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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Jacksonville, Florida

About this job

Sodexo Conferencing has an exciting new General Manager opening available!

This Conference Center GM will be responsible for the daily operations of a private Corporate conference center in Jacksonville, Florida with over 14,000 square feet of meeting space featuring a ballroom and individual meeting rooms. The ideal candidate will have a background in hotel meeting/ conference service mgmt or conference center mgmt and direct knowledge of:

Managing conference room bookings through event mgmt software

Scheduling Conference room bookings for remote locations as well as onsite Full cycle meeting /event planning for corporate clients

Coordinating BEO requests through onsite Dining Services department (NOT directly responsible for food services or catering staff)

Managing complex client meetings including video broadcasts

Conference operations to include room set up, presentation technology and coordinating catering delivery from onsite dining services

Managing and overseeing team members to accomplish successful meetings

Position Summary

Directs all contract management service operations at a Conference Center Campus, Meeting Management or Lodging property. Plans, organizes, staffs, and directs multiple services which generally includes: sales and marketing, conference services, food and beverage, front office, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, engineering, conference planning, audiovisual technology, accounting and finance, human resources, development and professional growth of management team. Manages the client relationship on a daily basis while ensuring customer satisfaction and good public relations. Manages through managers and is accountable for the contract. Senior-most person assigned to a one client account.

Qualifications & Requirements

Basic Education Requirement - Associate's Degree

Basic Management Experience - 2 years

Basic Functional Experience - 4 years of work experience in hospitality services including hotel management, conference center services, food services, etc.

Sodexo will require a background check and may require a drug screen for this position.

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer

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