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Black Tomato Events Manager (French Speaking)
Job Description
Due to continued growth and a rapidly increasing client portfolio, Black Tomato requires an experienced Event Manager to join their award-winning team and report directly to the Head of Operations. The role requires an articulate and highly personable candidate who works well both within a team and independently. The candidate will need to have an exceptional level of event management skills, a good sense of commercial awareness and outstanding communication skills. A pre-requisite of the position is that the candidate must be fluent in French.
Responsibilities
- Successful planning and delivery of cutting-edge events / group incentives all over the world
- First class, highly responsive relationship management of key accounts
- Building relationships with clients during planning, delivery and post-event stages of projects
- Achieving account development revenue and profit targets
- Building effective relationships with suppliers
- Post-delivery feedback and retention of all projects managed
- Delivery and attention to detail of proposals and costing sheets
- Detailed financial awareness on all projects
- Liaising with sales and operations team on all briefs during every pitch processHandle queries in order to resolve issues and demonstrate best practice
Essential Key Skills
- Fluent in French
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid business acumen, management and problem solving skills
- Effective time management and organisational skills
- Ability to develop strong relationships and work with senior level executives
- Exceptional knowledge of geographical destinations
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong project management, data management and support skills
- Pro-active approach to supporting clients and colleagues, identifying problems and finding strategies to avoid them in the future
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Willingness to be flexible and prepared to contribute to the company in other duties as required
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Salary – c £25k per annum plus incentivised bonus
Please email your CV to chris@blacktomatoevents.com
