Retail Director

Job description / Role

Rixos Doha Qetaifan

Opening mid-2022, Rixos Doha Qetaifan will comprise a 345-key hotel, along with a souq encompassing 11,000sq m of leasing space, a beach club, a theme park and a waterpark. The resort will boast panoramic views of the Arabian Gulf. Slated to make its debut right before the World Cup, Rixos plans to provide a platform for showcasing Qatar as a tourism destination. One of the country's biggest draws will be Qetaifan Island North's waterpark attraction The Icon Tower, the world's highest tower of its kind, reaching 82 metres in height.

Retail Director

This position is responsible for overall management & leadership of retail function and maintenance of relationship with Tenants at all times. Develop retail vision, strategy and plan to drive top-line growth and bottom-line profitability.

What's in it for you:

- Be part of a unique and complex resort in Qatar
- Take advantage of opportunities to be recognized for your professional contributions
- Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
- Learning programs through our academies
- Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world
- Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities like Planet 21

What you will be doing:

- Handle Retail Division and all operational initiatives and financial goals of the retail division.
- Oversee and build sales, budgets, projections costs and overhead for the retail division.
- Creating and developing new business development ideas.
- Define business plan and Retail Services roadmap by working with management of Business Unit.
- Determine product feature critical to successful business model development and translate into product requirements by coordinating with the operations team for both hotel & water park team.
- Ensure retail teams are trained on the products and offer superior customer care.
- Build high quality brand image through merchandising.
- Recruitment of retail team.
- Create an inspirational and growth-enabled environment for staff and foster the values of Accor Hotels.
- Develop pricing models, policies and rate sheets for Retail services with Finance and Marketing Team.
- Develop retail vision, strategy and plan to drive top-line growth and bottom-line profitability.

Requirements

Your experience and skills include:

- Minimum 4 years of experience in managing and handling a retail function.
- Experience in handling a Complex or Cluster role is an added advantage.
- Bachelor's degree in business / marketing / sales or management is required
- Good reading, writing and oral proficiency in English language
- Ability to speak local language will be an advantage
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel & Word
- Strong team player with excellent leadership skills.
- Must be self-motivated and able to make decisions while handling numerous projects at one time

Your team & working environment:

At Accor, we are Heartists!
Are you ready to put your heart at the center of everything that you do? If so, then join our team of Heartists at Rixos Qetaifan Island, Every day, we look for opportunities to engage on a personal & meaningful way with our guests and each other. We deliver heartfelt hospitality in an environment that is engaging, enthusiastic and professionally rewarding!

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor?

We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor's limitless possibilities.

By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality.

About the Company

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