Hospitality Manager

Based at the iconic BT Tower in Central London, unrivalled 360 degree panoramic views across the capital.  

Your key responsibilities as the Hospitality and Event Manager will consist of:
- Responding appropriately to incoming enquiries via phone and email and chasing to a conclusion
- Liaise with external suppliers, prepare quotes, contracts and event proposals for events of all types, including internal and external
- Produce event detailed planners
- Conducting menu tasting while planning the event with the client
- Actively identify marketing and promotion opportunities
- Develop events from proposal right up to delivery, including set, communicate and maintain project timelines and priorities

The role is hands on, in a logistically challenging environment.  Evenings / weekends required.  5 out of 7 day required.

Typical event up to 80 (sit down dinners, buffet, bowls, receptions)

Ideal background, livery hall operations, London caterer, eg Moving Venue, C&E hotel operations.  Standards driven. Experience of working directly with Exec / Head chef

Single BT client, based on site and heavily involved.

The experience and knowledge we are looking for from the future Hospitality and Event Manager include:
- Experience as an event manager
- Skilled in project management and event planner
- Knowledge of KPIs and marketing techniques for event management
- Outstanding communication and negotiation ability
- Customer service orientation
- BSc/BA in PR, marketing, hospitality management or related field is preferred

As part of your package, we are offering a salary of up to £45,000 per annum, plus overtime.

This role comes with an Employee Assistance Programme, a great cycle to work scheme, workplace pension, life Assurance (x2), 28 days holiday – pro-rata (including Bank Holidays), great benefits for you and your family and a day off for your birthday!

At Lexington we dare to be different with our food, our catering and reception services, and the way we work. Our values are a representation of who we are and through our values we encourage our people to be themselves, to be creative and to be bold, and we work hard to make sure our people enjoy what they do and have fun.

We foster and believe in a diverse workplace where we embrace and celebrate our differences, which creates an environment of positive energy.  It is our culture to nurture great talent, create a place for people to thrive and fulfil their potential.

We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer and welcome everyone to our team. In your application please let us know if you need reasonable adjustments and feel free to note if you will require further assistance and which pronouns you use (for example – she/her, he/him, they/them, etc).

If you want to join an award-winning team who are passionate about serving delicious food and want to work with some the most exceptional client in London, you won’t be disappointed. Don’t just take our word for it and visit our website where our people have shared their experiences.

Interested?

All you need is an updated CV and cover letter; we'll do the rest.

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