Vol. 26: March - April 2010
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PRESIDENT’S LIST FEBRUARY 2010 A European hotel group who is recognized for its collection of luxury hotels in Europe, Canada, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. They have a joint venture with another hotel group who are opening new concept hotels in the Middle East. They require the following: 1. Brand & Marketing Manager – Europe / Middle East - Initially, you will be based in Switzerland at their Head Office and then transferred to UAE. You will assist the Marketing Director in reaching targeted goals as defined in the marketing and also implement the New Branding and Marketing strategy that has been decided upon at the corporate level for the Hotel. You will need to have at least 5-6 years of experience in MENA region.. Fluency in Arabic is essential. Experience in Europe & luxury products. 2. Area Director Of Sales – Jordan - This person will oversee their three beautiful properties in; Amman, Aqaba and their property on the Dead Sea. Responsible for developing and implementing sales plans and cost effective activities with the aim of maximizing revenue potential for all profit centers. You will be responsible for building and penetrating new market in corporate segment, customer relationship management and sales channel management. Strong budgetary, projections, and cost control skills. You should have at least 5 years of working experience as a Head of Department. Excellent presentation and communication skills. Salary: Negotiable. EAM/F&B – Indonesia - This 6* resort with over 300 rooms comprising of suites, club rooms and villas with 10 F&B outlets, seeks an EAM/F&B to concentrate on the overall F&B operations. This person must currently be in this position with a well established hotel group. To be successful for this role, the selected individual will be required to have a track record of driving Food & Beverage revenue. You must be customer and business oriented, be a strong leader, define, implement & maintain the highest standards of guest service; ensure proper follow-up to attain maximum quality and efficiency and must also be actively involved in executing revenue strategies and sales initiatives and keeps aware of trends, systems, practices and equipment in Food and Beverage preparation and service in the hotel and restaurant field; Asian experience is a big plus as well as experience with companies like; Ritz Carlton, Shangri-la, Four Seasons or Hyatt Hotels. Salary to $6,500 USA per month plus all housing and other expatriate benefits. Chief Financial Officer – S.E. Asia - This is a true CFO role and not an F.C. role. You will report to both Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). You will be responsible for long-range financial matters, the establishment of company-wide financial and administrative objectives, policies, programs, and practices that insure the company of a continuously sound financial structure. You will perform strategic planning and budgeting, treasury functions, provide BUSINESS and FINANCIAL advices to CEO and the group’s Senior Management team. The functional departments accountable by the CFO are Finance, Legal and Project Analysis. The CFO along with the Group’s Chief Internal Auditor will be co-accountable of the internal auditing of managed hotels. This person must have at least 4-5 years of experience in a similar post. You will have strategic vision into an operation model with excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills, plus excellent organization and interpersonal skills and be team oriented. Fluency in both English and Mandarin or Cantonese a plus. General Manager – Dubai - Our client is a privately owned (has several hotels) premier deluxe property located close to downtown Dubai comprising of 250 well appointed rooms, exclusive restaurants, bar and lounge, conference/banquet facilities, spa and health club and require a General Manager to join their team. The ideal candidate will be trained outside of the Middle East but must have recent General Manager experience in the Middle East preferably in the UAE. You must be sales and marketing driven and have had a period of your career in director sales and marketing would be a great asset. You must be currently a GM in the Middle East and have opening experience. Committed to change and capable of planning and successfully executing re-branding. Salary: Negotiable + expat benefits including housing and schooling allowance. Regional Director Sales & Marketing – Maldives - These deluxe 5* resorts part of a luxury hotel group will compete against the fierce luxury 5* segment in the Maldives. The role will therefore require a dynamic operator who knows the local market. You will oversee two properties. Totally over 200 super 6* rooms and suites. The client would like at least 10 years of experience in Sales & Marketing function of hotels/ related service industry out of which minimum of 5 years experience as a Director of Sales and Marketing, and will have worked in the Maldives market previously with a knowledge hotel / travel trade industry both in domestic & Int’l sectors. Knowledge of foreign languages will be a plus. Salary; exceptional package will be offered and more for someone with contacts in the Maldives. Regional Director Of Sales – North Africa – Based In Cairo - Our client, an internationally known luxury branded hotel company with properties World Wide, seeks a (preferably) French speaking Regional Director of Sales for their North African Hotels (approximately 6 hotels now). The position is based in Cairo, Egypt and is for sales only, as marketing is handled corporately with input by the Regional Director of Sales. The candidate will be responsible for all the North African hotels and this regions growth and based on his/her performance, will be responsible for all African Hotel products. The suitable candidate must have strong leisure market sales experience along with a pioneer mentality and the drive to build this brand (12 hotels in next 3 years). He/she must have a minimum of 5 years of senior experience in sales and most recently a similar senior sales role as we require. The person’s background may include a work history with a tour operations and or travel product Management Company such as Abercrombie & Kent or Tavcoa among many others. You must be very familiar with the EU, US and French travel markets. An exceptional above average salary and benefit package is offered. A breathtaking deluxe hotel in UAE with specialty restaurants, meeting rooms and spa are seeking the following Directors of Sales & Marketing 1. Director Of Sales & Marketing - The ideal candidate should have proven experience in leading sales initiatives and managing and directing a professional sales staff. You must have considerable experience in developing marketing plans and be familiar with all aspects of RevPar, managing business to business relationships, developing partnerships and be conversant in e-marketing strategies. Strong financial acumen in forecasting, budgeting, and bottom-line oriented. 2. Director Of Sales (Corporate) He/she must have an extremely strong knowledge of the UAE market as well as numerous contacts in the area in order to bring in business from the area as well as from abroad. The ideal candidate will be responsible for strategic revenue targeting, leading and developing a team of professional sales people. You will be totally responsible for generating top line revenue to meet or exceed budget expectations. He/she will develop and implement an effective revenue-generating plan to achieve the highest possible occupancy, rate and revenue. You must have the ability to develop a sound and progressive sales plan, participate and coordinate all key sales initiatives including sales blitzes, familiarization trips, client events and tradeshows. He/she must also be Internet savvy and keep abreast of current market trends in the industry. Candidates must demonstrate a comprehensive approach in obtaining and maintaining priority list of accounts and the focus will be on cultivating relationships, building business, providing a stable and positive work environment for the team to achieve budgeted goals. Ability to quickly evaluate situations and alternatives and decide on a plan of action is a must. 3. Director Of Sales (MICE) - He/she will function as the leader of the hotel’s segmented sales effort in the MICE market segment and will be responsible for implementing the sales strategy and achieving revenue goals, property revenue goals and guest and associate satisfaction. 4. Food & Beverage PR / Marketing Manager – Your main responsibility is to drive revenue by organizing PR events/ media plan to increase customers by using their F&B outlets, specifically the Bars in the hotel. Ideally a hotelier or prior experience dealing with the hotel industry in the UAE or Middle East experience will be an asset, but not mandatory. Salary: Good salary package with fully furnished accommodation. Senior Director of Meetings & Events – Florida, USA - Our client a major International chain is looking for a Senior Director of Sales for their Meetings and Incentive Division. This is a corporate role and would report to the Vice President of Sales for the Americas. The position would interact with Group Sales Managers, Convention Services Managers and the Regional Director and Directors of all Group Sales for all the company’s hotels in the Americas. This person will be in charge of the entire meetings and events team for the Americas, selling the company's Hotels' meeting space. Company’s main objective of increase in revenue of the entire Team Only US Residents or Citizens may apply. Club Chief Executive Officer – Istanbul - Our client is a group of international business clubs which owns, develops and manages luxury private Clubs. The company culture is modern, informal, entrepreneurial and international. They are looking for a dynamic and experienced Club CEO with a start date of April 01, 2010. has operating clubs in Middle East, Asia and North America and are opening a new private club in Istanbul 2010. The individual must be fluent in Turkish and have a business management background (not particularly in hospitality) with a good social standing in Istanbul and a network in Banking and Finance. this post is more like an asset manager, combined with experience in sourcing funds for new developments. Salary package of US$13,500 per month (tax free), which includes housing & car allowance. There is an opportunity to earn bonus of 200% of base salary. Multi-Unit General Manager – Belgium - A European Hotel group with limited service hotels in 3-4 star mid range category seeks a sales and marketing driven General Manger for a newly opened GM/VP position available in January 2010. The individual must be able to work in Europe now (member of EU) and speak fluent French and English, preferably with sales & marketing experience in the Belgium region, or any country close by, i.e. Luxembourg, Netherlands or France. The property has 200 rooms and limited food & beverage. You should be conversant in the European market with in depth experience and knowledge in revenue management, distribution channels and corporate segment sales, etc. Director Of Sales & Marketing – Rome, Italy - An International Hotel group with over 250 properties – Resorts, Urban Hotels and Lifestyle Brands are looking for a suitably qualified candidate for the position of Director of Sales & Marketing for their fantastic new luxury property opening in Rome next year, in an excellent and unbeatable location close to the Vatican. They are looking for a caliber and experienced who will work closely with the General Manager and drive the opening and crucial commercial positioning of this exciting new hotel, with more than 100 super appointed rooms, He/She must be Italian speaking with some familiarity or exposure to the market in Rome. The person will relocate to Rome and open the new property in Italy. Salary: Euros 65,000 to 75,000 plus company benefits. General Manager – Ghana - This truly upscale 5 star city resort requires for their upcoming opening a General Manager with “opening” & “pre-opening” experience. He/she must be European trained with International exposure. Africa experience would be a plus. You must also be a very good communicator, self driven and passionate to make this a milestone in his or her career. The client would prefer someone with at least 5 years experience in a 5 star hotel with exposure to corporate, MICE and upper leisure markets. Must be a quality operator who is detailed orientated and has a focus on operation with strong Sales and PR attributes. Exceptional salary and expatriate benefits will be offered for the right individual. This role is with a major International Hotel Group. Chief Operating Officer – USA - This New Fund Hotel Development based in the USA seeks a Chief Operating Officer of a newly formed fund. This person should be someone whose presence is immediately felt when he enters a room or a major hotel conference or trade show and everybody knows and recognizes him. He should also be someone who is well known and respected in the business community so that when he calls any major hotel company or banking institution/fund they will take his call immediately. Our clients have arranged a new fund and are seeking someone to direct it. They require someone with senior hotel operations and development experience with a branded operator. Their fund is formed to acquire hotels in the USA and convert them to their licensed brand. Consideration would also be given to retired senior executives. The location is New York. The remuneration is negotiable. Director Of Operations (VP Hotels) – Germany - Our client is one of the world's leading hotel groups with 5-star business and resort hotels, as well as a luxury life style brand. They are also an overall market leader in Latin America, Caribbean and Europe. They urgently require a Director of Operations for all their hotels in Germany Area. Preference will be given to those who have multi property and ideally multi brand experience within Germany, and come from a major company; perhaps a General Manager of a large luxury hotel with a recognized company (experience minimum 5 years). Salary: The package is Euros 125,000 + bonus and car. Executive Director/VP Facilities (Chief Engineer) – S.E. Asia - A Hotel complex with approximately 1,500 luxury rooms and suites requires an outstanding and experienced VP of facilities who is qualified and capable of managing a 300 people responsibility for the entire resort. Manage maintenance operations of entire Resort facility, including guest rooms, building structure, all mechanical, electrical, H.V.A.C. systems, power plant, reverse osmosis water plant, sewage treatment plant and related equipment in accordance with guest service, preventative maintenance and energy conservation standards and programs. Ensure the upkeep of guest and service areas to maintain them in proper working order and appearance. Coordinate all renovation, expansion, and special projects. Develop, implement, and maintain preventive maintenance and energy conservation programs for guest rooms, public areas, back-of-house, mechanical equipment, building systems, etc. according to Corporate and Resort standards. Ensure compliance with corporate policies, international standards, local regulations, and other environmental considerations. Corporate F&B Director/Restauranteur – UAE - This diversified public hospitality, real estate and hotel company in conjunction with their owning company intends to open a group of restaurants in the UAE. These restaurants will range from Cafes to Specialty, as well as Michelin Star Restaurants. The most likely person to receive an offer will be someone with current or recent experience in a similar type role in the Middle East or better still in the UAE. Another suitable alternative would be an employee of an International Corporation who as part of their VP Food and Beverage or Restaurateur responsibilities worked or oversaw the Middle East or the UAE as part of their role. This individual will be responsible starting the division “from scratch”. They will develop concepts, menus, review locations, negotiate with restaurant franchisors and develop restaurants throughout the UAE. Director Of Finance And Accounting – Toronto, Canada - A prestigious and prominent 4-5 Star Stand Alone Hotel located in Toronto is looking for a person who has the ability to direct the financial operations of the hotel, ensuring the security of the assets of the company in a decentralized accounting environment. This is a top Accounting job in a large full service, luxury hotel, typically supervises clerical accounting employees in a full range of functions such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit/Collections, Purchasing, Audit, Payroll, and/or Accounting Operations. Executive Chef – Caribbean - Our client, a luxury boutique hotel & spa located in the Caribbean requires this person to be responsible for the preliminary and continuous evaluations of the prevailing systems in all restaurant operations. He/she will be responsible for managing all daily production and preparation. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 to 5 years experience as an Executive Chef with a proven culinary accomplish background and possesses the knowledge and expertise in the finer aspects of food service. Salary: $120,000 USD. Senior Systems Analyst – “PeopleSoft” – Bahamas - 5 star premium hotel in the Bahamas is looking for a Senior Systems Analyst - PeopleSoft reporting to the Vice President –Application Development, Department Information Technology. This Senior Systems Analyst meets with end users to define needs for development projects or system enhancements of medium to high complexity for PeopleSoft software. The position documents functional and system related requirements and develops cost justification analysis. He/she performs systems analysis and design functions as well as participates in system testing. He/she also provides supplemental user training, and provides ongoing application support for production systems. The Senior Systems Analyst takes a major role in the deployment of new products and upgrades/changes to existing products. At Renard, customer service is not a "Department," it's an "Attitude!" www.renardnewsletter.com |
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