Group & Events Executive - Courtyard Glasgow SEC

Gross Salary - competitive

Full time contract

Are you a natural communicator with a passion for hospitality and sales? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where every day brings new opportunities? Then this role might be your perfect next step!

What You’ll be Doing:

As a Meeting & Event Executive, you’ll be the first point of contact for all meeting and event enquiries, managing requests across telephone, email, and online platforms. You will be able to guide clients through the full enquiry process, from initial contact and qualification to creating proposals, coordinating details, and ensuring a seamless execution of the event. This role ensures every event succeeds with exceptional service, seamless planning, execution, and follow up for group events, maximizing guest satisfaction and driving repeat business.

Key Responsibilities

Handle all Meetings & Events only enquiries across phone, email, and online platforms.
Respond to overflow requests for M&E and rooms for Courtyard Glasgow SEC

Produce timely quotations and prepare contracts for incoming business leads for meetings only.

Process, distribute, record, and file all sales-related documents, including contracts, quotes, menus, confirmations, and cancellations, ensuring appropriate follow‑up actions are taken.

Manage client needs and oversee all accounts related to meeting room and group booking.

Manage call-in groups and contracted groups with ensuring rooming list is received on time and entered in the system.

Stay in touch with the clients prior to their group or event arrival to make sure all payments, rooming lists and changes are properly managed.

Prepare a handover or BEO sheet for the hotel team to prepare for the group arrival

Post meeting room charges accurately and provide clients with invoices or pro forma invoices for pre-payments for rooms and meetings.

Serve as the main operational contact for group organizers before, during, and after their event or stay.

Use the relationship with the organiser to proactively identify further sales opportunities and coordinate with the hotel salesperson to action these leads

Stay informed about competitor meeting room offerings and market trends.

Maintain and update all internal databases to ensure accurate and current records.

Demonstrate consistently strong organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail.

Coordinate and deliver detailed site visits, providing venue tours, layout guidance, and clear explanations of available services and event capabilities.

Participate in weekly hotel operations meetings to review upcoming events, confirm logistics, attendee numbers, and client requirements.

Address and resolve client issues professionally, ensuring high levels of satisfaction.

Conduct post‑event follow‑up calls to gather feedback on service quality and promote repeat business.

Liaise with all hotel departments (front office, housekeeping, F&B, kitchen, etc as relevant.) to ensure all aspects of the event are prepared and executed to standard.

Order or arrange rental of meeting equipment as required.

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of hotel operations, inventory, and availability to confirm last-minute requests.

Provide any updates on hotel operations, refurbishment, out of order issues to the EBC on a timely basis

Ensure all meeting and event spaces are well maintained and fully equipped.

Prepare and manage restaurant reservations lists for group dining.

Support Bonvoy enrolment through Marriott Bonvoy Events

Maintain Forecast Snapshot.

Billing & Financial Administration

Manages the billing process for group events, ensuring all charges (room, F&B, equipment, etc.) are accurately captured and invoiced.
Manage Group and individual group guest deposits and payment schedules, following up on outstanding balances as required.
Ensure that groups without credit are fully pre-paid
Open Folios are closed within 5 days
Reviews Group City Ledger accounts on regular basis and assists accounting team in retrieving payment
Reviews and confirms with the client the correct commission amount and share this with the invoicing team.

Guest Experience & Relationship Management

Host or assign a host for each event, ensuring a seamless guest experience.

Conduct post-event courtesy calls to group organizers to gather feedback, address any concerns, re-solicit and thank them for their business

Respond to guest reviews and feedback related to Groups, meetings and events.

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Hotel Co 51 is a European hotel operator behind Moxy Hotels, Courtyard by Marriott, Element by Westin, and AC Hotels by Marriott. Founded in Amsterdam in 2020, the company operates a portfolio of hotels across 8 countries, including the Netherlands, France, the UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Denmark, and Poland.

With a strong belief that great hospitality starts with great people, Hotel Co 51 focuses on creating an environment where teams can thrive and guests feel genuinely welcome. This people-first mindset shapes everything it does everything it does, from daily operations to the overall guest experience.

Learn more at www.hotelco51.com

Courtyard by Marriott is the hotel brand of choice for trailblazing guests who are inspired by a passion to do great things. With over 1,300 locations in nearly 60 countries and territories, Courtyard is passionate about empowering its guests and serving the needs of travelers everywhere, no matter the purpose of their trip. Its thoughtfully designed guest rooms provide an elevated experience to relax and recharge, complete with plush bedding and flexible workspaces. Guests are able to work, eat well, connect, and be at their best to keep moving forward to succeed.

Marriott International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAR) is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and encompasses a portfolio of compelling brands across luxury, premium, select, midscale, extended stay, and all-inclusive, with over 9,800 properties in 145 countries and territories, as of December 31, 2025. Marriott franchises, operates, and licenses hotel, residential, timeshare, yacht, outdoor, and other lodging products all around the world. The company offers Marriott Bonvoy®, its highly awarded travel platform.

Group & Events Executive - Courtyard Glasgow SEC

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