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Private dining and events manager

Sells and delivers private rooms, buyouts, weddings and corporate dinners. It blends sales, planning and on-the-night operations, and can be a large share of a restaurant's revenue.

A real shift

Answer enquiries, send proposals, show clients the room and build event sheets with the kitchen. On event nights they run the room, the timings and the final bill.

Skills that matter

  • Sales and negotiation
  • Event planning
  • Menu building with chefs
  • Contracts and deposits
  • Detail control

Qualifications

  • Level 3 Events Assistant apprenticeship
  • Hospitality or events management degree
  • WSET Level 2 useful

Where it leads

  1. Private dining and events manager
  2. Events director
  3. Sales manager in hotels
  4. Venue general manager

What we'd ask on the show

  • The Christmas party season from the inside
  • The wedding that nearly did not happen
  • Why private dining keeps restaurants alive in January

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