General Manager – Events and Conferences

GCR Events is committed to providing excellent business to business solutions and ranks as one of the foremost promoters of international summits and conferences. GCR Events aims to be the go-to company for all offline and online events related to information exchange, networking, marketing, skills transfer and other tools needed for executives across a large variety of professions, industries and careers.

GCR's tailored events help business minded individuals and/or executives absorb and share cutting edge content aimed for success. We employ a distinct approach and use digital and offline tools to deliver the best, clutter breaking 360 experience across the board for all our clients.

The General Manager of Events and Conferences at GCR Events would be responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction to the Events and Conferences Division. They will ensure the maximization of all conference revenues and will maintain and deliver the highest standard of service to all stakeholders.

What will it be like to work for GCR Events?
One of the fastest growing events and conference organizers in the world, GCR Events' two-step approach is catered towards innovation and best practices. One of the best examples of this method is that we have diverted from providing intensive learning summits in a traditional way. Our consumers will find that we also share our events in new formats, such as digital. Digital learning is an important and absolutely necessary feature. GCR's events are the perfect mixture of digital and live, on ground presence. We also have several online communities whose main objective is to promote cognizant skill sharing and corporate conversation.

If you understand the importance of upholding a brand's reputation and know what it takes to provide a thoroughly comprehensive events experience, then you may be just the person we are looking for to work as the head of our events and conferences division at GCR Events.

What will I be doing?
Specifically, the right candidate will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Determining the organization's mission and strategic direction, and ensuring those objectives are met through the proper management of resources
• Providing leadership and support to the team in achieving departmental goals and objectives
• Providing sales support for team members at closing of potential business
• Allocate various resources to help implement organizational policies and programs
• Liaising with other department team members to communicate information and ensure customer satisfaction and overall profitability
• Hiring and training managers, directors and other staff
• Developing individual monthly production reports and monitoring results in relation to goals
• Developing Events and Conferences team members in career growth
• Supervising team members, interviewing and hiring new team members
• Represent the organization at industry events and other conferences
• Carrying out appraisals, motivating team members, directing training and development of team members and taking disciplinary action when required
• Preparing customized proposals, and negotiating with vendors.
• Developing monthly and yearly business forecast
• Determining the value or quality of business with divisional managers

What are we looking for?
To successfully fill this role, you should possess the below attitude, behaviors, skills, and values:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organization skills
• Ability to work well under time pressure and/or demanding travel schedules
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a full understanding of professional ethics, decorum and social skills required for extensive interaction with customers, investment owners and business partners
• Ability to perform critical analysis
• Strong experience in hospitality forecasting, pricing and inventory control
• Strong leadership skills to effectively manage and motivate a high-performing team positioned to exceed targets
• Strong analytical skills to understand key business indicators and competitive trends and develop approaches to these challenges
• Excellent selling capabilities and the ability and desire to coach selling techniques to Team Members
• Substantial operations/sales leadership experience, preferably 5 years or more

In addition, we look for the demonstration of the following key attributes in our team members:

• Living the Values
• Quality
• Productivity
• Dependability
• Customer Focus
• Teamwork
• Adaptability

What benefits will I receive?
You will be offered a competitive pay package and take part in the commission plan as per profitability ratio. As a team member, you would also get a chance to travel the world at GCR's worldwide events, which take place in different countries such as UAE, Thailand, Sri Lanka, etc.

Work Location
Etobicoke, Toronto

Schedule
Full-time