Director, Franchise Performance Support
Location
United States
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$120K - $150K / year
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Role Description
Cultivate system growth and drive portfolio performance through relationships with and support to owners of IHG’s upscale brands, and strategic hotels and management companies. Provides strategic direction and support to maximize franchise hotel revenue and service performance and delivery on our Winning Metrics with North America’s owners across all brands in the estate. Develops and leads strategies that will enhance the value proposition for all brands and leads to growth of the franchised estate.
- Lead and oversee Franchise Performance Support programs for a portfolio of IHG’s upscale brands and strategic hotels and management companies.
- Develop strategies to grow revenue; create sales, service and associate cultures; enhance service, and improve quality in all disciplines areas.
- Lead annual (and ongoing) portfolio meetings with owners to discuss portfolio and individual hotel performance, set performance goals and develop strategic plan for the year.
- Promote successful implementation of IHG hotel initiatives of revenue and guest satisfaction increasing strategies.
- Maintain strong relations with franchisees and serve as an escalation point for consultation to owners and management of hotels.
- Provide guidance to owners, management companies, and GMs in problem identification and resolution as well as success factors enhancements and implementations in portfolio across all areas of hotel operations and performance (e.g. Sales, revenue management, operations, new initiatives, standards, F&B, Channels).
- Deploy Franchise Revenue Managers, Franchise Sales & Marketing Managers, or Operations Delivery Managers to support highly technical/specialized issues at the portfolio and/or property level.
- Communicate portfolio performance with owners against the goals and adjust the strategic plan as necessary.
- Work closely with legal team to resolve company conflicts with key accounts/owners.
- Responsible for building the business case for requests for licenses/extensions.
- Develop strong, trusted relationships with owners to foster growth in hotels/system size.
- Field incoming calls and answer questions or provide information regarding brand initiatives, hotel standards and operations, rate and inventory management, service and quality planning, renovations, and capital enhancements.
- Continuously monitor performance across commercial and operational areas via internal reporting to assess and prioritize hotel and portfolio issues.
- Conduct on-site review/coaching in modeling, across all levels of sales, revenue, service, culture execution.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Hotel Management, Business, Education, or a relevant field of work or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience. CHA preferred.
- 7+ years progressive work-related experience with demonstrated proficiency in commercial acumen and customer service in the Service/Hospitality industry involving hotel operations and/or training, and/or experience in an asset management role.
- At least 2 years multi-unit, multi-brand experience with proficiency in preparation and delivery of industry programs as well as 5 years managing complex projects.
- Demonstrated expertise in hotel operations; high volume commercial areas; revenue management; sales & marketing; and channel strategies.
- Superior communications skills to include the ability to influence owners and operators to adopt strategies. Strong problem solving and the ability to develop strategies from data.
Requirements
- Travel: 60-70%
- Location: Remote: Candidate must reside in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region
- The salary range for this role is $120,000.00 to $150,000.00. This role is also eligible for bonus pay (as applicable).
Benefits
- Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K, and other benefits to employees.
Job Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Hotel Management, Business, Education, or a relevant field of work or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience. CHA preferred.
- 7+ years progressive work-related experience with demonstrated proficiency in commercial acumen and customer service in the Service/Hospitality industry involving hotel operations and/or training, and/or experience in an asset management role.
- At least 2 years multi-unit, multi-brand experience with proficiency in preparation and delivery of industry programs as well as 5 years managing complex projects.
- Demonstrated expertise in hotel operations; high volume commercial areas; revenue management; sales & marketing; and channel strategies.
- Superior communications skills to include the ability to influence owners and operators to adopt strategies. Strong problem solving and the ability to develop strategies from data.
- Travel: 60-70%
- Location: Remote: Candidate must reside in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region
- The salary range for this role is $120,000.00 to $150,000.00. This role is also eligible for bonus pay (as applicable).
Benefits
- Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K, and other benefits to employees.
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