Elene Chumburidze
Tbilisi,Georgia
Summary
Results-driven professional with a proactive mindset and strong work ethic, excelling in effective communication and collaboration within diverse teams. Proven track record of supporting organizational objectives while driving impactful results through strategic initiatives. Core competencies include stakeholder engagement, process improvement, and team leadership.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Business Development Specialist
York Holding Group
07.2024 - Current
- Developing and implementing business growth strategies.
- Identifying new market opportunities and fostering client relationships.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive sales and partnerships.
- Conducting market research to support strategic decision-making.
Event & Marketing Manager
Evido
01.2023 - 06.2024
- Manage the complete process of an onsight and online events
- Operate in 3 Regions, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
- Managing Process includes planning stage, running the actual event itself and the post-event evaluation
- Manage operational and administrative functions to ensure event is delivered efficiently
- Manage all aspects of production, receipt and distribution of marketing material
- Deliver all marketing activity within the agreed budget and within agreed sustainability criteria
- Liaise with external suppliers including venues, caterers, speakers etc
- Organise appropriate sponsorship and co-badging of external events
- On-the-day management of events
- Ensure event is in line with company's overall marketing strategy and attracts target audience
Marketing Project Manager
APTOS
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Event Coordinator Working with the marketing director to create and implement strategy
- Creating and managing a project calendar and scheduling deadlines
- Managing and supervising marketing projects from beginning to end
- Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with external vendors
Event Coordinator
Holiday Inn - Adjara Group
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Producing an outline of the event's needs
- Preparing Banquet Event Orders (BEO) and ensuring they are issued and distributed in a timely manner
- Preparing all typed materials such as proposals, contracts, change forms, and all other inter-departmental forms
- Distributing Daily Events reports to ensure communication to all internal departments throughout the hotel
- Addressing banquet and outdoor catering sales inquiries and routing them to appropriate sales manager for handling
- Monitoring all correspondence to ensure it meets with hotel policy and procedures
- Communicating client requirements in a timely and accurate manner to all internal departments as required, ensuring delivery of superior guest service
- Ensuring that Opera Sales and Catering/Other Banqueting software are updated daily for all event space bookings
- Maintaining up-to-date activity and rate information for each account on the banqueting system
- Participating in daily business review meetings as well as sales and management meetings
Event and Catering Manager
Vanilla Events
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Setting and maintaining timelines and priorities
- Communicating, maintaining, and developing client relationships
- Producing and offering detailed event proposals to clients
- Managing and coordinating all event logistics
- Coordinating with various suppliers, handling client queries and troubleshoot during the preparation and on the day of the event to ensure successful completion of event
- Designing exceptional menus, purchasing goods and proposing necessary improvements to the management
- Communicating with service and kitchen staff regarding the upcoming events
- Supervising service staff to ensure that they are in proper uniforms and conditions
Assistant Event Manager
Global Solutions
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Assisting the event manager during the whole event planning process
- Communicating with clients
- Preparing and proposing ideas to the event manager and contributing to the development of event proposals
- Participating in all event logistics
- Communicating with suppliers and providing overall support to the organization as needed
Promo agent / Assistant in beverage selection process
Advertising agency 33
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Providing customers comprehensive information on specific beverage subject to their interest
- Assisting the customers to choose beverage
- Persuading customers to use sales promotional advertising items
Call Agent
Ultimatus
01.2014 - 12.2014
- Contacting customers and offering them the cheap deals
- Making the order
- Keeping in touch with clients
Intern
ECOVISION
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Contacting customers and offering them the cheap deals
- Making the order
- Keeping in touch with clients
Education
Business Management and Administration -
Georgian Aviation University
01.2017
High School Diploma -
#186 Public School
Tbilisi, Georgia05-2013
High School -
Tri-North Middle School
Bloomington, IN, USA06-2008
Skills
- MS Office
- Competitor analysis
- Project management
- Proposal writing
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
Certification
- Certificate of Appreciation, Intergovernmental International Conference on Environmental Education for Sustainable Development, Ministry of Environment of Georgia
- Cambridge ESOL Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International, University of Cambridge ESOL examination
- The Indiana Department of Education office of English Language Learning & Migrant Education
Projects
Europe Day Public Event under the EU4Georgia 4 Project,
Event Manager, 2023
- Setting up the Venue,
- Communicating with Vendors,
- Coordinating process of the event onsite,
- Coordinating staff and delegating tasks
Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB),
Event Manager Assistant, 2015
- Welcoming guests,
- Assisting them in resolving technical problems during the conference,
- Providing other organizational support as needed
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),
Conference Assistant, 2015
- Providing guests with all necessary information during the conference,
- Supporting conference organizers as needed
Intergovernmental International Conference on Environmental Education for Sustainable Development - Tbilisi +35,
Keynote Speaker on behalf of Georgian youth, 2012
- Organized by the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia
Languages
- English, Advanced
- Russian, Good
- Georgian, Native
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Business Development Specialist
York Holding Group
07.2024 - Current
Event & Marketing Manager
Evido
01.2023 - 06.2024
Marketing Project Manager
APTOS
01.2021 - 01.2023
Event Coordinator
Holiday Inn - Adjara Group
01.2019 - 01.2021
Event and Catering Manager
Vanilla Events
01.2017 - 01.2019
Assistant Event Manager
Global Solutions
01.2016 - 01.2017
Promo agent / Assistant in beverage selection process
Advertising agency 33
01.2014 - 01.2016
Call Agent
Ultimatus
01.2014 - 12.2014
Intern
ECOVISION
01.2013 - 01.2014
Business Management and Administration -
Georgian Aviation University
High School Diploma -
#186 Public School
High School -
Tri-North Middle School
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