General Manager

A great opportunity to join the HP Hotel Management family.  HP Hotel Management is a growing national hotel development and management company.  We are seeking a General Manager for the Hampton Inn & Suites Birmingham Airport.  We offer a competitive salary with performance based incentives paid monthly. This challenging but rewarding position will be responsible for the day to day operation of the hotel with an emphasis on sales, development of people and quality assurance. We offer a great career opportunity with excellent growth potential. We are looking for self-starters with a proven track record of meeting budgets, an understanding of P & L statements, budgets, and cost/inventory control. Bi-lingual ability is a plus. If you are service oriented, team focused, and have the abilities we are looking for, we want to talk to you!

The ideal candidate is one who is ready to work hard. This position is responsible for consistently delivering results that contribute to the mission and overall success of the hotel by accomplishing performance objectives focused on business revenues, guest and associate satisfaction, effectiveness and efficiencies.  A commitment to creating and maintaining a quality product and guest/employee relations is a must.  Hilton experience is preferred.

Responsibilities:  

• Responsible for the day to day operation of the hotel with an emphasis on sales, development of people and quality assurance.
• Delivers results that contribute to the mission and overall success of the hotel by accomplishing performance objectives focused on business revenues, guest and associate satisfaction and effectiveness and efficiencies.
• Maintains a quality product.
• Ensures exceptional guest/employee relations.
• Maximizes room revenues by anticipating and planning for market shifts; develops and monitors strategic marketing prospects; develops, implements and monitors annual business and marketing plans and participates in appropriate national marketing efforts.
• Develops and maintains rapport with key community contacts to ensure a visible presence in the local community.
• Oversees the security function to ensure a safe and secure environment for guests, employees, and hotel assets. Establish and maintain a proactive human resources function to ensure employee motivation, training and development, wage/benefit administration and compliance with policies and procedures and labor regulations.
• Monitors the performance of financial and operational plans for the hotel which support the overall objectives of the corporation.
• Develops the annual budget and makes recommendations for capital improvements to enhance the assets of the company and brand loyalty.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent hotel and management experience.
• A proven track record of meeting budgets, an understanding of P&L statements, budgets, and cost/inventory control.
• Yield management experience preferred and a successful sales background is a plus.
• Excellent communication, problem solving and PC (Windows-based software) skills will be required.

  Bonus Points:

• Bi-lingual ability is a plus.