Tourism company Grata announces a vacancy for the position: Mice and Events Manager 

Salary range 2300 GEL + Comission 

Job Description

• Building, maintaining and continual development of relationships with suppliers (hotels, transportation companies, guides, restaurants, venues etc.), negotiating best prices and deals, setting up credit agreements, raising purchase orders
• Contracting with the suppliers for MICE products
• Review, research and optimize the existing products as well as create new products of the company
• Review costs of sales and net prices to ensure rate competitiveness in the market and maximize profit to the company
• For each event/request, implements, and evaluates organization to effectively accomplish the goals and objectives of the client; manages professional/technical and support staff on both a professional and administrative basis
• Managing the project during the preparation phase of a project and on-site, leads the project
• Day to Day project management including all the operational tools properly
• Responsible for the logistics part (timeline, operational planning, quality, budget, resources)
• Participating in event debriefings, gather client feedback and market intelligence
• Reporting to the General Director regarding project and event objectives, budgets, resource planning
• Ensuring the profitability of the events and projects organized, managing and verifying all income and expenditure
• Maintaining good internal communication within the event / project teams
• Managing confirmed projects from A to Z
• Maintaining enthusiasm and professional standards within event/project team
• Weekly report on the project and sales activities to the Business Development Director

• A minimum of 1 year’ experience in the travelindustry
• Experience in planning, developing and delivering events and programmes for groups.
• A proven track record of delivering small- and large scale projects in a service environment
• Good knowledge of the destination – hotels and venues

Leadership skills

• Good written and verbal communication – English, Russian
• Mature and able to interact confidently with senior management
• Ability to make decisions and to prioritize tasks, and to remain calm under stress
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Excellent inter-personal skills
• Ability to motivate and coach people
• Experience with management and operating of budgets / financial control
• Responsible
• Excellent personal presentation
• Fluency in Russian and English, additional languages strongly desired

Good knowledge of computerized systems including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and databases, preferably Word, Excel, PowerPoint