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Natalie Bibbey
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Gillingham, United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
My experience
2018 - ?
job
Director of Meeting & Events
Kimpton Fitzroy London.
2016 - 2018
job
Head of Events
Sky Garden for Rhubarb.
2013 - 2016
job
Senior Group & Events Manager
The Savoy Hotel.
Manager
2011 - 2013
job
Account Executive
IoD.
2011 - 2011
job
Senior Meeting Planner
Sofitel St James.
2008 - 2011
job
Conference & Event Specialist
The Elvetham Hotel.
Event
2007 - 2008
job
Wedding Coordinator
The Olde Bell.
Director of Meeting & Events - Kimpton Fitzroy London (Pre-Opening team)
• Pre-Opening Team of 5* London hotel creating departmental strategy for meetings, events, weddings and groups
• Achieving 1st operational year's budget and setting 2020 budget
• Working with DOSM to create S&M strategy for 2020
• Retaining pre-opening team through engagement and development - 6 Direct reports
• Departmental audits to ensure all hotel and company standards are being adhered to
• Part of HOD Leadership team, taking ownership of hotel activity across weekend MOD shifts, working with HR in hotel
wide investigations/Disciplinaries as and when required.
Head of Events - Sky Garden for Rhubarb
• Responsible for the Sky Garden events business sales revenue, gross margins and other associated costs as set in the annual budgets in addition to driving and developing new and existing sales channels for Events department.
• Responsible for increasing business sales by reviewing the overall business/ sales activities, cost reduction initiatives
and highlighting opportunities in collaboration with the General Manager the events/planning team.
• Control of events department P&L
• Overall management of sales/planning team, operations team. Setting quarterly KPI's, sales targets and conducting
all 1-1's, appraisals and disciplinary
• Contribute to the marketing strategy for Sky Garden events and, when required, to the organisation of Sky Garden
ticketed events.
Senior Group & Event Manager - The Savoy Hotel
• Managing a team of 5 consisting of event mangers/planners/coordinators and sales executives, developing them
within their roles, conducting all appraisals and working on targets and goals for the department
• Events are diverse ranging from corporate meetings and conferencing to social & charity events from 10 - 800
guests/delegates.
• Senior Manager on all group bookings dealing with high revenue bookings and all VIP's and hotel buyouts
• Knowledge of Entertainment based group business from Press junkets to tour group stays.
• All aspects of event management are looked after to include:
17 Waterside Lane, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2JA [email protected] - 07702056708
Account Executive & Business Centre Supervisor - Institute of Directors (IoD, 116 Pall Mall)
Management of key company account, Following up sales leads, taking bookings from enquiry status through to coordination on the day and liaising with all departments within the building to arrange all hospitality requirements. Senior team member in charge
of weddings, events and conferencing. Overseeing the events diary is managed efficiently to maximize revenue
Senior Inspired Meeting & Event Planner - Sofitel London St James
Working in a team of 4 as the senior event planner, producing detailed quotes for clients and working with them to confirm the event. Forecasting for the events department on a weekly basis and producing end of month reports as well as producing detailed
function sheets and running the operations meeting for the department. Finalizing all billing for the department and processing all
payments for all meetings
The Conference & Event Specialist - Elvetham Hotel, Hampshire
Conference executive looking after all day delegate event and group room blocks, over seining all office administration duties such as updating client data, sending out quotes and contracts, processing invoices and taking payments
Wedding Coordinator - The Olde Bell Hotel, Dhillon Hotels, Berkshire
Planning and organization of weddings for approximately 60 clients per year from enquiry to event day
• Pre-Opening Team of 5* London hotel creating departmental strategy for meetings, events, weddings and groups
• Achieving 1st operational year's budget and setting 2020 budget
• Working with DOSM to create S&M strategy for 2020
• Retaining pre-opening team through engagement and development - 6 Direct reports
• Departmental audits to ensure all hotel and company standards are being adhered to
• Part of HOD Leadership team, taking ownership of hotel activity across weekend MOD shifts, working with HR in hotel
wide investigations/Disciplinaries as and when required.
Head of Events - Sky Garden for Rhubarb
• Responsible for the Sky Garden events business sales revenue, gross margins and other associated costs as set in the annual budgets in addition to driving and developing new and existing sales channels for Events department.
• Responsible for increasing business sales by reviewing the overall business/ sales activities, cost reduction initiatives
and highlighting opportunities in collaboration with the General Manager the events/planning team.
• Control of events department P&L
• Overall management of sales/planning team, operations team. Setting quarterly KPI's, sales targets and conducting
all 1-1's, appraisals and disciplinary
• Contribute to the marketing strategy for Sky Garden events and, when required, to the organisation of Sky Garden
ticketed events.
Senior Group & Event Manager - The Savoy Hotel
• Managing a team of 5 consisting of event mangers/planners/coordinators and sales executives, developing them
within their roles, conducting all appraisals and working on targets and goals for the department
• Events are diverse ranging from corporate meetings and conferencing to social & charity events from 10 - 800
guests/delegates.
• Senior Manager on all group bookings dealing with high revenue bookings and all VIP's and hotel buyouts
• Knowledge of Entertainment based group business from Press junkets to tour group stays.
• All aspects of event management are looked after to include:
17 Waterside Lane, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2JA [email protected] - 07702056708
Account Executive & Business Centre Supervisor - Institute of Directors (IoD, 116 Pall Mall)
Management of key company account, Following up sales leads, taking bookings from enquiry status through to coordination on the day and liaising with all departments within the building to arrange all hospitality requirements. Senior team member in charge
of weddings, events and conferencing. Overseeing the events diary is managed efficiently to maximize revenue
Senior Inspired Meeting & Event Planner - Sofitel London St James
Working in a team of 4 as the senior event planner, producing detailed quotes for clients and working with them to confirm the event. Forecasting for the events department on a weekly basis and producing end of month reports as well as producing detailed
function sheets and running the operations meeting for the department. Finalizing all billing for the department and processing all
payments for all meetings
The Conference & Event Specialist - Elvetham Hotel, Hampshire
Conference executive looking after all day delegate event and group room blocks, over seining all office administration duties such as updating client data, sending out quotes and contracts, processing invoices and taking payments
Wedding Coordinator - The Olde Bell Hotel, Dhillon Hotels, Berkshire
Planning and organization of weddings for approximately 60 clients per year from enquiry to event day
Sales, ME, UP, Manager, Social, Contracts, Processing, Organization, Office, Development, KPI, Coordinator, Marketing, Management, Leadership, Event, Event planner, Contracts, Forecasting, Budget, Operations, Administration, MArketing Strategy
My education
?
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2005
Liverpool John Moores University
Bachelors, History 2
Bachelors, History 2
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2002
Whitby County High School
Secondary, History, Media Studies, General Studies
Secondary, History, Media Studies, General Studies
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