Meetings & Events Operations Manager
| Posting date: | 31 December 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 January 2026 |
| Location: | Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3JA |
| Company: | Leonardo Hotels |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JR103147_1767196644 |
Summary
As a Meetings and Events (M&E) Operations Manager and Head of Department, you'll be keeping the M&E operation running like clockwork and leading your team to ensure our guests have an incredible experience with us. Take a deep breath because you'll be stepping into a busy role! We set high standards for ourselves to surprise and delight our guests, so you'll need to manage the M&E operation with a passion to deliver excellent customer care.
If you're our ideal M&E Operations Manager, you will:
- Be a vibrant host for customers and an expert in recognising their needs- customer retention is a crucial part of this role!
- Be hands on and visible in the operation with the ability to lead and multi-task
- Keep the details in mind- you'll take ownership for ensuring the hotel facilities and equipment are well-maintained
- Have great communication skills- it's important to establish relationships with organisers, and other departments within the hotel!
- Ensure that staffing levels are adequate for upcoming events
Some of the perks you could enjoy include:
- Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe
- Company-wide recognition scheme: you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
- Talent referral scheme
- Thank You Week: from ice cream trucks to yoga classes and lots in between!
- Wellbeing Calendar
- Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression
We're committed to creating a workplace where every individual-regardless of background, identity, or lived experience-is welcomed, valued, and respected for who they are. Belonging means embracing our differences and ensuring everyone feels seen, heard, and empowered.
Why come join us?
We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Whether you join the NYX team, a Limited Edition or a Leonardo Hotel, you're part of the Leonardo Hotels community of over 55 hotels across the UK & Ireland. Our regular Learning Bites, "Come Join Us Guest Care" training and Wellbeing webinars all help your progress with us. With support on tap, top-notch practical training and clear progression you'll be on track for a brilliant future in Hospitality!
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