Hampton Inn Winston - General Manager

Quality Oil; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel management company seeks a General Manager in Gauteng to ensure overall success and revenue generation of the hotel. Responsibilities include managing property audits, maximizing revenues, and developing effective marketing strategies. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and a thorough understanding of hotel operations. Competitive compensation and opportunities for growth are available.

Responsibilities

• Ensure property is prepared for quality assurance audits and meets brand standards.
• Manage all sources of revenue, analyze market mix, and forecast occupancy.
• Develop and implement marketing plans based on market position.
• Take responsibility for sales and approve action plans.

Job description

Hampton Inn Ct., Winston Salem, NC

Overview

The General Manager is responsible for the overall success of the hotel. This position is responsible for revenue generation to meet or exceed budget, cost control, maintaining operating and brand standards, daily duties, scheduling, supervision and monitoring, leadership, and individual effectiveness. This position knows the daily operation of each department within the hotel and establishes and maintains a positive employee climate to meet or exceed guest expectations.

Responsibilities

• Property Audits: Ensuring the property is prepared at all times for the quality assurance audit and has a full knowledge of all standards for the brand. Reviewing and walking through a weekly property audit with Chief Engineer and Executive Housekeeper and having a minimum number of property audit corrections. Knowledge of and ensuring implementation of all company shopping and telemonitoring programs.

• Revenue Management: Understands the role and knows how to manage all sources of revenue (rooms, food and beverage, telephones, etc.). Knows local market segments (sources of business). Utilizing multiple tools and resources to maximize room revenues and can accurately analyze market mix. Accurately forecasting occupancy, average rate, and revenue. Adjusting rates based upon market position and demand and developing an effective program targeted to specific market segments. Meeting or exceeding hotel revenue goals.

• Marketing / Business Planning: Developing and implementing marketing plans based on position in market. Directing effective advertising, public relations, promotions programs, social media, and review sites. Incorporating key customer groups and market segments into action plans. Revising marketing strategies for changes in competition and market conditions. Using available resources (market surveys and hotel history) for business plan. Accurately predicting the impact of existing and potential competitors on the existing market. Reacting quickly to changing market conditions.

• Sales Management: Taking direct responsibility for sales and approving sales action plans. Knows key…