Key Skills

Job Description

Are you an ambitious and visionary hotel leader with a passion for hospitality, food and beverage, and creating exceptional guest experiences? Are you ready to take the lead at one of Europe's most iconic lifestyle hotels and shape the future of hospitality at nhow Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam's cultural hub? nhow Amsterdam RAI is a social and multicultural hub for global travellers, business travellers and Amsterdam locals alike. The iconic building, facing the six cardinal directions, symbolizes Amsterdam's melting pot and combines significant operational scale with a distinctive lifestyle positioning. This role offers the opportunity to lead a landmark hotel that welcomes international travellers, major events and local communities under one iconic roof. The impressive 91-metre-tall building, located in the vibrant Zuidas district next to the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, offers guests a dynamic headquarters and home base. With 650 rooms, it ranks among the largest hotels in the Netherlands, with ten modern meeting spaces situated on the 23rd and 24th floors, each providing stunning 360° views of Amsterdam. Enhancing this experience, Selva, the award-winning rooftop restaurant on the 24th floor, features 150 seats and offers equally breathtaking panoramic views across the city. We are looking for an ambitious leader with a vibrant personality and an authentic approach. You will oversee the development and execution of the hotel's strategy, ensuring that the guest experience consistently reflects nhow standards and KPIs. You will also be responsible for managing the annual budget, delivering revenue and GOP targets, and using data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making. What part will you play in creating the unforgettable? As Hotel Director of nhow Amsterdam RAI, you are the ambassador of the hotel, ensuring the highest levels of quality, creativity and unique guest experiences. Your appetite for inspiration and diversity enables you to broaden horizons and challenge perspectives amongst employees, guests and clients alike. Your vibrant personality allows you to engage and inspire others, driving exceptional results. Just like the building itself, you are the icon of nhow Amsterdam RAI. You manage budgets and ensure objectives are achieved. You implement and maintain nhow standards and procedures, ensuring their successful execution through your management team. You are responsible for the overall strategic direction of the hotel, providing regular reporting to key stakeholders and ownership representatives. Your supportive leadership style empowers your teams to deliver outstanding levels of quality and service. You report directly to the Regional Director of Operations. What makes you the perfect fit for this bold journey? At least five years' experience as a Hotel Director within a midscale or upscale hotel environment. Proven experience leading complex and profitable Food & Beverage operations. A solution-driven mindset, with the ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment. A strong track record of delivering commercial performance, exceptional guest experiences and successful team development. Results-oriented with a focus on both financial performance and quality standards. Excellent organizational and analytical skills. A mature and inspiring leader who listens, empowers others and achieves results through their team. Comfortable working within a modern lifestyle hotel environment and embracing an informal, entrepreneurial culture. Fluent in English; Dutch and additional languages are an advantage. What’s in it for you? (spoiler: A lot!) A competitive salary with a performance-based Management by Objectives programme. Lease car. Extensive opportunities for personal and leadership development through our own University. Employee rates from €36 per night at all our hotels worldwide, 30% discount in F&B outlets, and Friends & Family discounts of up to 25%, plus a wide range of retail and online shopping discounts. Travel allowance of €0.23 per kilometer, up to 30 kilometers each way. Welcome @ Work: enjoy dinner, an overnight stay and breakfast for two in your own hotel. Team-building events, trips and celebrations throughout the year. The opportunity to build an international career within our global organization. Recruitment Timeline We are excited to find our new Hotel Director for nhow Amsterdam RAI and look forward to welcoming our new colleague to the team. Application deadline: 29th of November. Following the application deadline, we will review all applications and invite selected candidates for interviews. If you are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to submit your application before the 29th of November. Ready to lead one of Europe's most striking lifestyle hotels? Apply now and become part of a brand that challenges convention, celebrates creativity and creates unforgettable experiences every day. Minor Hotels Europe & Americas is dedicated to fostering an inclusive working environment where every individual is valued, respected and encouraged to thrive. We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities.

Core Responsibilities

Lead the hotel's strategic direction and operations, ensuring nhow standards, quality, and exceptional guest experiences are delivered through the management team. Manage budgets and commercial targets, monitor performance, and report regularly to stakeholders and ownership representatives.

Requirements

Candidates need at least five years of experience as a Hotel Director in a midscale or upscale hotel and proven success leading complex, profitable Food and Beverage operations. They should demonstrate strong commercial results, guest experience and team development, sound decision-making, analytical and organizational skills, and fluency in English; Dutch and other languages are advantageous.

Benefits

• Performance-Based Management by Objectives Programme
• Lease Car
• Personal and Leadership Development
• Employee Hotel Rates
• Food and Beverage Discounts
• Friends and Family Discounts
• Retail and Online Shopping Discounts
• Travel Allowance
• Welcome at Work Dinner, Overnight Stay, and Breakfast
• Team-Building Events and Celebrations
• International Career Opportunities