Job Description

Company DescriptionNovotel Chennai Chamiers RoadCity Centre, &, Anna Salai, near Boat Club, Rathna Nagar, Nandanam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600035Events Management

• Manage all incoming leads for the booking of guest rooms and/or meeting/catering functions
• Develop lead sources through prospecting, referrals, trace files, and cold calls
• Exceed personal sales goals, monthly, quarterly, annually, through account development and maintenance
• Conduct site inspections with prospective and existing clients
• Develop and implement new sales strategies, tactics and action plans for account base
• Quote and negotiate prices within established parameters with potential and existing clients. Prepare contracts for clients
• Manage events from the beginning to the end, process all the information pertaining to bookings (to include but not limited to):
• Electrical, internet, telecom, audio-visual and exhibit requirements
• Obtain guarantees of food and beverage events from Banquets and kitchen
• Prepare creative menu proposals with the Chef while keeping in mind food cost, labor cost and kitchen facilities
• Maintain and update current account information records
• Ensure rooming list is received 30 days prior to arrival with updated billing instructions
• Ensure that deposits/cancellation fees where applicable are forwarded to the Accounting department
• Disseminate event information to the appropriate departments via memos, emails, banquet event orders, directives and rooming lists in a professional and timely manner
• Conduct daily meeting to review event contracts to ensure last minute changes are communicated accordingly
• Conduct pre-conference meetings to ensure that key departments are fully aware of relevant details
• Maintain visibility throughout events and be the on-site client liaison
• Follow up post-event to address any issues whilst soliciting return business
• Establish good business and social relationships within the industry and participate in PR activities to increase sales leads for the Hotel
• Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports as required.

• Interview, select and recruit direct reports
• Identify and develop team members with potential
• Conduct performance review with the team
• Constantly monitor team members\' appearance, attitude and degree of professionalism
• Develop, conduct maintain all staff training programs for team members, focusing on their development needs, providing them with new skills to meet the changing needs of the business

• Be fully conversant with hotel fire & life safety/emergency procedures
• Attend all briefings, meetings and trainings as assigned by management
• Maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene at all times
• Be aware of the hotel fire & life safety/emergency procedures
• Perform other reasonable duties assigned by the assigned by the Management

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