iHotel & Conference Centre is recruiting for Events & Catering Co-coordinator
Responsibilities and qualifications: Responsible
for booking, planning and co-coordinating all events in the hotel. This person will handle and co-ordinate their time between customer inquiries for meeting/guest room space, accurately details all client events to include meeting room set up, food and beverage requirements, audio/visual requirements and co-ordinates with the other departments in the hotel to ensure successful event for the guests.
Job Responsibilities include:
Strong organizational and attention to detail is a must with all events,
Attention to Detail and great Memory for details as well
Handling inquiry calls for food and beverage space and guestrooms. Administrative duties are also included in this position. Multitasking and Cold Calling is a critical part of this position.
Pursuing new accounts, inactive customer accounts and making calls to new business for sales and catering
Excellent customer service skills and positive attitude - Yes I can attitude
Strong understanding of food and beverage and great attention to detail in a busy office
Organizing details for all catering functions including Banquet event orders and group events and distributing all pertinent information to the appropriate hotel areas
Organizes and maintains a favorable working relationship with all associates and customers to foster and promote a co-operative and harmonious relationship
Efficiency and professionally co-ordinate customer needs and requirements
To be proactive in selling strategies aimed at our existing customers
Follow up and Attention to detail for all events - Communications with all departments necessary as well
Job Requirements:
Exceptional communications skills, excellent interpersonal and organization skills
Impeccable computer literacy, telephone manners and impersonal skills and personal presentation
Sales experience within a hotel environment - calling clients/old/new/perspective clients
Knowledge of Opera Property management system is an asset
Requires knowledge of the principles and practices within the Catering, sales and food and beverage department
Impeccable computer literacy is an asset
Attention to detail and information including multi-tasking.
Speak, Write and Read English - Great communication skills
Able to Work Weekends and Evenings when required for events/weddings
Applicants who do not do not have legal permission to work in Canada will not be considered. Please submit your resume with work experiences to the email.We are an equal opportunity employer that truly values each application will be accepted until the position is filled.
We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.