Events & Groups Manager

As an Events & Groups Manager, you will demonstrate an exceptionally strong focus and drive to deliver and exceed revenue objectives. You will be responsible for the day to day management and supervision of the regionally based Groups & Events team. You will: effectively promote all the hotel's facilities and services to achieve the maximum sales revenue and client satisfaction for each event; ensure that each booking is handled efficiently from client enquiry through to arrival and departure; maintain accurate status and administration of all bookings in our property management system and communicate effectively with clients and Operations teams at each hotel ensuring the success of each event.,

• Ensuring the team proactively sell and promote all of the Hotels and their facilities to achieve Events & Groups budgets for each hotel
• Assisting the Group Director of Sales, whilst working with the Revenue team and Hotel General Managers to agree Conference & Event budgets for each hotel
• Ensuring the department produces high quality booking detail and admin, allowing our Operations team to deliver excellence for our clients
• Working with the team to exceed department KPI and targets based upon net revenue, Conversion and Client Satisfaction
• Ensuring the required Revenue and Forecast reporting is produced on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Taking responsibility for customer satisfaction, recruitment, staff training, monitoring staff performance and increasing sales.
An opportunity has arisen to be a part of our dynamic and driven sales division, in the role of Event & Groups Manager, based in Edinburgh

You will be a true people person, dedicated to the development and growth of our people and our culture. Through your personal credibility you will naturally create, develop and sustain high trust relationships with all stakeholders. You will have a real passion for events, and you will have excellent attention to detail in order to provide consistent standards. You will be great at multi-tasking, you will be efficient at solving guest/client enquiries and all with a smile and infectious personality! We love to welcome people with different experiences and from different places into our Apex family. We want to ensure you get the best experience from the role you begin your journey with us in. To excel within this role, you will have:
• Previous Hotel Event and/or Group rooms manager or assistant manager related experience
• Strong leadership skills
• Track record of working to high standard/attention to detail
• Previous experience of working in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Absolute attention to detail and flexibility are required in response to changing client requests
• Excellent sales techniques in order to maximise sales revenue
  
  You will work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes:
• 30 days holiday
• Training and development from day one
• Employee events and celebrations
• Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
• Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
• Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working.
• Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial Wellbeing App Wagestream, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date.
• £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.
Following your first successful 3 months, you'll also receive ……
• Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform "Treat Yourself Here", unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family.
• Involvement in our employee of the quarter and annual recognition schemes
• Long service recognition
• Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
• 50% discount in our restaurants
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
• Spa treatments and product discounts
• Critical Illness & Life Assurance cover