Month: February 2023

General Manager, Paris CDG – Position Filled

Posted on by katherine

This job opening has now been filled. Please check our latest job opportunities here

We are currently looking for a General Manager for an internationally branded hotel which is located at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.

As General Manager, this individual will be responsible for delivering the annual budget through agreed commercial strategies. Candidates should have successful experience in managing all the key business functions required of a GM, including operations, finance, sales, revenue and e-commerce – all in an upscale/luxury branded environment.  A hands-on operator with strong people management skills driving employee engagement and delivering the highest levels of customer service.

Candidate Requirements

  • A highly experienced General Manager with internationally branded hotel groups, minimum 3 years’ experience as General Manager in a medium or large hotel
  • Previous career experience working in a branded city centre or airport property
  • A strong understanding of sales and marketing, revenue and e-commerce
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills
  • Proven leadership skills involving the ability to manage, develop and motivate a strong executive team to achieve their objectives
  • A positive and motivated hands-on approach
  • Fluent English and French speaker
  • Experience in positively managing a unionized workforce
  • Proven track record in client negotiations and account strategizing
  • Degree qualification – not essential but desirable

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

Please note that due to the expected level of response, it will only be possible to contact candidates who have the relevant and required level of experience.

General Manager – Dusseldorf

Posted on by katherine

We have a fantastic opportunity to join an international company that is famed for its success throughout Europe and to be part of the continuing drive for exceptional service and increasing profitability.

The position of General Manager at one of their properties in Dusseldorf is a senior leadership role and offers a superb opportunity to continue the success of the hotel in the city.

Position Overview

Our client is seeking a candidate who will be responsible for the dynamic operations of the hotel. Someone who can ensure the hotel team are fully trained to the expected elevated level and that all direct reports are fully in line with the same goal. The successful candidate will drive profitability in the hotel through ensuring thorough control of all operational cost areas and in turn drive the hotel revenue by leading the Managers and team members with the goal of safeguarding all upsell potentials and revenue streams.

Candidate Requirements

  • A highly commercially driven General Manager
  • Seasoned and experienced GM with the maturity to manage the complexity of the dynamic product offering
  • Experience with internationally branded hotels who has knowledge of both rooms and food & beverage
  • Degree or equivalent qualification, ideally in a hospitality discipline
  • Exceptional networking skills to be seen as a true leader in the city and build genuine relationships
  • Fluent in German and English

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

Please note that due to the expected level of response, it will only be possible to contact candidates who have the relevant and required level of experience.

 

Corporate F&B Director – Italy

Posted on by katherine

Our client is one of the largest privately held hospitality organisations in the world, with almost five hundred hotels across three continents (US/Canada, Europe & Asia) and has formed strategic alliances with many of the world’s largest hotel brands.  One of their portfolios, based in Italy, features Italy’s most impressive properties and provides rich, authentic experiences for avid travellers who seek a genuine Italian lifestyle. With stunning properties in Tuscany, Sardinia and the Italian Alps, the destinations offer their guests the perfect blend of business and leisure.

They are now seeking a Corporate Director of F & B to join this portfolio with the key responsibility of being able to define the business plan to optimise profitability of the F&B outlets across the portfolio. For this newly created position our client is aiming to identify a creative, entrepreneurial and experienced restaurant and bar management and service specialist to lead and drive the success of the company’s restaurant and bar offering across all of its portfolio assets.

 Candidate Requirements:

  • A hospitality professional that is able to deliver memorable dining experiences that makes guests and team members alike feel special
  • Possession of well-honed commercial instincts and financial management skills
  • Strategic experience within the F&B arena
  • Experience in developing and delivering new F&B concepts
  • Broad F&B exposure having worked in a strategic capacity for a hotel resort
  • Fluent in Italian
  • The ideal candidate will be an international food and beverage expert and have knowledge of F&B trends In Europe

Compensation:

Base salary and incentives will be commensurate with experience under an Quadro A Italian contract

For more information or to apply, please contact Mara at mm@madisonmayfair.com or call on +44 20 8600 1169

General Manager – Italian Resort

Posted on by katherine

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual who is ambitious to grow and establish themselves with a company that is known for its successes throughout Europe. This is a fantastic opportunity for a strong leader to become General Manager of a unique spa resort in a stunning Tuscan destination.

The property is well-established on the Italian Market and the objective will be to expand its presence within the international markets to drive higher ADR. It is a truly special property with unique selling points offering guests the opportunity to experience a thermal spa like no other.

Candidate Requirements

  • Experience as a General Manager in luxury, 5star spa hotels & resorts
  • International brand experience
  • Fluent English and Italian speaker
  • Strong knowledge of the Italian market
  • Action oriented and drives for results
  • A strong understanding of commercial functions, sales and marketing, revenue
  • Proven leadership skills involving the ability to manage, develop and motivate a strong executive team to achieve their objectives
  • Proven track record in client negotiations and account strategising
  • Degree qualification

For more information or to apply, please contact Mara at mm@madisonmayfair.com or call on +44 20 8600 1169

VP Development, Middle East – Position Filled

Posted on by katherine

This job opening has now been filled. Please check our latest job opportunities here

Our client is the region’s first and leading independent third-party hotel management company. Currently operating 10+ hotels across the region they are a forward thinking third party hotel management company dedicated to driving results for their Hotel owners.

They are now seeking a VP Development to join the company. This new role will be at the heart of the company’s hotel acquisition strategy across the region. With a strong network across the region, the successful individual will take the lead in securing hotel management agreements that fit the commercial framework by being exceptionally proactive in approach with the necessary energy and desire to drive the development process and seek out potential opportunities to negotiate and secure new hotel new management opportunities, which in turn will support in delivering the growth expectations by 2026.

Candidate Requirements

Essential

  • Proven Business Development experience and network within the hotel third party management sector
  • Energy, stamina, and flexibility to travel across the continent to source and close hotel management agreements
  • Previous experience working within a business development role
  • Previous exposure / understanding of hotel management agreements
  • Strong network across the brokers and Owners
  • Previous experience working in a hotel consultancy or hotel management company
  • Energy, hunger, and drive to close deals
  • Fluent in spoken and written English
  • Confident and excellent presentation skills
  • Ability to interact and build relationships with the investors and owners in the region
  • Financial acumen and commercially focused
  • Excellent (both verbal and written) communication and interpersonal skills

Highly Desirable

  • Experience closing a hotel management contract in Middle East
  • Fluent Arabic speaker

Due to the expected level of response, it will only be possible to contact candidates who have the relevant and required level of experience.

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