ANU MENON
Calicut
Summary
Over 10 years of experience in IT and non-IT services with a focus on business development and event management. Proven track record in managing international conventions and weddings, ensuring delivery of high-quality events. Currently freelancing with expertise in project management, customer relationship management, and vendor negotiations. Recognized for strong leadership, organizational skills, and effective crisis management, consistently meeting business objectives through strategic communication and problem-solving.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wedding Planner
Freelance
Calicut
11.2018 - Current
- Since 2018, I have been working as a freelance wedding planner, with hands-on experience in planning, coordinating, and executing weddings end-to-end. I specialize in vendor management, budgeting, scheduling, and on-site coordination, ensuring seamless and personalized events that reflect each client’s vision.
Events Manager
Nexkare Hospitality
Calicut
06.2017 - 10.2018
- Responsible for Business Development, Contribution Margin, Client Management, Artist Management, vendor Management, Sales and Execution Strategy and Customer Satisfaction.
- Strong Operational skills in handling International Convention and Weddings.
- Specialized in conducting Memorable weddings and delivering conventions with International standards.
- End to end management Hotel management - Post operating Services.
- Excessive experience in Project planning, implementation scheduling.
- Ensuring the corporate client success stories and satisfaction.
- Ensuring new business from existing client base and their networks.
- Negotiations with client, vendor and artists.
- Follow-up and Closure of leads and opportunities.
- Handling customer queries and fixing up meetings with prospective clients.
- Vendor negotiations and Management by ensuring the right Cost and prices as per the margin guidelines.
- Designing, planning and execution of the events as per the schedules agreed.
- Execution of large multi organizational events
- Overseeing the execution of the event and making sure the process is smooth and hassle free.
Project Head
Ad-ventures Inc Event Management
Calicut
12.2015 - 05.2017
- Event planning, design and production while managing all project delivery elements within time limits.
- Had to manage a team of over 15 staffs.
- Organize facilities and manage all event's details such as decor, catering, entertainment, transportation, location, invitee list, special guests, equipment, promotional material etc.
- Liaise with clients to identify their needs and to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Duties included quote preparations and profit maximization.
- Artist management
- Conduct pre- and post - event evaluations and report on outcomes
Business Development Manager
Mainstream Event Management
Calicut
04.2012 - 12.2015
- Responsible for Business Development, Contribution Margin, Sales and Execution Strategy and P&L Management.
- Generating new business via different media, like public relations, social networking, marketing campaign and cold calls.
- Ensuring new business from existing client base and their networks.
- Follow-up and Closure of leads and opportunities.
- Handling customer queries and fixing up meetings with prospective clients.
- Requirement creations from cold calls.
- Vendor negotiations and Management by ensuring the right Cost and prices as per the margin guidelines.
- Designing, planning and execution of the events as per the schedules agreed.
- Execution of large multi organizational events
- Overseeing the execution of the event and making sure the process is smooth and hassle free.
Sales Coordinator
HCL Comnet Ltd
Bangalore
10.2008 - 04.2010
- Responsible for Sales Support Management, Sales P&L Management, Sales Funnel & Opportunity Management and Qualification of Leads.
- Qualification of the leads generated by the internal and external customers.
- Coordination between Field sales, inside sales and pre-sales teams to penetrate large identified deals and accounts.
- Owner to ensure that all logistical and functional areas are covered for all the public and private RFPs.
- Own the sales support for the southern region.
- Responsible for timely invoicing, collection and Bills receivables for the region.
- Responsible for SAT achievement for the region.
- Responsible for relationship building with third party vendors and Business Partners for the region.
- Ensuring the executive committee meeting between the customers and HCL on a regular basis.
- Alliance management and local account planning with global alliances - HP, Cisco and EMC.
Regional Coordinator
IBM Netsol Ltd
Bangalore
05.2007 - 10.2008
- Responsible for Regional Service Desk, Field Operations, Field Team Training, Service delivery revenue and SAT.
- Responsible for the coordination of engineers on-site and the customers.
- Keeping track of C-SAT, appreciations and complaints from our customers.
- Motivate team to work together in the most efficient manner.
- Develop lasting relationships with client personnel that foster client ties.
- Keeping track of attrition and joining details of MSG team.
- Maintaining commercial details and agreement copies of all MSG customers.
- Coordinating with training department for scheduling trainings and Induction for Engineers.
Education
BA - English Literature
Providence Women's College
CalicutSkills
- Event planning and management
- Vendor management
- On-site coordination
- Project planning
- Multicultural wedding knowledge
- Customer service and support
- Team collaboration
- Leadership skills
- Time management strategies
- Effective communication
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Excel expertise
Certification
- ITIL V3
- IATA - UFTAA
Timeline
Wedding Planner
Freelance
11.2018 - Current
Events Manager
Nexkare Hospitality
06.2017 - 10.2018
Project Head
Ad-ventures Inc Event Management
12.2015 - 05.2017
Business Development Manager
Mainstream Event Management
04.2012 - 12.2015
Sales Coordinator
HCL Comnet Ltd
10.2008 - 04.2010
Regional Coordinator
IBM Netsol Ltd
05.2007 - 10.2008
BA - English Literature
Providence Women's College