Setting the standard for grand hospitality, Hotel Kansas City has delivered an experience like no other since its opening in late 2020.
Named one of the Best New Hotels in the World by Travel + Leisure, and Kansas City’s newest #1 Hotel on TripAdvisor, guests can indulge in Victorian-inspired guest rooms merged with modern twists, preserved touches like hand-hewn walnut and stained glass windows, and multiple show-stopping food and beverage outlets.
Centrally located in the historic Kansas City Club Building, the hotel is only steps away from the city’s best nightlife, restaurants, and shopping.
In addition to the hotel's 144 guest rooms are the Town Company restaurant; Nighthawk, a live music cellar cocktail bar; and a lobby lounge and bar that will bring locals and guests together for impromptu mingling.
For the event minded guests, there will be 20,000 feet of meeting space that includes impressive historic ballrooms and a 3,000 square foot rooftop event patio.
About the Event Planning Manager position :
Essential Responsibilities
- Be incredibly friendly, customer centric, and have FUN in a team environment.
- Plan, up sell and detail programs with clients including; verification and modification of space requirements, times, equipment, menus, themes, decorations, etc.
- Communicate requirements of clients to all hotel departments through event resumes, event orders, pre-convention meetings with clients, internal departmental meetings, and event order meetings.
- Forecast banquet food and beverage revenues.
- Must be available to work evenings and weekends.
- Monitor and control individual event budgets and details to maximize revenues and minimize expenses while ensuring delivery of a quality product.
- Professionally represent the department and the hotel by participating in and or conducting client and industry functions, tours for contracted groups, planning meetings, tastings, pre and post-convention meetings, industry events, client entertaining etc.).
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with vendors and suppliers who provide services to the groups and to the hotel.
- After the conclusion of meeting, review bill and post conference reporting with meeting planner.
- Provide a service culture that generates positive event satisfaction, sustained revenue achievement, and excellent internal communications.
- Other tasks / duties as assigned by Associate Director of Events, and / or Director of Sales & Marketing.
Job Qualifications
- Must have 3 years of related work experience.
- Special consideration given to those who have prior Event Planning experience in the Wedding market.
- Experience detailing events through Event Orders.
- Computer proficiency to include Microsoft Office.
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