Hotel Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the preparation and compilation of the yearly budget, business plan and the forecast in coordination with the relevant Department Heads and Regional Sales and Marketing and Revenue leaders.
• Responsible for the achievement of the commercial results of his/her property and positioning in the competitive set, on short-term and long-term basis.
• Maintains a constant awareness of the general market trends (local, domestic, and international) and of the activities of the competitors.
• Proactively seeks new business opportunities by building new relationships and actively getting involved in the sales activities of the hotel.
• Ensures correct use of Company's corporate identity at all levels in the hotel.
• Ensures the online content, websites and information on OTAs are always kept up to date.
• Implements adequate control tools to monitor the commercial activities of the hotel daily, weekly, monthly and year to date.
  Act proactively to rectify/adjust the commercial strategy where necessary.
• Ensures financial expenditures, contracts and agreements are done in accordance to company's policies and guidelines.

General:

• Ensures consistent focus on guest satisfaction and high quality of service and handles all guest interactions professionally and appropriately.
• Responsible for the offline and online reputation of the hotel, keeping informed of guests' complaints, ensuring complaint handling, guest reviews and guest recovery.
• Ensures proper cost control is implemented at all levels (Payroll, Purchasing, F&B etc.).
• Encourages and implements CSR initiatives to support the local community.
• Ensures hotel complies with local and international legal requirements; follows through relevant certifications such as HACCP, legionella, Safety etc.
• Is familiar with all relevant company documentation and relevant OSMs for his/her field of responsibility.
• Follows through that the maintenance of the hotel is managed in accordance to the standards and requirements; material values, renewal and care of premises, furnishing and fitting, machines, assets and FF&E.
• Effectively communicates with other hotel departments, regional, and corporate teams.
• Manages the operations of the hotel to maximize profitability and ensure superior guest service and product quality.
• Ensures that all operations departments are maximizing revenue and profit potentials while minimizing costs.
• Manages operational expenses to stay within budget guidelines, as well as gathers and reports financial information to the Hotel Manager/General Manager.
• Manages performance issues that arise within the operational departments, as well as trains, develops, coaches and counsels, conducts performance evaluations and resolves problems of departmental team members and managers.
• Ensures optimal compliance with corporate focus audit.
• Is an integral part of the business team, attends all scheduled meetings and contributes actively with proper preparation.
• Conducts a daily briefing with management on current key activities.
• Evaluates changes in guest needs, the guest mix and competitive set, to recommend appropriate product/service and operational changes as necessary.
• Ensures guest and employee satisfaction, while maintaining market competitiveness and exceptional financial performance.
• Anticipates and addresses guest issues and establishes proactive processes to promote guest satisfaction.
• Interacts positively with all team members to ensure a luxury guest experience.
• Ensures compliance with local health and safety regulations.