Events Manager - Swindon

Job Description

Start Date - ASAP 

This charming country house hotel in Wiltshire now boasts an elegant Orangery, a glorious garden terrace, and luxuriously furnished bedrooms.

We are looking for a passionate Senor Event Manager, the successful candidate must be self-motivated, have a passion for good food and service, calm under pressure and be able to work in a small team.. 

Requirements 

• 3 years’ experience as an Event Manager in a position used to providing catering for 100+ covers 

• A strong and friendly personality that everyone gets on with

• Have an eye for detail and an analytical mind

• Express a warm and friendly disposition

• Knowledge and experience using a CRM system

• A good communicator

• Good knowledge of on-trend menus, dishes, food trends, wines and drinks

• Comfortable with public speaking

Responsibilities 

• Understanding of the administration systems and use these in line with accepted company policy

• Train, brief and delegate the service teams

• Fully conversant with our brochure offers and able to relay its content and virtues in a professional and sales orientated capacity

• Able to work closely with our clients to ascertain their individual needs and effectively document the outcome in line with company administration policy

• Provide excellent dining room service in an efficient but warm manner 48 times a year

• Be a direct link between the venue’s sales team and the catering team, through the General Manager and the central management team

• Deputise for the General Manager

• Look for ways to meet individual client needs and to exceed guest expectation

• Billing, invoicing and ability to asses financial performance

• Some facility management tasks

Benefits of working with us 

• Exceptional hours with only a few very late nights 40hrs per week

• Overtime paid 

• Company bonus scheme 

• Pension scheme 

• Uniform

• H&S – training will be given 

• Food Hygiene – training will be given 

Benefits:

• Casual dress


• Company events


• Discounted or free food


• On-site parking


• Referral programme


• Wellness programmes