European Operations Director - Branded Hospitality
Posted 2 months ago
European Operations Director - Branded Hospitality
London Based - European Travel
£250,000 + bonus
The opportunity
An established, multi-market hospitality group with a strong UK and European presence is seeking a European Operations Director to lead a portfolio of up to 15 sites generating circa £120m turnover.
This is a board-facing, strategically critical role reporting directly to the CEO. The remit spans restaurants, events and retail, with full responsibility for operational performance, financial delivery and long-term strategic direction across multiple territories.
The role
- Full operational leadership across London and European markets
- Oversight of circa £120m turnover and 2,000+ employees
- Strategic direction across restaurants and events
- Ownership of P&L performance, OPEX projects and cost optimisation
- Leadership of all head office functions including HR, Finance, Marketing and
- Recruitment Supplier negotiations and key commercial partnerships
- Direct reporting into CEO and board stakeholders
- Driving repositioning, performance uplift and brand evolution
This role requires someone comfortable within a structured corporate environment, yet entrepreneurial in mindset. You must be able to manage financial complexity while injecting energy, clarity and direction into a large, multi-layered operation.
The person
- London based with flexibility for European travel
- Proven experience managing £100m+ turnover businesses
- Experience leading large, multi-site, multi-country teams
- Strong repositioning and performance improvement background
- Deep understanding of restaurant, events and retail operations - hotel experience considered
- Comfortable leading head office functions and cross-functional teams
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills
- Confident reporting to CEO and board level
- European language skills highly desirable
- Inspirational, hands-on leader who coaches and develops senior operators
Get in touch – kate@corecruitment.com
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