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We're looking for a Commercial Manager who will help us share it with more of the right people and make every booking count.\nRelais & Châteaux, One Micheline Key, 3 AA rosette restaurant.\nThis is a senior, hands-on role reporting to the Hotel General Manager. You'll own the commercial strategy across rooms, food and beverage, and events, and you'll lead a small, close-knit team. In a team this size, much of the selling will be yours. You'll be the one picking up the phone, meeting clients, closing deals and growing our key accounts, while also setting the commercial direction for the hotel. And on a busy event day, during a show-around with a couple who've just fallen for the castle, or when operations need an extra pair of hands, you'll be right there.\n You'll shape and deliver the commercial plan that drives revenue across the whole hotel, working closely with the General Manager and Revenue Manager on pricing, rate strategy, and distribution. 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