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Radisson Hotel Group

Runs hotel brands for travelers and property owners

Meetings & Events Manager

Account ExecutiveConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMadrid, SpainNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Proven managerial experience in meetings and events, overseeing a high volume of employees, ideally in a multi-property setting.
  • High commercial awareness and in-depth knowledge of the meetings and events market and conditions.
  • Experience with budgeting and forecasting processes across multiple sites.
  • Ability to build strong relationships with existing clients and accounts.
  • Creativity to produce a proactive sales-culture environment.
  • Strong problem-solving capabilities and ability to adapt to changing environments.
  • Strong leadership skills with a hands-on, lead-by-example work style.
  • Commitment to exceptional guest service and passion for the hospitality industry.
  • Ability to find creative solutions and offer advice and recommendations.
  • Personal integrity and ability to work in an environment that demands excellence, time, and energy.
  • Strong communication and listening skills, with excellent speaking, reading, and writing skills.
  • Outstanding analytical and strategic skills to improve the business from a financial perspective.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across functions and cultures in a global environment.
  • Skill with Microsoft Office software.
  • Experience using IT systems on various platforms and strong working knowledge of specific industry platforms.
  • Ability to handle multiple challenging priorities and assignments.
  • Ability to communicate in English, as a CV/resume in English is requested.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support the strategic initiatives of the Cluster Meetings and Events Department related to business expansion, growth, and the cultural evolution needed to support them.
  • Develop a sales-focused culture within the team, drive standards and conversion across the cluster, achieve top-line budget for meetings and events business and leisure group segments, and grow revenue-conversion percentage.
  • Manage all aspects of the enquiry process through to contract and maximize sales opportunities for inbound and outbound teams where applicable.
  • Act as a brand ambassador, reflect company culture and values, and drive the cluster sales environment to generate revenue for cluster hotels while coordinating activity with Proactive Sales Teams.
  • Ensure the smooth running of the Cluster Group Meetings and Events department and deliver client and guest experiences to company standards.
  • Lead conversion of inbound UK and outbound enquiries across platforms and capture available opportunities for Radisson Hotel Group.
  • Implement processes that maximize team efficiency and ensure enquiries are answered in line with company and test-call standards.
  • Review and analyze team-member productivity and cluster performance against Meetings and Events key performance indicators.
  • Work proactively to maximize client and guest satisfaction and respond to enquiries and resolve problems.
  • Develop and implement strategies for meetings and events department metrics, communicate and deliver those metrics, and maintain reporting and tracking tools in line with initiatives and targets.
  • Manage the team lifecycle, fostering growth, development, and performance while promoting company culture and values.
  • Assist the Revenue Centre with departmental and associated hotel budgets and forecasts, ensuring sales targets are realized.
  • Analyze hotel performance and market conditions and adapt Meetings and Events, Business Group Rooms, Business Group Other, and Leisure Group Rooms pricing with the Revenue Centre.
  • Review cluster office standards through health checks and identify and execute training needs and actions for team members.
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and partners, ensuring communications and activities are controlled and timely.
  • Maintain structured communications between hotel teams, General Managers, the Revenue Centre, and Sales teams for enquiry transition, escalation, forecasting, and meeting requirements; attend properties and conduct familiarization trips and client or site visits as needed.
  • Establish and deliver programmes that advance sales and profitability, working with internal and external stakeholders as needed and incorporating environmental concerns.
  • Ensure due-diligence requirements and best-practice activities comply with legislation, are planned, delivered, documented for internal and external audit, and followed up as required.
  • Carry out work in accordance with company policies, procedures, service concepts, and local requirements and regulations.

Desired Qualifications

  • Ideally, have multi-property experience overseeing a high volume of employees.

About the Company

Radisson Hotel Group

Runs hotel brands for travelers and property owners

Radisson Hotel Group connects travelers with hotels across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific, while helping property owners develop, brand and run lodging businesses. Its portfolio spans luxury and lifestyle hotels, upscale resorts and properties converted from independent hotels into branded destinations. Guests book through the group's channels and use its loyalty program, while owners partner through managed, franchised, leased or hybrid agreements. Its commercial systems support property management and hotel revenue optimization through shared technology and distribution. Its hospitality roots trace to Copenhagen's first SAS hotel in 1960, and the group is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Not listed
Founded
1960

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