Hotel manager

OSSAMA KACHKOUCHE

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CAREER

OBJECTIVES

Seeking a General Manager/Hotel manager position within the hotel/hospitality industry in which I am able to generate the needed results.my regional experience and education come in as an advantage.

PROFILE

Career Path

• Good leadership skills, with focus on good team spirit. Building a strong team, with empowerment is vital.

• Drive to success, looks for every opportunity to enhance results. Enjoys success projects, initiates new ideas That improves revenues and overall results.

• Able to set clear objectives that is aligned with owners expectations, and property’s financial targets.

• Excellent market knowledge. Have been working for more than 25 years in Dubai.

• Able to deliver quality and high standard of service. versatile With strong eye for details.

Samaya Hotel Deira: General Manager

November 2018 till date

Ghaya Grand Hotel Dubai: Director of sales & Marketing September 2017 till November 2018

Rotana/Roda: cluster Director of sales Bustan and Murooj

(April 2015 till July 2017)

Radisson Royal Hotel – Dubai - (March 2013 till April 2015) Cluster Director of Sales –Corporate

Incharge of all corporate activities for both properties, Radisson royal and Radisson Fujairah.

Preparing budgets, and sourcing new accounts / new Areas

Millennium Plaza Hotel – Dubai -(July 2011 till March 2013) Director of Sales – MICE

In charge of government segment and key corporate accounts from different segments.

Leading and supervising the corporate /MICE Sales Team

Generating group leads and confirming group base for the hotel

Handling and servicing leisure accounts and DMC’s Hyatt Regency & Galleria Dubai – (september 2008 to June 2011) Associate Director of Sales

In charge of government segment and key corporate accounts from different segments.

• Leading and supervising the corporate sales team.

• Participating in the preparation of the annual business plan JW Marriott Hotel-Dubai – (Nov 1998 – Jul 2008)

Sales Manager/Senior Sales manager/Cluster Senior Sales Manager - Marriot Properties

• Responsible for the hotel’s strategic corporate accounts: pharmaceuticals, banks and insurance firms.

• Responsible for achieving yearly targets by acquiring new accounts, and increasing room night and conference booking levels

• Planned the yearly cluster strategy, and set sales budgets and executed accordingly

Dubai World Trade Center-Dubai(Oct 1995 – Nov 1998) Assistant Food & Beverage Manager

• Responsible for all F&B activities within the Trade Center

• Supervised all activities related to WTC permanent outlets.

• Planned all major events, created the theme nights throughout all outlets.

• Set the planning process for establishing the yearly F&B guidelines.

• Responsible for generating the yearly F& B revenue targets FalajDaris Hotel-Oman(Jun 1993 – Oct 1995)

Manager

• Managed and supervise all operations for the 42 bedrooms hotel

• Planned the hotel’s budget and prepared it’s yearly forecast.

• Finalized deals with major Oman’s travel and tourism agencies to increase guest numbers.

• Responsible for all government relations with the hotel and tourism ministry hospitality activities

Hilton Hotel-Dubai(Jan 1992 – May 1993)

Front Office Executive (Receptionist)

• Handled all related front office tasks for regular guests and VIP’s.

Dolder Grand Hotel - Switzerland (Feb 1989 – Dec 1991) Hotel Management Trainee

• Rotated in different hotel departments and was exposed to all hotel operations

And activities: kitchen, accounts, room division and service. Education Alpina Hotel Mangement School

Hotel Management Degree

Parpan, Switzerland

1988-1991

Languages

• Arabic: mother tongue

• English & French: fluently spoken and written

• German: Basic

Personal Level

• Lebanese national

• one child

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