City Supply Manager - Budget Hotel Chain

City Supply Manager | India's Best Budget Hotel Chain| Chennai (2-4 yrs)

- Are you looking for a role high on growth, challenge and rewards- Are you willing to go the extra mile to achieve what it takes to stand out- Do you want to be part of a rocket-ship that is building India's next largest brand!

- Our client is India's best budget hotels chain. Already at 125+ locations across 15+ cities, the company is on track to be India's largest chain of modern, tech-driven hotels that deliver a standardized, consistent & value-for-money hotel stays to travellers across India.

- The company was born in a response to the need for reliable and value-for- money accommodation by travellers and now is being touted as a key player in the budget hospitality sector. It has received a whopping 8 million dollars in its first round of funding from some of the largest global venture capital firms.

- The company is founded by entrepreneurs who are veterans in the world of start-ups and have previously been involved in establishing a leading online ecommerce brand which was recently acquired by a major Indian conglomerate. The founders are alumnus from the Wharton Business School and IIT (Guwahati), they have already left their competitor hotel chains(LemonTree and Ginger) behind this financial year and is among the leading budget hotel chains in India.

As a City Supply Manager, you will be in charge of developing franchises for the client. The key responsibilities include :

- Identify key expansion areas (cities/ locations/ properties) for getting new franchise partners

- Source & build relationships with franchisee partners

- Lead customer delight team to maintain standards regularly at franchisees and drive better guest experience based on feedback

- Overseeing the reservation processes

- On-boarding new relevant alliances and brands for sales channels

We promise you a high energy, zero BS environment with a super young & motivated team and a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Desired Candidate Profile :

- Excellent communication skills.

- Excellent in negotiations on preferred terms & conditions/contract management

- Knowledge and exposure to legal & statutory contracting framework will be a plus

- Excellent in business relationship building

- Strong leadership quality with proven track record in leading a large field and office team

- Strong analytical skills

- Go-getter attitude and hands-on approach