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General Manager
Salary To be discussed
Schedule Full Time
Experience Minimum 2 years of experience
Location 33 Avenue Edouard Vaillant, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France

General Manager


Description
The General Manager for Radisson Blu Hotel will be responsible for the P&L in the hotel and will oversee daily operations.
The successful candidate will plan and supervise the activities of an extensive and diverse workforce to ensure a smooth and profitable running of the business.

The General Manager will be a strong and recognized leader, ensuring that hotel employees work as a well-functioning team. The ideal candidate is an effective team leader and an excellent team player able to set examples and foster a climate of collaboration.

Major Areas of Responsibility:

Top Line
- Co-own specific sales and marketing plans for the hotel with the organization’s Sales, Revenue and Marketing teams.
- Anticipate risks, gaps and opportunities related to revenue forecast and M&E pipeline, proactively working with respective departments to ensure optimal results.
- Challenge Revenue and Sales teams in relation to pricing strategy.

Cost Advantage
- Identify cost structure opportunities in the hotel with a strong focus on efficiency and being able to drive change towards productivity.
- Capacity to identify best practices across departments: staffing and scheduling, internal hotel organization (tasks, duties and responsibilities), F&D profitability.

Brand Experience and Quality
- Proactively ensure the hotel maintains the highest brand standard compliance and service delivery.
- Own and develop a specific action plan to constantly increase quality.
- Take responsibility for the protection of the Radisson Hotel Group brand image as per company guidelines.

Asset Management & CAPEX
- Ability to maximize the return per sqm, focusing on common and retail areas in the hotel
- Master the hotel’s investment plans (LRIP), ensuring that key areas of maintenance and brand gaps are covered according to the budget.
- Propose and challenge a repositioning investment plan for the hotel.

Owner Relations
- Maintain an open and professional relationship with Owner
- Master the key commercial and legal terms of the hotel agreement.
- Assume responsibility for maximizing returns based on the available contractual framework and propose changes when detecting business opportunities.

Development & New Openings
- Maintain a close understanding of the city’s competitive landscape, being able to identify opportunities and engage the Business Development team.

People management
- Live and communicate the overall vision, beliefs and strategies of the Radisson Hotel Group to hotel employees.
- Ensure that all employees in the hotel receive the necessary training, both in professional competence and in-service attitude.
- Identify talent in the hotel and promote their development.
- Ensure maximum employee satisfaction and contribute to building a trustful work environment.
- Hire talent with the right attitude, eagerness and qualifications to promote brand values.

Others
- Take full responsibility for compliance with emergency procedures – Management and Training.
- Master local knowledge, take advantage of networking opportunities, and actively participate in local PR initiatives.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

- Degree in Business Administration, Hotel/Hospitality Management or relevant field
- At least 2 years of experience as a General Manager, Executive Assistant Manager or in any Operations role within Hotel environment
- Local knowledge and experience in France are a must
- Strong commercial and revenue management skills
- Proven leadership experience in a hotel setting
- Proven and strong people management experience
- Hands-on and focus in delivering results with a great attention to detail
- Excellent customer service skills as well as a business mindset
- Demonstrable aptitude for decision-making and problem-solving
- Reliable with the ability to multi-task and work well under pressure
- Ability to prioritize
- Exceptional communication skills and commitment to providing excellent service to hotel guests
- Strong leadership skills, being able to understand the big picture and driving the company objectives in his/her area of responsibility
- Strong focus on continuous improvement and natural ability to encourage sharing & reapplying
- Fluency in French and English; knowledge of another languages is a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

We are looking forward to hearing from you! Please submit your application / CV in English.

Located in the western business district of Paris, the Radisson Blu stands in the Boulogne-Billancourt area between the 2 congress centers in Porte Maillot and Porte de Versailles. The 170 rooms and suites in our Paris hotel boast an elegant French style and our Michelin listed, the A.O.C. Restaurant & Terrace serves modern French cuisine on a terrace overlooking the hotel’s very own vineyard. After dinner, guests can relax with a cocktail or glass of wine at the A.O.C. Lounge & Bar, take advantage of services including a business center, a well-equipped fitness room and on-site parking. The hotel’s 6 meeting rooms can host up to 200 people for a conference or a standing reception.

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The General Manager for Radisson Blu Hotel will be responsible for the P&L in the hotel and will oversee daily operations.
The successful candidate will plan and supervise the activities of an extensive and diverse workforce to ensure a smooth and profitable running of the business.

The General Manager will be a strong and recognized leader, ensuring that hotel employees work as a well-functioning team. The ideal candidate is an effective team leader and an excellent team player able to set examples and foster a climate of collaboration.

Major Areas of Responsibility:

Top Line
- Co-own specific sales and marketing plans for the hotel with the organization’s Sales, Revenue and Marketing teams.
- Anticipate risks, gaps and opportunities related to revenue forecast and M&E pipeline, proactively working with respective departments to ensure optimal results.
- Challenge Revenue and Sales teams in relation to pricing strategy.

Cost Advantage
- Identify cost structure opportunities in the hotel with a strong focus on efficiency and being able to drive change towards productivity.
- Capacity to identify best practices across departments: staffing and scheduling, internal hotel organization (tasks, duties and responsibilities), F&D profitability.

Brand Experience and Quality
- Proactively ensure the hotel maintains the highest brand standard compliance and service delivery.
- Own and develop a specific action plan to constantly increase quality.
- Take responsibility for the protection of the Radisson Hotel Group brand image as per company guidelines.

Asset Management & CAPEX
- Ability to maximize the return per sqm, focusing on common and retail areas in the hotel
- Master the hotel’s investment plans (LRIP), ensuring that key areas of maintenance and brand gaps are covered according to the budget.
- Propose and challenge a repositioning investment plan for the hotel.

Owner Relations
- Maintain an open and professional relationship with Owner
- Master the key commercial and legal terms of the hotel agreement.
- Assume responsibility for maximizing returns based on the available contractual framework and propose changes when detecting business opportunities.

Development & New Openings
- Maintain a close understanding of the city’s competitive landscape, being able to identify opportunities and engage the Business Development team.

People management
- Live and communicate the overall vision, beliefs and strategies of the Radisson Hotel Group to hotel employees.
- Ensure that all employees in the hotel receive the necessary training, both in professional competence and in-service attitude.
- Identify talent in the hotel and promote their development.
- Ensure maximum employee satisfaction and contribute to building a trustful work environment.
- Hire talent with the right attitude, eagerness and qualifications to promote brand values.

Others
- Take full responsibility for compliance with emergency procedures – Management and Training.
- Master local knowledge, take advantage of networking opportunities, and actively participate in local PR initiatives.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

- Degree in Business Administration, Hotel/Hospitality Management or relevant field
- At least 2 years of experience as a General Manager, Executive Assistant Manager or in any Operations role within Hotel environment
- Local knowledge and experience in France are a must
- Strong commercial and revenue management skills
- Proven leadership experience in a hotel setting
- Proven and strong people management experience
- Hands-on and focus in delivering results with a great attention to detail
- Excellent customer service skills as well as a business mindset
- Demonstrable aptitude for decision-making and problem-solving
- Reliable with the ability to multi-task and work well under pressure
- Ability to prioritize
- Exceptional communication skills and commitment to providing excellent service to hotel guests
- Strong leadership skills, being able to understand the big picture and driving the company objectives in his/her area of responsibility
- Strong focus on continuous improvement and natural ability to encourage sharing & reapplying
- Fluency in French and English; knowledge of another languages is a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

We are looking forward to hearing from you! Please submit your application / CV in English.

Located in the western business district of Paris, the Radisson Blu stands in the Boulogne-Billancourt area between the 2 congress centers in Porte Maillot and Porte de Versailles. The 170 rooms and suites in our Paris hotel boast an elegant French style and our Michelin listed, the A.O.C. Restaurant & Terrace serves modern French cuisine on a terrace overlooking the hotel’s very own vineyard. After dinner, guests can relax with a cocktail or glass of wine at the A.O.C. Lounge & Bar, take advantage of services including a business center, a well-equipped fitness room and on-site parking. The hotel’s 6 meeting rooms can host up to 200 people for a conference or a standing reception.

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Details
Salary To be discussed
Schedule Full Time
Experience Minimum 2 years of experience
Location 33 Avenue Edouard Vaillant, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Skills
French
General Management
Commercial skills
Focus on Quality
By applying you confirm you have these skills.


33 Avenue Edouard Vaillant, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France