Events Coordinator (170615)

Full Time

Website Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, one of the world's premier hotel companies, currently owns and/or manages over 90 hotels under the Shangri-La brand with a room inventory of over 39,000. Over four decades the group has established its brand hallmark of 'hospitality from the heart'. The group has a substantial development pipeline with upcoming projects in Mainland China, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Myanmar, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka.

Shangri-La Dubai

The award-winning Shangri-La Dubai offers luxurious accommodations, exceptional dining, and gracious hospitality in the heart of one of the world’s most dynamic cities.

The hotel’s 302 rooms, serviced apartments, residences, and offices offer a combination of traditional luxury and modern functionality. Fantastic views and thoughtfully selected furnishings create an experience of unparalleled style and comfort.

As an Events Coordinator, we rely on you to:

  • Handle incoming telephone calls and inquiries independently and proactively.
  • Provide support for internal information communications, and distribution, such as floor plan preparation, BEO amendments or special menus requests.
  • Assist assigned managers to prepare and distribute all external and internal documents, such as Proposal letter, Letter of Agreement or BEO etc.
  • Maintain departmental filing and tracing system for all catering related information and documents such as Menu, Group Files, and proposals.
  • Support assigned managers to ensure update information and data are properly recoded in the system, to conduct hotel inspections or walk-in inquiry.
  • Handle and consolidate all incoming Post-social/Events Assessments and provide accurate reports and properly loads the results in the intranet.
  • Prepare accurate and timely reports to all internal departments such as Weekly Events Summary and 10-day events forecast.
  • Attend and provide support to promotion activities such as bridal fair.
  • Fully comply with Delphi Operations and fully understand the benefits and essence of “Signature Events”

We are looking for someone who:

  • Has experience from a 5* hotel
  • Communicates and writes with fluency in English (fluency in Arabic is also requisite)
  • Always keeps up to date with latest industry trends and market practices
  • Is detail-oriented, creative and can drive change
  • Has strong interpersonal skills, is friendly, helpful, and trustworthy
  • Has foundational selling skills and the ability to engage effectively with customers.
  • Demonstrates basic proficiency in sales techniques and strategies.

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