Commercial Executive

Job description / Role

Responsibilities

Lead strategic and transversal projects with the MEA Commercial Team.
Plan and manage projects including setting deadlines, prioritizing tasks, and assigning team members to various deliverables.
Collaborate with department leaders to define, prioritize, and develop strategic and operational initiatives.
Analyze financial data including project budgets, payments, and invoicing processes.
Organize and coordinate team meetings including preparing agendas, taking minutes, and ensuring communication and follow-up on action items.
Support MEA SMDL leaders on ad hoc topics as required.
Deliver strategic presentations for the MEA Commercial Team (internal & external).
Centralize content assets, data, and benchmarks from various stakeholders.
Create impactful presentations and collate relevant materials.
Distribute communications to hotels and relevant stakeholders (i.e., memos, announcements).
Manage and maintain SMDL-related webinars.
Offer logistical support for commercial meetings and events (i.e., webinars, internal and external meetings, workshops, tradeshows, etc.).
Act as the admin support for hotels Loyalty Trainings & Audit Application by leading user management and registration for users across the MEA region, collaborating closely with the Loyalty team and MEA APAC Projects team.
Onboard new hotels to the Loyalty Trainings & Audit Application, ensuring smooth integration and usage of the platform.
Lead the Commercial Audit initiative for MEA hosted on the Loyalty Trainings & Audit.
Manage SMDL Purchase Orders for Accor MEA / Dubai Office.
Oversee the creation, distribution, and invoicing of SMDL Purchase Orders within the approved departmental budget.
Monitor and track all Commercial team spends ensuring alignment with budget and identifying discrepancies.
Maintain updated records of all MEA POs and invoices.
Provide vendor onboarding support including KYC, procurement, and legal review.
Maintain the Corporate Commercial Team and Hotels Contact Distribution Database.
Consolidate backup documentation for accessibility, ensuring accurate records and filing systems.
Coordinate onboarding schedules and new appointments when necessary.
Manage travel arrangements (e.g., flights, accommodation, visas) and prepare travel expense reports for the VP Commercial Market Strategy MEA PME.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Management or Hospitality-related degrees.
Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in project management.
Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Suite, especially PowerPoint.
Knowledge/experience in strategy or analytics is a plus.
Fluency in English.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of employees.
Organization, rigor, creativity, solution- and people-oriented.
Service-oriented with an eye for details.
Multicultural awareness and able to work with people from diverse cultures.
Flexible and able to embrace and respond to change effectively.
Ability to work independently and has good initiative in a dynamic environment.

Additional Information

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit, and promote diverse talent.
Remote Work: No
Employment Type: Full-time