Events and Hospitality Manager

Job Introduction

Are you a passionate Hospitality and Events professional with exceptional team management and people skills? If so – this is an excellent opportunity to enhance your career!

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Events and Hospitality Manager to join our team in Dublin. You will lead our great team to deliver service excellence within our hospitality/events operation.

This position will suit an ambitious manager with a passion for people and service, who is skilled in hospitality and events. We are looking for a passionate individual who is approachable and a great communicator!

Please note, this role is Monday to Friday, however may occasionally include evening work to meet business needs where required.

Role Responsibility

• Lead, develop and inspire the team to deliver the expected exceptional hospitality service
• Management of hospitality supervisors, plus concierge staff to ensure we deliver a high quality 5* service at all times, continuously improving standards
• Plan for success by concentrating on attention to detail of both standards and service
• Act as subject matter expert to review and continuously improve service standards and innovation
• Maximise profitable sales by the introduction and maintenance of food offers across the site
• Control and monitor the financial performance of the unit and to maintain costs within pre-budgeted targets.
• Ensure that we deliver a high quality and well organised services and that all food is prepared to a high standard as per service level agreement, Company policy and current legislation
• Establish and maintain satisfactory relationships with individuals at all levels within the Company and the Client organisation
• Support the on-site client events team staff to deliver a high quality 5* service at all times and continuously improve standards
• Implement and maintain the Statutory and Company standards of hygiene, health and safety and take any action as is necessary

The Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience in a similar role ideally obtained from a hotel, events or prestigious environment
• Passion for delivering great service
• Experience of leading and developing a small team within a catering and events environment
• Good financial awareness and strong management skills
• Excellent communication skills and customer focus
• Proactive and highly organised with a great attention to detail
• Good use of the English language (written and spoken)
• Computer literacy to include Microsoft applications (excel, PowerPoint, outlook)

Package Description

We are offering a competitive salary of €45,000 - €48,0000 plus access to excellent employee benefits;

• Free GP service
• Bike to work scheme
• Life assurance
• Company pension scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Employee assistance program with counselling and life advice supports
• Family leave options
• Shopping vouchers

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process