HOTEL MANAGER - French Alps

Ski Olympic is an independent winter holiday firm with chalets and chalethotels in only the best snow-sure French resorts of Tignes, Val d'Isere, Courchevel, Meribel, Les Arcs, La Plagne, La Rosiere, and Les Menuires.

The 2008/2009 season will mark our 21st year of operation. Our loyal customers come back with us year after year because of the excellent service we provide and our friendly, enthusiastic staff.

As a medium-sized independent firm, we expect our staff to work very hard, but in return we provide you with the opportunity for a once-in-a-lifetime experience; working in a spectacular setting, meeting interesting people, forging friendships that will last a lifetime, and (if you do your job properly) the chance to get on the slopes 6 days a week.

We are proud of the very competitive package that we offer our staff and the fact that so many return to work with us year after year. All of our new hires are personally interviewed in the UK prior to staff training in France at the beginning of the season.

HOTEL MANAGER:

Job description: Your role pulls all of the other posts together. You could be responsible for overall staff supervision for a chalet hotel and a number of chalets within a resort. Responsible for organising various resort operations, collating resort accounts and maintaining levels of customer service and satisfaction. Each day can offer a new challenge, dealing with all guests queries and problems, also leading your own team, of chefs, chalet people, bar staff, ski hosts and ski techs, maybe of different nationalities aiming to reach the ultimate goal of our guests perfect holiday.
You would be reporting to the Operations Manager, Regional Manager and Accounts supervisor
Essential: Hotel Management Qualifications, experience in Hotel/bar supervision, written and spoken French, numerate and accounting experience.
Location: French Alps (various resorts).
Salary is competitive + benefits
Start Date: Dec 2008 End date: April/May 2009