Director of Catering – Luxury Hotel, Japan

Such an exciting opportunity to join this gorgeous property in Kyoto as a Director of Catering!

This Catering Director role will support DOM in achieving overall business objective and formulation of strategies in ensuring business attainment.

This role will include managing the Catering team (including Catering sales, conference service and wedding team) and overseeing daily sales operation.

You will be required to review sales production and implement sales action plan to achieve budgeted goals.

As director of Catering, you will ensure that all local and corporate policies and procedures are observed, and to supervise the day-to-day operation of the Catering team.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & EDUCATION REQUIRED:

• 5+ years’ experience in the related position with a 5
  
  * hotel environment
• Advanced level of Japanese & English required
• Proven leadership skills in a luxury Hotel/Resort environment
• Hospitality degree or equivalent preferred
• Highest level of integrity and transparency
•  Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills to work with cross-functional teams; negotiate for resources and influence stakeholders and to gain acceptance of and commitment to plans, ideas, initiatives, etc.
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills to prepare and deliver reports, effective presentations and to facilitate meetings
• Promote a continuous learning environment that creates an atmosphere for professional development opportunities
• Serve as a role model for others by demonstrating appropriate business conduct and ethical principles
• Continuously seek to improve/develop the performance of others and continuously strive to improve his/her own performance
• Work in a safe, prudent and organized manner
• Technical skills – proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Require a working technical knowledge of generally accepted sales principles
• Strategic, analytical and have solid business acumen.
• Fierce Negotiation skills.

Salary Package: Market Related and negotiable for the right person

Get in touch: michelle@corecruitment.com