EVENT PLANNER

The position of Event Planner Team Leader has become available based at The Midland Hotel, Manchester. The successful applicant will be reporting into the Events Sales Office Manager and will support the management of the Event Planner Coordinators.

As Events Planner Team Leader you will be responsible for handling the event plans for all contracted business,s co-ordinating all details on behalf of the client ad create a comprehensive and detailed event plan for the operation and the client

As Event Planner Team Leader, You Will

• Conduct full hand over for converted bookings with Events Sales Team Leader
• Introduction call and email to client / agent of your focus moving forward
• Build rapport with the client and liaise with clients regularly to understand and document requirements
• Provide Revenue Manager with regular updates of rooms pick up especially for larger allocations, to minimise risk at short notice. To ensure all rooms are set to auto release as per the contract
• Attend Pre Conference meetings with clients
• Conduct Menu Tastings with clients
• Attend Function Sheet Meetings at the hotel weekly as requested
• Provide event plans/BEO’s as soon as possible to distribute to all hotel teams
• Fully load all rooming lists and ensure VIP clients are highlighted
• Update Delphi at all times of any changes for event and also number of bedrooms
• Ensure payment methods are established in line with the contract and company policy ensuring a credit check is done where applicable
• Liaise with the Audio visual supplier where necessary to ensure the client’s needs are met
• Ensure all menus are checked for balance and content particularly on consecutive meal periods and multiple days
• Up sell at all opportunity to a maximise revenue
• Ensure all discounted or complimentary items have the managers/GMs approval
• Generate and pass on sales leads established as rapport is built with the client
  
  

Where Will You Be Working?

The Midland Hotel is located in the heart of the bustling city of Manchester. With conference facilities catering for over 1,000 delegates at any one time, this is a fast-paced hotel that caters for a range of guests, coming for business or leisure. Featuring famed Rosette rated restaurants Adam Reid at The French and Mr Cooper’s, the highly commended ‘The Tea Room’, the newly refurbished Bar and Lounge as well as one of Manchester’s trendiest city spas Rena’. This is the perfect hotel for both meetings and a family break. This hotel features 312 spacious bedrooms that are sure to wow any guest. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and delivering outstanding customer service.

About The Midland Hotel

Situated in the heart of the city, The Midland is a luxury hotel in Manchester like no other. Host to an array of Kings, Queens, Presidents and Prime Ministers over the years, you can rest assured knowing that you'll be staying in one of most iconic and historic hotels in Manchester.

As a four star hotel, The Midland features 312 pristine bedrooms, two award-winning restaurants, Adam Reid at the French and Mr Cooper's, an elegant Tea Room, a newly refurbished bar and lounge and 14 impressive conference and meeting rooms to fulfil all your business needs.

If you're looking to make the most of your time in Manchester, look no further than The Midland Hotel. Our guests will also benefit from our award-winning luxurious spa, The Spa At The Midland. Designed with relaxation in mind, our tranquil spa offers a wide range of treatments including our unique Rasul Spa experience.

About Leonardo Hotels

At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality.

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels here in the UK & Ireland, and have come a long way since we opened our first hotel in Ireland back in 1993! With approximately 4,000 employees and multiple brands we are a dynamic, innovative and fast-growing company.

As an employer we put a big emphasis on career development and as a rule we recruit our operations team members for personality- it is all about how you interact with others and how you can demonstrate our values: Consistent, Friendly, Genuine, Positive and Willing

At Leonardo Hotels each and every team member is individually valued and respected for who you are. All careers within our hotels offer customer interaction, a great deal of variety, and a fun and friendly working environment. We strive to make all of our hotels great places to work, and get our teams involved in activities such as summer barbecues, Christmas parties, Thank You Week and birthday celebrations!

We also offer excellent employee benefits, including huge discounts on overnight stays at our hotels as well as performance-based rewards via our Leo Points system- these range from vouchers to a well-deserved day off!