Executive Meeting Manager at Renaissance Austin Downtown Hotel

Tapestry Conshohocken; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short/long-term disability

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Concord Hospitality is seeking an Executive Meeting Manager for the Renaissance Austin Downtown Hotel in Austin, TX. You will coordinate all aspects of events, manage room blocks, catering details, and post-event reporting while maintaining exceptional service for internal partners and external clients.

Role requires prior hospitality event planning or sales experience, strong administrative skills, and the ability to forecast group revenues.

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.
• Competitive wages
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and short/long-term disability options
• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition assistance

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest levels of customer service to internal partners and external clients at all times.
• Respond promptly to internal partners and external customers, delivering clear and concise communication in line with Concord Hospitality standards.
• Demonstrate strong time management, self-motivation, and proactive planning with attention to detail.
• Satisfactorily maintain existing accounts/segments and develop new business for the hotel.
• Monitor and manage pre-event, event, and post-event details: room blocks, meeting space, concessions, group reports, cut-off dates, contracts, and billing.
• Gain knowledge of hotel food & beverage offerings, function space, AV equipment, and other event-related details.
• Forecast group rooms and F&B revenues; understand conditions and strategies to maximize space release and revenue.
• Learn and use Delphi, CI/TY, PMS, and sales processes; align with Marketing Plans and budgets.
• Attend customer functions as needed.
• Meet goals and performance metrics as outlined by brand, Concord, and leadership.
• Participate in internal meetings, client site visits, tastings, and planning sessions as required.
• Pursue career development and training opportunities to grow talents and skills.
• Carry out reasonable requests from Management and comply with company policies.

Job description

Executive Meeting Manager at Renaissance Austin Downtown Hotel

Locations

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Austin, TX 78701, USA

• On-site
• Pay or shift range: $28.68 USD to $35.85 USD This is the pay range for this role. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.
• Full-Time

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.
• Competitive wages
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and short/long-term disability options
• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition assistance

  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.

  Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.