Conference & Events Executive

At a unique location in one of Amsterdam's major hotel and event venues, you are faced with a new challenge; Selling and successfully planning small and large events. No days are the same, one day you are coordinating an intimate board meeting for 15 guests and the next you’re planning a large-scale international conference for over 1200 attendees with our ijVENUES collaborative. At Mövenpick, we bring hospitality to life together. Do you?

Be limitless

Selling a wide range of large and small meetings and events energizes you. You handle the request from A to Z. You create a plan, arrange the contract, and ensure that all other related matters run smoothly. You motivate yourself and make sure that the business comes in. Successful events are your goal, and you keep this in mind. This also means working closely with the organization and ensuring that reception and housekeeping staff receive the right instructions. If you do your job well, along with your colleagues, the event or conference becomes an experience for the visitors and, therefore, a great success. There are no limits to your abilities. In addition, you will be:

• Event planning from A to Z and ultimately delivering detailed BEO’s to the internal production team to run small- and large-scale events (from 15 to 1200 visitors).
• Logistical coordination between internal production departments, external suppliers and end client (technical AV, decor, catering, room nights, production).
• Maximizing revenue through yield management, upselling, and pricing.
• Working towards achieving revenue goals with your colleagues.
• Analysing wishes/requirements, implementing sales techniques, and preparing competitive proposals, concluding contracts.
• Responsible for receiving accounts, building relationships and organizing site visits inside the hotels.
• Registering all ongoing offers and monitoring the follow-up of outstanding proposals.
• Busy with administrative tasks such as, keeping track of to be charged amounts for the final invoice.
• Responsible for after-sales activities.

In this position, you will work Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00. You will work for Mövenpick Amsterdam and Mövenpick The Hague, as well as the collaborative ijVENUES, and you will be based in Mövenpick Amsterdam.

Proud to be present

Mövenpick: the place to enjoy life. Inside, we create a space for our guests to enjoy by relaxing at the bar with a delicious cocktail or a creamy cappuccino. In our restaurants, you can discover the most delicious special dishes. We are originally from Switzerland, and we carry this luxurious gastronomic hospitality with us. ‘Enjoying life to the fullest.’ That is our mantra for our guests, but also for you as an employee.

You start every working day together with twenty national and international colleagues in our beautiful 4-star hotel located in Amsterdam. The team consists of young colleagues who are collegial and friendly towards each other. Despite the different nationalities, we can definitely speak of a close group of colleagues. You will work in a hotel that works together with the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, a total combined conference space of over 1900 m2, including 11 modern and spacious conference and directors’ rooms. Through the emergence of ijVENUES, Amsterdam’s new exhibition centre, everything only becomes bigger and better. On a lovely, sunny day, you can choose between a 10-minute walk or a 5-minute cycle ride from the central station. Or you can hop on the tram from the other side of our hotel. In short: we have it all.

Don’t work. Do what you love instead

What makes you happy is working with a large team and feeling the rush of achieving good results. You are a driven sales person, very precise when it comes to administration, you are enthusiastic about working with numbers. You keep an overview of small and large events, and you don't like to say `no’ to a request "Yes, we can" sounds better to you. You must have:

• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• A proactive, can-do attitude combined with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Genuine passion for sales and a drive to achieve and exceed targets.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a similar position and/or hotel.
• Preferably knowledge of the Opera IT system and experience in party catering.
• Fluent written and spoken knowledge of the English language, and preferably the Dutch language as well.

We offer

Of course, we want you to have an optimal experience. That’s why we are offering:

• A monthly gross salary of between €2.645 and €3.289 in accordance with scale 6 of the Collective Labour Agreement for the Dutch hospitality and catering industry.
• A contract of 38 hours per week.
• 25 leave days and time off for any overtime.
• Extra day off during your birthday month.
• A travel allowance up to €200 per month, on the basis of the actual number of kilometres.
• A night-shift allowance of 20% and a Sunday allowance of 5%.
• Pension contributions with the Horeca & Catering pension fund.
• National and international opportunities for growth, for instance towards the role of conference and events supervisor. And (cross) training opportunities.
• A uniform, laundry service and meals.
• Discounts on rooms, food and drink at Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts and Accor group.
• Enjoy an overnight stay with dinner and breakfast in the hotel where you work at with feel like a guest experience.
• Recruitment bonus for a new colleague.
• 50% F&B discount at various hotels in Amsterdam.
• Various staff outings.

This is the right time to say yes

You see it as a challenge to put a smile on the face of all guests visiting our hotel? Then do not hesitate any longer: send us your motivation letter and CV, or if you have any questions you can contact the HR Office via (klik op de solliciteer button) or by phone at +31 (0)20 800 6880.

If it is a match, you will be interviewed by the Director of Groups & Events. Are you ready?

Heb jij interesse in deze functie?

Dan ontvangen wij graag je motivatie met CV! Je kunt reageren via ons Sollicitatieformulier. Website: Meer informatie >>>

Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre opende haar deuren in september 2006. Het hotel is gelegen aan het 'IJ' tussen de Passengers Terminal en het "Muziekgebouw". 

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