General Manager - Six Senses Ait Abbou Morocco

IHG Hotels & Resorts is one of the largest hotel companies in the world with a family of 18 brands. We are one of the world’s leading hotel and resort companies. Our purpose – True Hospitality for Good – comes to life in every one of our collections. With luxury and lifestyle, we are taking it to new heights.

Five visionary brands make up our luxury collection. These are Six Senses, Regent Hotels, InterContinental, Kimpton Hotels and Vignette Collection.   Individually, they are icons. Together, they bring unforgettable and unparalleled experiences to travellers in over 430 hotels and resorts in 100 countries around the world.

Having recently added a host of incredible properties to our portfolio, we now stand as one of the world’s leading luxury operators. Our growth and ambitions have given us an incredible opportunity. We are ready to redefine what luxury means, not just for our guests for but for our entire industry too.

Six Senses Morocco

As General Manager of Six Senses Morocco, I will fully comprehend the vision of Six Senses to help people reconnect with themselves, others and the world around them and our values of local sensitivity and global sensibility, crafted experiences, emotional hospitality, responsible and caring, fun and quirky and pioneering wellness.  

Sustainability, Wellness and Out of the Ordinary experiences are at the core of everything we do at Six Senses. I will safeguard these pillars and its strategic planning and development and ensure all directives, practices and initiatives are implemented, embraced, adopted within the resort.

Duties and Responsibilities:

As General Manager, I will assume full responsibility for the efficient operation of the resort to provide exceptional products and services within Six Senses brand operating standards and budget.

The duties and responsibilities will include:

• Lead and maintain an inclusive work environment for the team, fostering an open and respectful culture.
• Ensure that Six Senses guidelines and standards of service and operation will be adopted and followed by all hosts so that our performance benchmarks are maintained and exceeded.
• Establish and deliver pre-established financial returns related to revenue generation, profitability and ROIC.
• Instill a revenue-focused philosophy so that all hosts are fully engaged with driving revenue opportunities, future profitability, and maximum return on investment in line with the business strategy and annual plan while delivering an out of the ordinary experience for all of our guests and fostering a desirable place to work for all of our hosts.
• Oversee the strategic direction and activities of the marketing, sales and public relations resources.  
• Prepare annual capital, cash flow and sales and marketing plans to accurately forecast budgets and achieve required operating results.
• Operate the hotel consistent with all legal, statutory and financial requirements and documentation, reporting systems, contractual obligations, security and safety protocols. 

Qualifications:

To execute the position of General Manager, I must have the required qualifications, technical skills and experience in a similar role in luxury hotels with proven results and includes the following:

• Work in a remote location on single package
• Hotel Opening experience
• Ability to converse in French
• Possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality or Hotel Management or Business Administration plus five to ten years of prior hotel management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Ten years or more experience in a similar luxury hotel role plus multi-departmental experience preferred.

The above is intended to provide an overview of the role and responsibilities for a General Manager at Six Senses Morocco. It is not and does not infer that the above is an inclusive and/or exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities inherent in the position.

Six Senses Morocco is an equal opportunity employer. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.