Director of Events

As the Director of Events for Kimpton Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong, you're in charge of the strategic direction, management, and top-line revenues for catering, privatized events and In-suite events. You'll be responsible for working directly with the Culinary team and Banquet team in building a clear and credible vision for the department. You'll align with Director of Sales & Marketing and Director of Food & Beverage to achieve strategic goals and maximize revenues while being the liaison between the event space, restaurant and hotel rooms.

A little taste of your day-to-day

Every day is different, but you’ll mostly be:

• Being the key link between teams and departments to drive collaboration, plan activity and create an environment where everyone can thrive
• Working with Executive Chef and Director of Food & Beverage to create and maintaining Banquet menus and other Marketing collaterals.
• Interacting effectively with internal stakeholders and vendors in order to ensure guest satisfaction
• Ensuring the implementation of a seamless turnover from sales to operations and back to sales while consistently delivering high level of service
• Knowledgeable of restaurant/hotel competitive set and recommends sales/pricing strategies, service and product improvements/up sell strategies to stay competitive.
• Conducting pre-event and post-event meetings to continually improve the client experience
• Developing and implementing strategic marketing initiatives and creative events to meet annual sales goals. 
• Implementing action plan to meet and exceed the budgeted sales goals.
• Actively participating in the sales lead/revenue generating process for the department.
• Ensuring that accurate and detailed notes/traces of accounts are maintained via system and database.
• Working closely with event planners to build strong working relationships and ensuring successful and memorable client experiences as their key point of contact
• Providing mentorship and training to the team.

What we need from you

• A minimum of 8 years total experience in a hotel meetings and events setting, with at least 3 years of direct supervisory experience over a sales/catering team
• A bachelor's degree in hospitality management, event management or equivalent
• Demonstrated of effective planning and executing high-profile events, including corporate, social, and private events
• Creativity and innovation to provide a unique and memorable event experiences for the clients.
• Problem-solving and crisis management skills to handle unexpected challenges during events
• Good business acumen and well versed of market trends
• Excellent negotiation, communication, flexible, creative and problem-solving skills 
• Good leadership, training and coaching skills
• Proficiency in English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) is a must, speaking and writing; speak any other languages is an advantage