Fresh Vacancies at Accor

• The Executive Chef oversees all culinary operations, ensuring exceptional quality, innovative menu creation, and efficient kitchen management. This role is responsible for managing kitchen staff, maintaining food safety standards, and delivering a memorable dining experience that aligns with the establishment's vision and brand.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

Culinary Leadership

• Develop and innovate menus that cater to guest preferences and align with market trends.
• Ensure consistency and quality of all dishes by establishing and maintaining high culinary standards.
• Stay updated on culinary trends and incorporate them into menu offerings where applicable.

Team Management

• Recruit, train, and mentor culinary staff, fostering a positive and productive kitchen environment.
• Conduct performance evaluations, provide feedback, and implement development plans for team members.
• Schedule staff to ensure efficient kitchen operations while managing labor costs.

Operational Excellence

• Oversee food preparation, production, and presentation, ensuring efficiency and attention to detail.
• Monitor inventory levels, manage ordering, and control food costs to meet budget requirements.
• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure the best quality ingredients at competitive prices.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and hygiene regulations.

Guest Experience

• Work closely with the Food and Beverage team to create cohesive dining experiences.
• Address guest feedback regarding food quality and service, making improvements as needed.
• Plan and execute special culinary events, promotions, and seasonal offerings.

Financial Management

• Prepare and manage the kitchen’s budget, including forecasting and expense tracking.
• Analyze food cost percentages and implement measures to maintain profitability.
• Drive revenue growth through innovative culinary offerings and strategic pricing.

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Job Description

We are looking for a dynamic Sales Manager, within this, the key responsibilities for this position are:

• Ensure that you fully understand the business strategy and positioning of the Hotels brand, and that you are able to effectively articulate this positioning in the marketplace.
• Maintain a personal up-to-date knowledge on all Hotels product and service offerings, and the products, services, rates and new developments of key competitors, and an awareness of general industry trends.
• Approach personal sales activities from a strategic perspective, understanding the relative importance and priority of the current account base, and directing personal sales efforts accordingly.
• Continually review the actual production of each account against the potential for that account, and review suggestions for improvement with department leadership.
• Focus on assertively establishing new client contacts and developing detailed information on the potential revenues from these accounts.
• Achieve personal financial and non-financial performance objectives, working with department leadership to ensure these objectives are met.
• Take responsibility for your own professional development, ensuring that you have the financial literacy, negotiation and face-to-face selling skills needed to successfully do your job.
• Maintain accurate management status reporting on business results, and Team Member action planning.
• Practice effective cost control and adhere to internal procedures for approval of expenditure
• Actively participate in client familiarization trips, site inspections, sales trips and roadshows as required to meet the sales targets of the hotel.
• Liaise effectively with all operational colleagues, providing support and information to ensure accurate delivery of our promise
• Drive opportunities to upsell and cross-sell Minor Hotels products
• Ensure that all administration is processed quickly and efficiently.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field
• Pro-active, self motivated, loves challenges
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in a 5 star Hotel
• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to achieve sales targets and work in a highly pressurized environment
• Passion to lead and a desire to succeed