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Area Manager - Permanent Role

  • Job Location

    France & UK

  • Start date

    September Start Date

  • Duration

    This is a permanent, year round position

  • Job Benefits

    Competetive Salary + benefits




Description

Are you looking for a full time operational role in the French Alps? Are you a fluent French speaker? This position could be for you!

Fish & Pips are recruiting an experienced Area Manager to manage their operation in Meribel and Val d’Isère. This is a permanent position based in the French Alps with the option to remain year round or be based in the UK for the summer months.

The successful candidate will have a solid background in ski chalet management ideally with some resort management experience also. Any additional HR experience is advantageous. You will also be a fluent French speaker.

This is all year round position is working within a small team where communication is key. You will work very closely with the company directors and will have the support of 2 resort managers during the winter months.

This is an extremely varied role, including but not limited to:

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assisting with delivery of training for teams in Val d’Isère and Meribel
  • Assist with mid-season recruitment and training. Maintaining contact with freelance chefs to ensure cover is available when required
  • Day to day staff welfare including any disciplinary procedures
  • Managing the managers and remaining in close contact with them at all times, providing support for them 24/7 during the winter months. This does mean you are on call most of the time.
  • Management of all staff accommodation
  • Ordering of all staff uniform
  • Mid season appraisals and exit interviews
  • Role may progress to seasonal recruitment of new teams for future seasons

OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES – PRODUCT & SUPPLIER

  • Responsible for all chalets:
    • Property management and in resort chalet owner communications
    • Overseeing management of chalet inventories, meter readings etc
    • Hand over chalets with owner or agent at the start and end of each winter
    • Maintenance of chalets
    • Chalet improvements
    • Responsible for all guests in resort; dealing with all in resort enquiries and any guests complaints
    • Sourcing and ordering of supplies for all chalets and managing all associated administration and payments
    • Maintaining strong supplier relations
    • Management of chalet budgets and accounts
    • Working in resort to secure new chalet contracts, keeping an eye out for new chalets
    • Vehicle management – both company owned and leased vehicles, liaising with garages, hire company, maintaining paperwork and logs
    • Health & Safety in the chalets – smoke alarms, H&S reports, fire safety etc

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

This role would suit individuals with the following skill set:

  • Minimum 3 years of Chalet/Resort Management experience
  • Any previous HR or recruitment experience is beneficial, ideally within the ski industry
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Computer literate ideally with previous basic accounting experience
  • Highly organised with strong administration skills
  • Full, clean driving license is essential
  • Fluent French is essential – you will be required to take both a written and oral test as part of the recruitment process
  • Able to live in the French Alps from Nov – May each year

We are looking for the right candidate to join our management team on a long term basis, apply now to be considered for this exciting and varied role.

 

 

TO APPLY

 

If you are a fluent French speaker with strong previous management experience within the ski industry and looking for a long term permanent position then apply now by clicking the button below

Requirements

Experience in seasonal management and Fluent French is essential.  Previous seasonal experience necessary

Applicants must hold a full, clean UK driving licence

Apply now attaching a CV

About us

Fish & Pips offers delicious skiing in unbeatable locations and charming chalets in 2 of the finest resorts in the Alps, Meribel and Val d'Isere.

Holly Fisher (Fish) and Philippa Hartley (Pips) are life-long friends and with a shared

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