Senior Event Manager: Major Sporting Events & Hospitality

Senior Event Manager: Major Sporting Events & Hospitality

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 | Location: Oxfordshire | Working pattern: On-site

CoCo Group is delighted to be partnering with a leading hospitality and events caterer to recruit Senior Event Managers. They deliver food, beverage and hospitality at some of the UK’s most prestigious sporting occasions and major public events.

The role

Project leadership and client management

• Lead the full lifecycle of your event, or your area of a larger event, with complete accountability




• Act as a key point of contact for senior client stakeholders




• Set the strategic direction of the event and keep it aligned with project goals




• Motivate internal and external teams, making sure timelines, milestones and KPIs are met

Team and stakeholder coordination

• Line manage a core team where applicable and work closely with cross-functional teams across operations, commercial, culinary, logistics and people operations




• Adapt your management style from pre-event planning through to large on-site teams




• Keep stakeholders informed through regular updates and planning meetings




• Maintain a detailed project planner and make sure every department hits its milestones

Operational excellence

• Help shape the food and beverage strategy, working with brand partners where needed




• Innovate across retail and hospitality offerings, and look for ways to enhance the guest experience




• Oversee creative direction, including food, beverage, equipment and marketing




• Support public catering, hospitality, invited guest areas and workforce services, with a focus on quality, consistency and budget control




• Manage third-party suppliers and assets to deliver value and efficiency




• Keep all records and reports complete, up to date and compliant

Budget and financial control

• Own and manage your event budget or specific budget areas, including forecasting, tracking and reporting




• Work closely with Finance on invoicing, payment tracking and reconciliation




• Monitor and control spend across food, beverage, labour, equipment and logistics




• Follow internal financial procedures, including PO and invoice management




• Analyse on-site spend and labour costs, particularly within retail operations where relevant

Strategic planning

• Contribute to longer-term planning and continuous improvement across the events portfolio

About You

• Proven experience in a senior event management role within events catering & hospitality, ideally on major or sporting events




• Experience running large-scale, high-profile or temporary-build events with multiple moving parts




• A hospitality background, or a blend of retail and hospitality. The client is open to different routes in, so if your experience sits across both, we’d like to hear from you




• Commercial confidence, with a track record of managing budgets and controlling costs




• Strong leadership and communication skills, and the credibility to manage senior clients and large teams




• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with calm decision-making under pressure




• Happy to work on site in the office, with flexibility around event schedules, including some long hours and weekends during live events

What’s On Offer

• Salary of £45,000 - £50,000




• The chance to work on iconic, high-profile sporting and public events




• A varied portfolio and a supportive, ambitious events team




• Real scope to grow your career with a market-leading name

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