Job Openings at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

Through your passion and motivation, you sell memorable experiences to our guests. You are professional and knowledgeable about the property, and you build strong relationships and create bonds with our guests.

What is in it for you:

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Working with young and dynamic team
• Learning programs through our Academies
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21

What you will be doing:

• Handling leisure market segment
• Maintain accounts, contact, and activity and business details.
• Builds rapport with key tour operators, travel agents and airline accounts.
• Completes assigned sales calls on a daily basis.
• Participate in tradeshows, conventions and promotional events.
• Conducts regular competitor’s surveys.
• Achieves and develops rapport with the local companies, airlines and Destination Management Companies through personal association.
• Determine with the Director of Sales the pricing strategies regarding his/her specific segment.

Your experience and skills include:

• Degree in Business Administration (Sales) or related field
• At least 2 years’ experience in a similar role
• Conversant with the hospitality market in Nairobi
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

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What's in it for you:

• We will provide you with a Visa and Work permit
• You will enroll in the workplace pension scheme
• Private medical insurance as per Hotel offering
• Be part of creating the historic story of rehabilitating and releasing the rare Mountain Bongo that was heading toward extinction.
• Working with a hotel rich in history and known for exemplary services while growing your career
• Employee Benefits Card offering discounted rates in Accor Worldwide
• Learning programs through our Academies
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility Activities, like Planet 21.

What will you be doing:

• Work closely with the Executive Chef to develop luxury pastry offerings
• Lead, coach, and mentor a small brigade of pastry chefs •       
• Diversify the product to meet the sophisticated travelers’ changing needs
• Oversee the daily operations and P&L function of the section
• Offer consulting to Fairmont hotels within Kenya; Fairmont Norfolk and Fairmont Mara

We invite you to bring your passion for pastry to our hotel as the Head of Pastry. We are all about turning moments into memories for our guests and colleagues here at our Hotel.

Your experience and skills include:

• 5 years as pastry Chef/Sous chef in a 5 star/ Premium Hotel
• Great & proven leadership skills
• Excellent planning & Organizational Skills
• A creative approach to the production of high-quality foods and knowledge of bakery
• Excellent leadership & training skills
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Up to date with current trends