About the company:
The Westin Perth Hotel is a rejuvenating haven with luxury accommodation and 5-star amenities, located dynamic city center location. The Westin Perth provides a refreshing location for mindful meetings or inspiring events.
The hotel is made up of 368 guest rooms – including 10 Club Suites, 8 Westin Suites, 5 Executive Suites and 1 Presidential Suite as well as 2,300 square meters of versatile event space; they are all equipped with cutting-edge technology, allowing guests to host grand functions.
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Events Executive to join our Event Planning team. You will be responsible for the planning of client events within the hotel including weddings, corporate and social. Reporting to Catering & Events Manager, you will have the training and support you need.
You will be:
To handle the event management process for assigned events once they have been handed over by the Sales Team. The focus will be on assisting with all types of events. Corporate and social events as well as small weddings/birthdays, when needed.
Work closely with Sales, Event Operations, Culinary, and additional departments as needed to execute successful events
As the client’s main point of contact, you will liaise with them to confirm the finer details for their event, conduct site visits and client meetings where required and generate banquet evet orders, invoices and other required documents.
Following the event, you will seek client feedback and distribute to relevant departments where required
Timely distribution of all events related information and updates to relevant departments within the hotel and attend weekly event order briefings to discuss further.
Qualifications & experience:
Proven experience in event planning
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Excellent time management and the ability to manage multiple clients at one time
Proficient in MS Office
Previous experience with Opera PMS and Event Planning Software highly regarded
Rewards for work, benefits for your lifestyle
You are / have:
You’ll be supported in and out of the workplace through:
Discounts on hotel rooms, food and beverage
Recognition and Incentive programs
Wellbeing programs
Encouraging management
Excellent career growth and learning and development opportunities
Travel and stay benefits inclusing eligibility into our Bonvoy loyalty program
Parental leave, Birthday leave, Long service leave portability across Australia
Access to Employee Assistance programs
Team-spirited colleagues
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Marriott International, Inc. is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and encompasses a portfolio of approximately 9,000 properties across more than 30 leading brands in 141 countries and territories.
Its heritage can be traced to a root beer stand opened in Washington, D.C., in 1927 by J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott.
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