space, audio visual, and any other details related to event success.
• Work with internal and external partners to accurately forecast group rooms and F & B revenues, as well as understand the conditions and strategies that will maximize released space and rooms and impact hotel revenues.
• Learn and use digital sales systems and conceptual sales processes (i.e. Delphi, CI/TY, PMS, sales call process, etc.) and understand the hotel’s sales strategies (i.e. Marketing Plan, rates, budgeted goals, etc.). Implement these tools and resources in order to accomplish individual and team goals and efficiently complete job duties.
• Be willing and able to attend customer functions as needed.
• Work to consistently meet the goals and performance metrics as required for this position, as outlined by hotel brand, Concord, your Regional VPS, and your supervisor.
• Prepared for and participate in all necessary internal meetings, conference calls, reporting, planning, and other communications required for this position. Also prepare for and participate in client site visits, tasting panels, pre- and post-cons planning meetings, networking, and other customer-centric meetings as necessary.
• Own your career development and be an advocate for training and job opportunities that will allow you to continue to hone and develop your talents, skills, creativity, and personal and professional growth.
• Carry out any reasonable requests made by Management, and seek to comply with company’s policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Previous hospitality event planning and/or sales experience required.
• Experience working with clients/customers to deliver positive and satisfactory outcomes.
• Understanding of hotel operations in order to plan successful event/meetings.
• Strong administrative skills that includes knowledge of a variety of computer systems required to perform daily tasks.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and short/long-term disability options
• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition assistance
• Discounted room rates at Concord-managed hotels
• Training, development, and career advancement opportunities

Pay range = $26.68 per hour to $35.85 per hour.

Why Join Concord?

At Concord Hospitality, we invest in our associates through training and development at all levels. Our “Associate First” culture supports growth, balance, and diversity.

Built on five cornerstones—Quality, Integrity, Community, Profitability, and FUN!—our associates proudly cheer:

“We Are Concord!”

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and strive to be aGreat Place to Work for All.