Country Manager, France

budgetplaces; Paris; Sur place; EUR 100 000 - 125 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading booking website is seeking a Country Manager for France based in Paris. This role involves setting up hotel contracting operations, managing P&L, and analyzing market trends. The ideal candidate will have an MBA, 5 years of experience in the online travel industry, and be a native French speaker. This full-time position requires travel of up to 1 week per month and offers a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years of commercial experience in the online travel industry, preferably with an OTA.
• 2 years in a Sales Management position.
• Experience with hiring, training, managing teams.

Responsabilités

• Set up and manage the hotel contracting operation in France.
• Actively contract hotels through calls, visits, and follow-ups.
• Coordinate production and training with headquarters in Barcelona.
• Analyze industry trends and design action plans.
• Manage the P&L and logistics for French operations.
• Travel up to 1 week per month.

Connaissances

Sales Management

Strategic Thinking

Customer Orientation

Team Management

P&L Management

Attention to Detail

English Proficiency

French Fluency

Formation

MBA or equivalent industry experience

Description du poste

Overview

Country Manager France reports to VP of Product. The position is based out of Paris. Set up and manage the hotel contracting operation in France. Actively contract hotels: cold calls and visits, follow-up leads, and assist hoteliers in the website upload process. Coordinate production and training with our global headquarters in Barcelona. Analyze trends, growth potential, and product gaps in the hotel industry in France. Design an action plan for hotel contracting accordingly. Manage the P&L for the French operations and show a high positive ROI of accommodation recruited over time. Handle logistics of our French operations, including office lease, lawyer, taxation, and administration. Travel up to 1 week per month.

Responsibilities

• Set up and manage the hotel contracting operation in France.
• Actively contract hotels: cold calls and visits, follow-up leads, assist hotelier in website upload process.
• Coordinate production and training with our global headquarters in Barcelona.
• Analyze trends, growth potential, product gaps in the hotel industry in France. Design action plan for hotel contracting accordingly.
• Manage the P&L for the French operations. Show high positive ROI of accommodation recruited over time.
• Deal with logistics of our French operations - office lease, lawyer, taxation, administration, etc.
• This position requires travelling (up to 1 week per month).

Country Manager France reports to VP of Product

The position is based out of Paris

Qualifications

Were looking for a sales superstar who is also :

• Big picture strategic thinker. Passionate about the online hotel industry.
• MBA or equivalent industry experience.
• 5 years commercial experience in the online travel industry, preferably with an OTA.
• 2 years in a Sales Management position.
• Native-level French speaker. Excellent English.
• Experience with hiring, training, managing teams.
• Result & customer oriented
• Organized, paying attention to all small details

Company Description

Leading booking website for budget accommodation worldwide, offering over 7000 low-cost accommodation options in more than 1000 destinations.

Key Skills

Restaurant Experience,Customer Service,Employee Evaluation,Management Experience,Math,Employment & Labor Law,Sanitation,Leadership Experience,P&L Management,Mentoring,Supervising Experience,Restaurant Management

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1