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Wedding & Events Manager

Oyster Recruitment Limited
Posted 18 days ago, valid for 24 days
Location

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK10 9QA

Salary

£30,000 - £36,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Life Insurance

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  • A multi-award winning hotel is seeking a Wedding & Events Manager with experience in planning and conversion within a hotel or wedding venue.
  • The role requires great leadership skills, a proactive attitude, and strong interpersonal abilities to manage teams effectively.
  • Candidates should possess commercial awareness of the weddings and events market, along with creativity and innovation.
  • The position offers an attractive salary with a bonus scheme and various employee benefits including discounted rates and free meals on duty.
  • Applicants are expected to have relevant experience and will be interviewed starting in January, with application screening concluding on December 20th, 2024.

Are you looking to join a beautiful and multi-award winning hotel? Do you have passion for executing successful weddings and special events?

A fantastic one-off opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Wedding & Events Manager to join a supportive and wonderful team.

Benefits:

  • Attractive bonus scheme
  • Staff, friends and family rates
  • Discounted food, beverage, spa, hotel and membership
  • Training and development
  • Life Assurance
  • Wellbeing & retail discount platforms
  • Free car parking
  • Free meals on duty
  • Long service awards
  • Uniform

Key responsibilities:

  • You’ll be responsible for effectively handling and converting weddings and special events enquiries from initial stages through to final details, followed by the accurate communication of client requirements to the Operational team
  • You’ll drive the weddings and events sales strategy forward through implementing sales and marketing initiatives to increase sales and achieve targets
  • Conduct show rounds for weddings and special events, ensuring that correct information is given to the appropriate enquiry
  • Assist with organisation of Wedding Showcases to highlight the property to the local wedding and banqueting market

What do you need to qualify for this role?

  • Experience in Weddings and Events planning and conversion with a hotel or wedding venue
  • Great leadership skills are essential, with the ability to manage people
  • Proactive attitude and hunger for sales
  • You will need great interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate your teams
  • Commercial awareness of the weddings and events market is essential, alongside a level of creativity and innovation to excel within this market

Are you a Wedding & Events Manager looking to take your career to new heights and make an impact in the world of luxury hospitality, we want to hear from you!

This opportunity will be interviewing in January applications will be screened before the 20th December 5pm and then screening will begin again from the 2nd January 2025.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.