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Moez Romdhani

Moez Romdhani

Jeddah,Saudi Arabia

Summary

Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in hospitality & property management, specialising in hotels, resorts, and restaurants, retails development & operations management. Proven track record in partnership development and integration, quality and safety standards development, and sustainability policies implementation. Adept at profitability strategy and P&L management, project budget forecasting, and cost control management. Skilled in team development training and organisational structuring to enhance operational efficiency. Committed to advancing innovative hospitality concepts while ensuring adherence to industry best practices.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Hospitality & Head Property Management

AMAM DALLAH REAL ESTATE www.amam.sa
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
06.2023 - 03.2025
  • Supervise daily operations of diverse property portfolio, including iconic luxury mall, hotels and resorts, corporate headquarters building, office spaces, retail establishments, banqueting hall, undeveloped land asset and food and beverage outlets.
  • Lead asset strategy, monitor properties performance and negotiate contracts and agreements to safeguard company interests.
  • Reduce total variable operating expenses and maximise total group revenue by 15%.
  • Implement robust financial strategy encompassing budgeting, cost control, CAPEX, forecasting, and revenue enhancement.
  • Maintain open communication with each property general manager and cultivate positive partnership relations.
  • Oversee risk management activities, ensuring monthly property walkthroughs inspections are conducted and findings documented.
  • Develop internal property management system, including comprehensive policies and procedures.
  • Collaborate with property management staff, Facilities Managers, Asset Management, Compliance, Legal, Marketing, and Accounting to prepare and approve annual operating and capital improvement budgets, and long-term management plans for all existence and new development properties.
  • Ensure timely completion and submission of relevant reports to Chief Executive Officer, chairman and the board of directors.

Group General Manager & Head of Hospitality

BLUELIMITS GROUP www.bluelimits.com
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
07.2017 - 06.2023

• Manage operations of group hotels, resorts, and restaurants, reporting to owners and investors
• Provide strategic direction and leadership, transitioning new developed properties to steady state operations
• Improve products and services of properties
• Advise on managing successful hotels, resorts, and restaurant chains
• Create strategic management plans to enhance properties and portfolio
• Implement unique brand SOPs for each property
• Conduct ongoing team training and development for better productivity and returns
• Reform organizational structure to reduce expenses and overheads
• Develop financial performance of company branches
• Manage and franchise Oia and Boho beach resort brands to investors in Middle East and North Africa
• Oversee senior managers and directors for compliance with health, safety, and operational brand standards
• Improve reporting procedures to drive results and monitor hospitality leadership
• Define performance metrics and collaborate with senior managers on budgets, forecasts, and various management aspects
• Establish a proactive approach to maximize revenue and minimize costs
• Create and identify corporate initiatives positively impacting the company

Hotel General Manager

THE VICTORIA HOTEL MANCHESTER BY COMPASS HOSPITALITY
MANCHESTER, UK
06.2016 - 06.2017

• Manage hotel activities: supervise and train staff, review P&L statements, oversee room division operations, accounting, bookkeeping, and department managers
• Minimize payroll costs while increasing productivity
• Achieving budget with 25% increase over 2015
• Devise five-year business plan, including improving hotel's social media ranking

Hotel General Manager

THE HILTON HOTEL BRADFORD CITY CENTRE
Bradford, UK
02.2015 - 06.2016
  • Administered all the business functions and activities related to the property with 121 refurbished bedrooms, 16 conference and events rooms, which can accommodate up to 1,000 delegates.
  • Actively demonstrate leadership skills and expertise in all the operations to ensure the effective and efficient running of hotels, including but not limited to, the quality and legal defensibility of services provided.
  • Tactfully renegotiated all vendor service contracts, which resulted in us accomplishing 15% annual savings while maintaining quality.
  • Optimised the process flow to establish directions and set targets to improve the hotel's social media ranking, and reformed the team per the new business model, which boosted the revenue by 19%.

Hotel General Manager

THE HOLIDAY INN BRADFORD CITY CENTRE
Bradford, UK
11.2012 - 01.2015
  • Spearheaded all the hotel operations and directly reported to the Vice President of operations
  • Directed various duties such as supervising over 65 employees and managing all financial activity for a 3-star hotel with 120 bedrooms, 7 conference rooms, 1 bar, 1 restaurant, casino, and cinema complex with annual sales of £2.3M
  • Played an integral role in controlling four properties within the interstate hotel and resort which included: The Best Western Premier Coniston Hotel in London; The Holiday Inn Express Southampton West; the Holiday Inn Express Gloucester and the Holiday Inn Express Stafford
  • This significantly contributed to enhancing the hotel revenue budget yearly and attained hotels performance within the group in terms of customer satisfaction, revenue growth and profit growth.

Executive Hotel General Manager

THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MANCHESTER EAST
Manchester, UK
03.2010 - 11.2012
  • Led all the Day to Day hotel operations management of the 3-star hotel with 97 bedrooms, 5 conference and event rooms situated in Debdale outdoor centre at around 45 acres including golf course, sailing, windsurfing, orienteering, and team-building activities
  • I appreciated receiving the Interstate Hotels and Resort award for the best Mystery Guest results for the year 2012, and I also gained an award for revenue management for the year 2010/2011.
  • Successfully controlled and analysed financial reports, operating entities, P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
  • Fostered congenial relationships with guests to ensure customer satisfaction, and improved hotel quality and standards.
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.

Senior Hotel Management roles

IHG, ACCOR, ROCCO FORTE & SOL MELIA HOTELS
MANCHESTER, UK
02.2000 - 03.2010
  • THE HOLIDAY INN MANCHESTER AIRPORT IHG & RESORTS: 4-Star Hotel, Manchester, UK (Jan 2006 to Mar 2010).
  • ROCCO FORTE HOTEL, LUXURY COLLECTION: 5 Star Hotel, Manchester, UK (Oct 2008 to Feb 2009 Maternity cover within the group)
  • NOVOTEL CITY CENTRE HOTEL, ACCOR HOTELS & RESORTS: 4 Star Hotels, Manchester, UK (Dec 2003 to Dec 2005)
  • MELIA AL MOURADI HOTELS & RESORTS: 5 Star Hotel (Jun 2001 to May 2003)
  • MARHABA HOTELS AND RESORTS: 4 STAR HOTEL (Jun 2000 to Jun 2001).

Education

Bachelor's degree - International Hospitality Business Management

Derby University
United Kingdom

Foundation degree - Hospitality Management with International Tourism

Salford University
United Kingdom

Bachelor of Business Administration - Hospitality Business Management

La Maitrise Ecole De Formation Proffessionelle
Sousse

Diploma - Hospitality

Ecole Hoteliere De Monastir
Monastir

Skills


  • Partnership development and integration
  • Quality and safety standards development
  • Hotel, Resorts, and Restaurants operations management
  • Property development & operations monitoring
  • Team development training
  • Hotels, resorts, and restaurants concept planning and development
  • Hospitality policies, procedures implementation
  • Sustainability policies implementation
  • Profitability strategy and P&L management
  • Project budget forecasting and cost control management
  • Organisational structuring
  • Hospitality management and brand selection

Certification

  • UK Liquor - License Holder NCPLH 2012
  • Managing training in departments (Analyse Individual Roles for Managing Training & Development)
  • Food Safety Level 2 Certificate
  • Health & Safety Certificate
  • Train the trainer Certificate
  • Certificates obtained (Duty Management, Discipline Skills, Presentation & Revenue Skills, Appraisals Skills & Training Skills)
  • Engaging Efficiency Training Certificate
  • Perform Optimization Training Certificate
  • Revenue Maximization Certificate
  • Hotel General Manager Program for IHG Brand

Accomplishments

  • The General Manager of the year award within IHG Hotels UK & Ireland.
  • The Revenue Manager Award of the year within IHG Hotels the UK & Ireland.
  • The Best Mystery Guest score within 56 hotels.
  • The Best Financial Performance Hotel awards within 56 hotels.

Languages

Arabic
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Fluent

Affiliations

  • Playing and organizing football tournaments.
  • Long distance swimming.
  • Traveling and exploring.

Timeline

Director of Hospitality & Head Property Management

AMAM DALLAH REAL ESTATE www.amam.sa
06.2023 - 03.2025

Group General Manager & Head of Hospitality

BLUELIMITS GROUP www.bluelimits.com
07.2017 - 06.2023

Hotel General Manager

THE VICTORIA HOTEL MANCHESTER BY COMPASS HOSPITALITY
06.2016 - 06.2017

Hotel General Manager

THE HILTON HOTEL BRADFORD CITY CENTRE
02.2015 - 06.2016

Hotel General Manager

THE HOLIDAY INN BRADFORD CITY CENTRE
11.2012 - 01.2015

Executive Hotel General Manager

THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MANCHESTER EAST
03.2010 - 11.2012

Senior Hotel Management roles

IHG, ACCOR, ROCCO FORTE & SOL MELIA HOTELS
02.2000 - 03.2010

Bachelor's degree - International Hospitality Business Management

Derby University

Foundation degree - Hospitality Management with International Tourism

Salford University

Bachelor of Business Administration - Hospitality Business Management

La Maitrise Ecole De Formation Proffessionelle

Diploma - Hospitality

Ecole Hoteliere De Monastir
Moez Romdhani