Simon Goroll Email & Phone Number

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

UK

Coventry, Warwickshire

• Delivery of matchday hospitality experiences, working with numbers averaging 1,000 guests per game across various lounges/restaurants and executive boxes. Taking on all aspects of event management, client contact and.
• Manage the departments costs for all events and matchday to within budget, evaluated all areas of hospitality delivery and produced cost savings of over £50k, re-negotiated new deals with new suppliers as required.
• Work with club sponsors of all levels, and stakeholders including players and VIP’s to deliver event programmes from shooting experiences, golf days and VIP dining experiences, international travel and accommodation.
• Event management of the clubs prestigious End of Season Awards Event, taking it from a £10k loss to a £50k profit raised for charity
• Manage and produce tickets for all hospitality events, directly to the clients.
• Work with external suppliers on marketing requirements and produce materials for the delivery of the hospitality products.

The Midlands, UK

• Responsible for business development in the Meetings and Events sector
• Managed the hotels corporate bedroom market,
• Managed the hotel marketing meetings & plan,
• Worked with the sales team to convert opportunities into direct business

Birmingham, United Kingdom

• Top converting Sales Executive whilst in the role, exceeding targets year on year by on average £250k per year on targets around £1.2m p/a., covering at all aspects of MICE & Leisure business.
• Worked alongside the hotel operations team on large events as and when required.
• Managed the sales team in the absence of a M&E Sales Manager, Implemented new practices and procedures, reporting all sales data upwards including forecasting and revenue management/sales strategy planning for M&E,
• Supported the Commercial Director with ‘out-booking’ events during the refurbishment period, minimising the impact on the business moving forwards,
• Managed the hotel sales systems, inc Delphi and eProposal.

Hinckley, Leicestershire

Handled enquiries into the office two properties, Co-ordinated events right from initial enquiry through to the operational delivery.

Solihull

Handled enquiries into the office for M&E for a region of 8 hotels from initial enquiry up to contract return stage. I regularly exceeded my quarter targets of £400k by over £50k per quarter.

The Hub - Shackleton

Managed the pre-opening process and setup of 2 bars and nightclub operation in a large university hall of residence, including SOP production, brand and concept creation, recruitment and selection of staff of all levels. Managed the events program to encompass club nights, themed seasonal parties, graduation balls, gala nights and even an outdoor music.

Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

Ran functions but specified in mostly gala dinners, private dining and weddings, Organised staffing rota’s, stock control and training tasks as requiredManaged teams of 10-15 staff per eventCovered Duty Manager shifts, handled complaints and guest issues, managed whole hotel team at this time with multiple events running simultaneouslyPrepared final.

Various Units Throughout The West Midlands

Trained via the brewery management training program and developed from a part-time waiter right up through to Licensed Retail Manager.Ran units that took weekly sales of around £25-35k nett across food and beverage, taking sole responsibility for cash, stock, staffing levels, customer service, P&L and budget analysis.Units were mostly in top 3 on my region.