Head of Hospitality (Maternity Cover)

The company:

Williams is one of the world’s leading Formula 1 teams. It exists purely to race in the top echelon of motor racing, where it has been winning Grands Prix for more than three decades. The Williams name has been synonymous with top-level motorsport since the 1960s.

The position:

As Head of Hospitality you will manage the operations of hospitality at the team headquarters on a day to day basis, including the Experience Centre and staff restaurant, whilst maintaining and improving quality standards and creating revenue generation opportunities. To maximise the potential of the staff restaurant and position it as the engine room of the team headquarters. Working as part of a wider marketing leadership team, contributing to the creation and delivery of a team strategic direction & long-term vision to a structured plan.

Please note this role is providing maternity cover so will be for a fixed term of twelve months.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage the Experience Centre, focusing on the budget, continuing with cost management momentum and monitor invoice payments closely.
  • Ensure that the Hospitality brand is aligned and drives best practise standards across the organisation.
  • Increasing sales pipeline through networking and maintaining existing relationships.
  • To identify and implement revenue generating ideas to secure the sales growth.
  • To liaise with the wider business support functions to support and grow the Experience Centre team.
  • To work alongside your finance business partner to manage and operate the annual budget.
  • Organise and run internal events.
  • To lead and operationally manage some upgrade projects within the Experience Centre.

What can Williams offer?

The Williams Group is based in Grove, Oxfordshire. We offer free onsite parking and large open green spaces to unwind during breaks. We are a short 5 minutes’ from Wantage, our closest town centre. We have an on-site gym which is free to use for all staff and contractors. We also have a subsidised restaurant on site. Please scroll down the page to review our benefits suite below.

Application closing date:

All applications must be received by 6th November 2020.

The Williams Group is an equal opportunity employer who values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability, we are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.

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