Temporary Hotel Meeting Planner - Tarrytown House Estate - Tarrytown House Estate
Tarrytown, NY
About the Job
SUMMARY:
This is a temporary full-time position (maternity leave coverage). Starting in mid-June (or potentially earlier) through December 2024
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MEETING PLANNER:
- Supports sales effort by acting as liaison between sales and banquet services.
- Creates and maintains a good working relationship with the Banquet Manager and Chef to ensure a high level of comfort with Banquet operations.
- Effectively coordinate efforts between Sales and Food & Beverage management.
- Organizes and conducts weekly BEO and resume meetings.
- Establishes and maintains efficient office procedures to facilitate the smooth operation of the department.
- Responsible for working with the meeting planners in coordinating the final details for meetings.
- Responsible for anticipating needs, forecasting results, analyzing, and arranging work processes for associates in the department.
- Provides the necessary training, motivation, and leadership for any conference service department associates.
- Ensures that all procedures, policies, and guidelines, as established by Tarrytown House Estate are being followed by department associates.
- Establishes and maintains rapport with outside purveyors, who provide services for the Hotel and its guests.
- Meets with any meeting planners to coordinate final arrangements for meetings.
- Ensure smooth flow of information (communication) from Sales to Banquet Services and the Food & Beverage Department.
- Ensure proper communication with all departments.
- Attends weekly Forecast, Resume, and sales meetings.
- Ensures that all equipment used in the department is in good order and uses preventive maintenance schedules for all equipment.
- Ensures that the desired level of quality is maintained in all meeting room sets on a continuing basis.
- Ensures that all file turnover requirements (from Sales to Convention Services) are fulfilled.
- Advises hotel department heads of special requirements of groups coming into the hotel.
- Reviews, daily, information entered the Convention Services Department Daily Log and takes necessary steps to alleviate problems noted in the log.
- Has a working knowledge of Food & Beverage product offerings.
- Perform any other duties assigned by management.
Education, Experience and Certifications of the Meeting Planner:
- Salesforce experience
- Event Planning experience or equivalent combination of education and training
Source : Tarrytown House Estate