Meetings and Events Manager TRAVEL

Our client is seeking a passionate individual for their MICE business events department, responsible for planning and delivering events for their inbound groups from the Italian and Spanish market.

This will be working with high profile clients like L'oreal & Kerastase

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Project management of MICE business events and activations from RFPs conception to delivery.
• To curate events, plan logistics and work with suppliers
• Liaise effectively and concisely with all parties involved with the Event from Clients to Suppliers.
• Ensure the Event and subsequent bookings are managed, valued, and amended in a timely manner.
• Ensure all clients are provided with the highest service as per the set standards, exceeding customer expectations.
• Take full responsibility and accountability for the planning and execution of client events.
• Customer focused and financially astute to achieve company and client objectives.
• Understand and deliver all contractual terms with clients and suppliers
• Ensure that all costing and plans for events meet budgetary and client requirements.
• Liaise with the client to ensure the continual development of the partnership
• Implement budget, invoicing and logistics
• Select and negotiate with vendors and monitoring their activities to ensure quality control
• Resolve problems and guest inquiries before, during and after the event

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• At least 2 years' experience in a previous MICE Event role (either for a UK Inbound Travel agency and/or tour operator only).
• A good geographical knowledge of the UK and Ireland and their best venues, hotels and restaurants is very important.
• Must be fluent in English and Italian OR Spanish both written and spoken.
• Good knowledge of negotiating and contracting venues, restaurants, hotels and team building activities.
• Candidates must be Computer literate to enable use of company commercial system (Tour Plan), Use of P.C. - Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Tour Plan, Trip Creator, Canva and Mailchimp are a plus.

Benefits

• Standard office hours: Monday - Friday 09.30 to 18.00
• Full-time permanent
• Private Health
• 28 days holiday + Birthday off
• Salary up to £40,000.00 per year

Please apply with your updated cv and a team member will be in contact with you.