What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Meetings Manager position at Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center?
Executive Meetings Manager
As an Executive Meeting Manager, you will manage and coordinate small to mid-sized group meetings and events, from initial booking through execution. You’ll serve as the primary contact for clients, ensuring all event details are planned and communicated effectively across hotel departments. This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering exceptional service.
Key Responsibilities
- Respond quickly to client inquiries (within four business hours) and turn conversations into profitable Rooms and Catering business.
- Prepare proposals, contracts, and event materials-from menus to meeting layouts-to help planners envision successful events.
- Prospect for new business through calls, networking, research, and community events to keep the sales pipeline strong.
- Host site tours and build relationships with planners, showcasing the hotel and creating memorable first impressions.
- Coordinate event details including rooming lists, Banquet Event Orders (BEOs), and communication with operations teams to ensure flawless execution.
- Maintain strong relationships with key accounts through consistent communication, follow-ups, and occasional client entertainment
Education & Experience
Hotel experience is always a plus! Applicants should have:
- A college degree or two years of hotel experience
- Previous experience in a similar or related position
Additional consideration will be given to applicants who have completed special certifications
What You’ll Need to Succeed
- Eligible to work in the United States
- Sufficient education and/or literacy needed to identify and read product labels and to communicate with guests about job-related needs.
- Ability to sit, stand, bend, kneel, and lift as required—with or without reasonable accommodations
- Availability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays if needed
- A warm, professional demeanor that reflects HVMG’s Culture of Excellence by showing a warm smile, friendly personality, and positive attitude.
Why Our Associates Love HVMG
- Career growth opportunities across our nationwide portfolio
- Flexible scheduling
- Access up to 40% of your earned wages before payday with PayActive
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
- Full healthcare benefits: medical, dental, and vision
- 401(k) with guaranteed 4% match and no vesting period
- Exclusive hotel and food & beverage discounts
About HVMG
Our Be Excellent culture is more than just words on a website -- we live and breathe it. As one associate said in an anonymous survey, "This is the best management company I've ever worked for. They walk the talk from the corporate office to the field."
We believe that the hotel business is one of the few industries in which successful career paths can start anywhere on the org chart. You control your destiny, and, if our executives are any indication, today's dishwasher can be tomorrow's Senior Vice President.
The above job description is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities of the position, nor should it be construed as a contract.
HVMG is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any basis prohibited by federal, state, or local laws. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, promotion, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.