Manager - Events
Manager - Events
Apparel Group5-7 Years
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Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Chairwoman's Personal Events
- Plan, coordinate, and execute private dinners, celebrations, receptions, family occasions, social gatherings, and other personal events for the Chairwoman.
- Coordinate requirements, preferences, schedules, guest arrangements, and special requests with the Chairwoman's Office.
- Maintain complete confidentiality and discretion regarding all personal and private matters.
- Manage guest lists, invitations, RSVPs, seating, dietary requirements, gifts, transportation, and other guest-related arrangements.
- Source and coordinate venues, catering, décor, entertainment, photographers, security, transportation, staffing, and other event services.
- Manage event budgets, quotations, contracts, payments, and supplier negotiations.
- Conduct venue inspections and oversee event set-up, execution, and breakdown.
- Corporate & VIP Events
- Plan and deliver conferences, executive meetings, launches, receptions, client functions, awards, retreats, and internal events.
- Develop event concepts, programmes, timelines, budgets, guest lists, and run sheets aligned with business objectives and brand standards.
- Coordinate senior executives, VIP guests, speakers, clients, partners, and internal stakeholders.
- Oversee event set-up, execution, and breakdown to ensure a seamless and high-quality guest experience.
- Stakeholder, Supplier & Budget Management
- Build and maintain strong relationships with VIPs, senior stakeholders, venues, agencies, hospitality partners, and suppliers.
- Source and negotiate with venues, caterers, production companies, entertainment, décor, transportation, security, and other service providers.
- Manage event budgets, quotations, contracts, purchase orders, invoices, and financial reconciliation.
- Maintain a trusted network of premium venues and preferred suppliers while ensuring cost-effective delivery.
- Events Operations & Execution
- Develop detailed event plans, checklists, floor plans, seating plans, guest lists, and operational schedules.
- Coordinate logistics and oversee suppliers, contractors, event staff, production teams, and venue requirements.
- Ensure appropriate risk assessments, security, health and safety, contingency plans, and event standards are in place.
- Manage last-minute changes, resolve issues efficiently, and conduct post-event evaluations and follow-up.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, public holidays, and outside standard working hours when required.
- Willingness to travel when required for events.
- Ability to manage highly confidential information with complete discretion.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and high expectations.
- Strong availability and responsiveness around key events and engagements.
- Consistently professional, polished, and service-oriented approach.
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Event Management, Hospitality, or a related field.
- 5–7 years of experience in event planning and execution, preferably within premium, fashion, lifestyle, or corporate environments.
- Strong experience in private, VIP, and corporate event management.
- Strong project management, event logistics, and production capabilities.
- Proven experience in budget management, supplier sourcing, and contract negotiation.
- Excellent executive, stakeholder, hospitality, and guest relationship management skills.
- Strong attention to detail, problem-solving, decision-making, and ability to manage competing priorities.
- High level of professionalism, confidentiality, discretion, communication, and personal presentation.
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Key Skills
corporate event management
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