Meeting And Events Manager
Movenpick Hotel
Total years of experience :17 years, 7 Months
•Plan event from start to finish according to requirements, target audience and objectives
•Come up with suggestions to enhance the event’s success
•Prepare budgets and ensure adherence
•Source and negotiate with vendors and suppliers and Coordinate all operations Team and Lead promotional activities for the event
•Supervise all staff (event coordinators, caterers etc.)
•Approve all aspects before the day of the event
•Ensure event is completed smoothly and step up to resolve any problems that might occur
•Analyze event performance and prepare metrics presentation.
•Define company brand through events and Ensure staff is adequately prepared for event to ensure day of event goes smoothly and Plan menus, order food, and hire chefs or caterers.
•Sample food, including main dishes and desserts.
•Analyze the event’s success and prepare reports
• Coordinate details of events such as conferences, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, charity events, surprise parties, trade shows, sales meetings, business meetings, employee appreciation events and virtual events.
• Calculate budgets and ensure they are adhered to.
• Book talent, including musicians, bands, and disc jockeys.
• Select chefs or catering companies to prepare food for event.
• Sample food and select dishes for menus.
• Visit venue to plan layout of seating and decorations.
• Schedule speakers, vendors, and participants.
• Coordinate and monitor event timelines and ensure deadlines are met.
• Initiates, coordinates and/or participates in all efforts to publicize event.
• Develop and oversee fundraising events.
• Negotiate and secure event space.
Managing a restaurant of 44 tables - almost 110 seats with the help of 75 employees from diffrent nationality .
I have been choosen as a pre- opening team for piatto italian restaurant.
I have been choosen as a pre opening team for the third branch of piatto in Saudi Arabia located in khobar .
Almost 60 tables with 150 seats .
Branch was open in july 2011, i was fullu responsible to accomodate all the employees, train the employees and assist My manager with all the task .
After a year i have been promoted to Manager in charge for the same branch .
I was Responsible to organize all the events with the support of the team - communication with the guest regarding the food, lighting, program of the event or the wedding .
- Assist my manager to start and end up the deal with the guest, how to make the deal - how to plan for the wedding - dealing with the ex chef to prepare the food -
We prepre about 66 wedding - conference and workshop a year -
-Assist in scheduling reservations and parties or special events in Lafayette, Off the Record, and the Private dining room. Ensure that all aspects are communicated to the culinary team and to all other managers in the F&B department to ensure all details are correctly maintained.
-Assist Host staff with greeting and seating guests during peak times of operation.
-Organize all documentation for shift work on a daily basis including pre-shift reports, daily training topics, shift floor plan, requisitions for beverage, food and sundries and manage labor on a daily basis through the Kronos time management system.
-Ensure all staff are meeting all established standards of service.
-Monitor and test service skills of staff, retrain and reinforce all standards on food and quality and service details daily.
-Assist in maintaining all Micros programming for food and beverage outlets.
- Serve the customer
- Achieve Daily Target
- Check with customers to Ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct Any problem
- Explain how Various Menu item are prepared, describing ingredients and cooking Methods .