Director of Marketing, London/Paris – Position Filled

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This is a fantastic opportunity for a strong Marketeer to be the Director of Marketing of one of the most forward thinking Private Equity Groups in Europe.

One of the most exciting projects for the new Director of Marketing  will be to focus on the rebranding and repositioning and launch of the lifestyle boutique hotels within the Group.

We are seeking a well-rounded, entrepreneurial individual to drive the commercial outcomes and strategic agenda of these highly anticipated hotel rebranding and launches. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a passionate Director Marketing  who has the skill set and experience to drive the business forward and effectively lead an energetic and standards-driven marketing department with the objective to create a process driven marketing department.

The role has been developed because of significant growth, and expansion plans, as well as the anticipated need to provide a high level of support to the rebranding, repositioning and launch of new hotel openings within the group.

The successful candidate will be a dynamic and results orientated individual who is intelligent, persuasive, forward thinking, and above all, able to demonstrate excellent marketing & leadership skills. Working with the VP Commercial the Director of Marketing will develop strategic marketing, advertising, media, PR, and internal communications plans designed to raise brand awareness and in turn drive Hotel revenue.

In addition to at least five years industry experience, the candidate must have held a leadership position in a well-established company and be able to demonstrate a track record of sustained success. A sound knowledge of marketing disciplines is essential; as is a broad understanding of, data management, DM, and CRM. A strong appreciation for the sales function with a focus on meeting client needs through outstanding service is also required.

Key skills and qualifications 

  • Comfortable and confident in taking the marketing lead and managing external creative and PR agencies
  • Strong commercial acumen.
  • Experience in managing budgets, revenue proposals and forecasting results
  • A creative thoughtful leader who can influence
  • In-depth knowledge of the hotel / leisure / service sector.
  • Strong leadership skills to effectively manage and motivate external suppliers to be creative and effective whilst understanding a clear ROI
  • Accountable and resilient.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Computer savvy specifically as it relates to Excel, PowerPoint
  • Excellent verbal and written communications and presentation skills
  • Self-motivated, hardworking, and possessing excellent leadership skills.
  • Believe in teamwork, outgoings, dynamic, innovative, and loyal

 Essential skills and qualifications

  •  An experienced Marketeer with experience of rebranding, repositioning, and launching hotels with lifestyle and on trend hotels
  • A Marketeer with a history of managing external agencies
  • Current or previous experience working in UK
  • Fluent in English
  • Proven history setting and reviewing KPI’s, budgets and forecasts and ability to challenge performance
  • Strong leader able to deliver agreed strategy and improvements across the business
  • Initiative-taker, capable of handling multi-faceted projects whilst working under pressure
  • Experience with Capex projects and hotel openings

Highly desirable skills and qualifications

  • Previous career experience working in the London/Paris market
  • Previous experience working with international hotel brands
  • Experience managing the complexity of the entire marketing mix
  • Experience with lifestyle hotels
  • Fluent in French

For more information or to apply, please contact Guy at mm@madisonmayfair.com or call on +44 208 600 1180

Cluster Revenue Manager, London – Position Filled

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Our client is one of the largest privately-held hospitality organisations in the world, with in the region of 500 hotels across three continents.

They are now seeking to hire a Cluster Revenue Manager to oversee 2 of their hotel properties based in London.

Reporting directly to General Manager, the primary purpose of this position is to monitor group and transient business thresholds within the forecast to ensure measurable improvements for demand and availability. Supply critical analysis on the effect of short-range decisions effecting occupancy, average rate and rooms profit goals. Analysis of city events and activities and to project the effect of opportunities they create.  Monitor competitive analysis. This is a challenging position within the commercial team. As well as being responsible for managing at least 2 hotels directly the successful candidate will also oversee the reservations teams on property.

Essential skills and qualifications

  • Must be proficient in writing, speaking and negotiating in English and local language
  • Extensive knowledge of revenue management
  • Knowledge of hotel and competitive market or similar environment
  • Ability to analyse data
  • Ability to priorities tasks & to manage workload using own initiative
  • Excellent computer skills
  • Strong communication (both verbal and written), decision making, influencing/consensus building and analytical skills with clear understanding of impact on goals and bottom line
  • Previous experience in hotel, travel & tourism, service sector preferred
  • Team player – with a sense of humour even in the face of adversity!

Highly desirable skills and qualifications

  • Bachelors or Masters degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education and work related experience
  • Ideally you will have a with 3+ years progressive work-related experience in financial/strategic planning, revenue management, pricing with proficiencies in multiple disciplines/technologies/processes, preferably in the hotel industry or similar environment
  • Demonstrated knowledge of revenue management principles, effective hotel pricing concepts, yield management optimization and selling strategies

For more information or to apply, please contact Guy at mm@madisonmayfair.com or call on +44 20 8600 1180.

Regional VP Operations, UK – Position Filled

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Based in the United States, our client is a Hospitality Management firm for a select profile of the most trusted, bold, and innovative hotels, resorts, restaurants, and hospitality brands.

Their success is built on a unique style of entrepreneurial management and ownership mentality that enables them to provide each of their properties with the individualized personal service of a small company, enhanced by the breadth and depth of the skill and experience at a larger company. They continue to invest heavily in their people, services, and infrastructure, to create value and optimize financial performance throughout their portfolio.

They now wish to hire a Regional VP of Operations who will be responsible for launching a new vertical platform into UK and Europe. The successful individual will work closely with the  senior leadership team to bring on board, and get up to speed, properties acquired in the UK and Europe. The target market will be independent hotels and resorts in major UK and European cities. The business model is to purchase the assets, reposition them in the market, rebrand and renovate where necessary. The role will drive the due diligence process of the future projects acting as the operational expert.

This individual will function as a property performance mentor and liaison and provide direct and timely feedback and guidance to GMs on the success of their operations. This position manages financial performance and comparison with proforma expectations, tracks forecast, monitors expense management, and manages internal communication with properties.

Key skills and qualifications

  • 5-7 years of prior lifestyle/luxury hotel management experience in a hotel operations leadership role for a similar hotel/resort setting
  • Computer literacy and financial management required
  • Track record of excellent performance with quantifiable, measured results
  • Proven team leader with a high level of energy and motivation with a proven track record of living the company’s core values
  • Progressive experience in hospitality that includes rooms operations
  • Business communication skills.
  • Results oriented with an emphasis on both individual and team accountability
  • Proven ability to resolve guest, supervisor and associate conflicts with ease and efficiency
  • Read, write, and speak English fluently
  • Present confidence and a professional appearance
  • Willing to travel extensively and embed in properties to analyse performance
  • Multi property oversight preferred

 Essential skills and qualifications 

  • History of building high performance teams
  • Strong F&B background
  • Seasoned leadership professional from the hotel market
  • Enthusiasm and self-drive
  • History of building formidable team engagement
  • Proven experience of driving financial/commercial performance across complex leisure products
  • In-depth hotel sector experience, with an Operational, Finance or Commercial background
  • P&L responsibility for a resort/hotel
  • Proven history setting and reviewing KPI’s, understanding budgets and forecasts and ability to challenge performance results
  • Financially astute with strong analytical skills
  • Experience and history of creativity with major Capex projects, feasibilities, control, review, and monitoring

Highly desirable skills and qualifications

  • A proven history in delivering outstanding results as a regional GM (or very experienced GM for a complex property of resort)
  • A hospitality-related degree or diploma, such as F&B and hotel management
  • Managed complex settings outside towns and cities
  • Experience working for a major hotel group/ Owner
  • Knowledge and experience with Opera a plus

For more information or to apply, please contact Guy at mm@madisonmayfair.com or call on +44 20 8600 1180

 

 

 

 

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