Events Manager
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New York, NY, USA
Required Years of Experience
2 years
Job Details
Gracious Hospitality Management is first and foremost an outstanding hospitality company that conceptualizes Michelin-starred and James Beard nominated restaurants. We focus on both passion and profitability. We are professionals committed to ensuring exceptional hospitality and service to our customers.
GHM has been honored with receiving a Michelin star eight years in a row for its restaurants Piora, Cote Korean Steakhouse & COTE Miami.
The Events Manager is responsible for selling, scheduling, and coordinating details for all private dining events, buyouts, offsite events, retail events, and marketing for COQODAQ. They lead a team of events coordinators and work with the restaurant culinary and front of house management teams, and third party vendors to execute all event details flawlessly. They drive restaurant sales and profitability by ensuring every event booked and executed is in line with financial budgets, and build lasting relationships with clients.
Benefits:
- Salary range of $70,000 - $80,000 (plus commission)
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account/Healthcare Savings Account/Dependent Care Savings Account
- Commuter Benefits
- Paid Vacation and Sick Days
- Dining privileges, discounts and more!
Duties & Responsibilities:
Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Ensures all event inquiries are answered by Events team members within 24-48 hours via phone and/or email. All inquiries received during work hours must be answered in the same workday they are received.
- Responsible for all events, generating and signing of contracts (in Tripleseat), booking tables in the reservations system, and creating BEOs with the customer and menu planning, looping in the kitchen as needed. Responsible for ensuring that all BEOs are prepared with accuracy for all events, in advance.
- Provide updates to events as necessary with both Front of House and Back of House teams in order to ensure clear and constant communication. Ensures that all events are correctly staffed for including PARs and call times.
- Monitors all event calendars for both businesses, with a focus on organization and accuracy.
- Coordinate with third party vendors (flowers, decorations, DJ, AV, security, etc).
- Directly oversee set-up for all VIP events and buyouts.
- Responsible for maintaining and updating event marketing materials and menus.
- Understand, maintain, and review all department financials against budgeted goals. Audits all event closures for financial accuracy. Maintains tidy events bookkeeping at the direction of the VP of Finance and the Head of Global Events.
- Develop and nurture client and community relationships while addressing customer service needs.
- Prepare and present quarterly and annual reports.
Essential Functions:
- Knowledge of COQODAQ brand, culture, and product.
- Ability to walk, stand, and bend for extended periods of time over multiple floors.
- Available to work weekends, nights, and holidays as the business dictates.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Must be reachable by email and able to communicate via phone as well.
- Polished personal presentation; Grooming meets company standards outlined in the Employee Handbook.
- Familiarity with restaurant software such as Tripleseat, SevenRooms, and Salido.
COQODAQ fully complies with all applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws by providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, and genetic information (including family medical history), or any other legally protected status.
Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job should contact the Human Resources department at [email protected].
Compensation Details
Compensation: Salary ($70,000.00 - $80,000.00)
Benefits & Perks: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off, Dining Discounts, Wellness Program
Required Skills
Events Management
Customer Service
Event Marketing
Event Planning
Managing Events
OpenTable
Communication
Tripleseat
Attention to Detail
Leadership
Time Management
Event Sales
Organizational Skills
Guest Service
Professionalism
Conflict Resolution
High Volume Service
Catering Sales
Food and Wine Knowledge
Beverage Service
Coordinating Events
Catering Management Knowledge
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