Riad Alyatim, Regional Director of Operations

Riad Alyatim

Regional Director of Operations

Magnolia Hospitality Group LLC

Location
United States
Education
Bachelor's degree, Hospitality Management
Experience
21 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 3 Months

Regional Director of Operations at Magnolia Hospitality Group LLC
  • United States
  • My current job since September 2013

• Manage the overall operation of 5 hotels through maintaining established cost and quality standards,
• Maximizing profits,
• Developing and retaining employees and exceeding guest expectations.
• Examine, analyze, and evaluate operations of assigned hotels to ensure adherence to company and franchise standards and policies.
• Strengthened company's business by leading implementation of brand standards required by Franchisers
• Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover
• Worked directly with Hotels' General Managers to achieve profits and higher scores of reputation on social media
• Developed and rolled out new policies
• Exceeded company objectives with profitability

General Manager at Grand Park Bethlehem Hotel
  • Palestine - West Bank
  • My current job since August 2013

• Setting all the required preparations during the construction and the pre-opening, introduced and implementing all systems for the various operating departments of the hotel
• Launched a sound and solid Marketing and Sales Plan
• Conduct daily briefings with all head of departments to make sure all company standards are met
• Recruited, selected, trained, coached and mentored staff to ensure smooth adoption of new program
• Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover
• Increased profits by 60% in one year through restructure of business line

Hotel Manager at Shepherds' House Hotel
  • Palestine - West Bank
  • February 2011 to July 2013

• Setting all the required preparations during the construction and the pre-opening, introduced and implementing all systems for the various operating departments of the hotel. Developed and rolled out new policies
• Strengthened company's business by leading implementation of sound and solid Marketing and Sales Plan.
• Exceeded company objectives with higher sales and profit margins by surpassed the required dollar revenue as set by the owning company for the first year. Increased profits by 60% in one year through restructure of business line
• Recruited, selected, trained, coached and mentored staff to ensure smooth adoption of new program
• Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover

General Manager at Shepherds Hotel
  • Palestine - Bethlehem
  • May 2010 to February 2011

• Was hired back to reopen the hotel after closing due to political instability in the area,
• Contacted travel agencies and tour operators to insure flow of business back
• Oversee the day to day operation of the hotel to insure high quality of service standards through team work and training
• Trained, coached and mentored staff to ensure smooth adoption of new program
• Strengthened company's business by leading implementation of different marketing strategies

General Manager at Comfort Suites The Colony
  • United States
  • September 2006 to May 2010

• Oversee the day to day operation of the hotel by implementing property standards through smooth and efficient operation that led to higher occupancies and higher RevPar
• Trained, coached and mentored staff to ensure smooth adoption of new program
• Worked directly with employees and departments to achieve stability and lower margin of expenses which resulted in higher profits
• Developed and rolled out new policies

General Manager at Shepherd Hotel
  • Palestine - Bethlehem
  • November 1998 to June 2002

• Setting all the required preparations during the construction and the pre-opening, introduced and implementing all systems for the various operating departments of the hotel
• Launched a sound and solid Marketing and Sales Plan
• Surpassed the required dollar revenue as set by the owning company for the first year of operation
• Gained an excellent reputation that needed for the first four-star hotels’ category in Bethlehem City
• Played a major role in finding a new market segment for such category classification, instead of depending on a single market, which were pilgrims and religious groups. The new segment has benefited Bethlehem as a whole.
• Recruited, selected, trained, coached and mentored staff to ensure smooth adoption of new program
• Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover

Education

Bachelor's degree, Hospitality Management
  • at Sheffield Hallam University
  • November 2002
Diploma, Hotel Management
  • at Bethlehem University
  • June 1978

Specialties & Skills

Hospitality Management
Hospitality
Coaching and Training
Food and Beverage Cost Contrls
Budgeting
Management Skills
Rooms Division Management

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Greek
Intermediate
German
Beginner

Training and Certifications

HOST (Training)
Training Institute:
Choice Hotels - USA
General Manager Motel 6 (Training)
Training Institute:
G6 Hospitality - USA