Hotel Operations Manager

Additional Information
Job Number24193640
Job CategoryRooms & Guest Services Operations
LocationAfrican Pride Melrose Arch Autograph Collection, 1 Melrose Square, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 2196
ScheduleFull Time
Located Remotely?N
Position Type Management

JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for successfully executing all operations (Front Office/Engineering/Maintenance/Events and Housekeeping) and managing staff. Strives to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction and maximize the financial performance of the department. Ensures that standards and procedures are being followed. Leads specific team while assisting with meeting or exceeding property goals.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience

- High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the guest services, front desk, housekeeping, or related professional area.

OR

- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major; 2 years experience in the guest services, front desk, housekeeping, or related professional area.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Providing for and Managing the Guest Experience

- Provides excellent customer service by being readily available/approachable for all guests.
- Extends professionalism and courtesy to guests at all times.
- Assists employees in understanding guests’ ever-changing needs and expectations, and exceeds them.
- Ensures that all employees, team leaders (if applicable) and manager(s) understand the brand service culture.
- Responds timely to customer service department request.

Supporting Safety Standards and Work Procedures

- Implements property emergency plan.
- Provides a safe working environment in compliance with OSHA/MSDS.
- Implements and sustains property accident prevention programs.
- Ensures a viable key control program is in place.
- Follows property specific second effort and recovery plan.

Managing Property Operations and Department Budgets

- Reviews financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity, goal achievement and to determine areas in need of cost reduction and program improvement.
- Assists/teaches the team scheduling (using Scheduling Tool) against guest and hours/occupied room goals.
- Ensures barriers to achieving goals are being discussed and resolved by the team.
- Extends professionalism and courtesy to employees at all times.
- Ensures that the team has the capabilities to meet expectations.
- Ensures that goals are being translated to the team as they relate to guest tracking and productivity.
- Leads by example and demonstrates self-confidence, energy and enthusiasm.

Conducting Human Resources Activities

- Ensures that staffing levels are appropriate to exceed guest expectations.
- Promotes both Guarantee of Fair Treatment and Open Door policies.
- Maintains current licenses and permits as prescribed by local, state and federal agencies.
- Publishes all guest satisfaction results in a timely fashion including all guest satisfaction forms, comment cards and guest letters.
- Solicits feedback for continuous improvement.
- Ensures training plans are in place and being executed.
- Ensures all team members meet or exceed all hospitality requirements.
- Ensures Continuous Improvement Meetings (CIMS) are taking place weekly in each department.
- Creates and nurtures a property environment that emphasizes motivation, empowerment, teamwork, continuous improvement and a passion for providing service.
- Provides support for operations functions as appropriate

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES
Leadership

- Adaptability - Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace.
- Communication - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
- Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develop and evaluate alternatives and solutions, solve problems, and choose a course of action.
- Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.

Managing Execution

- Building and Contributing to Teams - Actively participates as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.
- Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required.
- Planning and Organizing - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and/or others; prioritizes and arranges work requirements to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed.

Building Relationships

- Coworker Relationships - Interacts with others in a way that builds openness, trust, and confidence in the pursuit of organizational goals and lasting relationships.
- Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards.
- Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.

Generating Talent and Organizational Capability

- Organizational Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of own assignments and suggests improvements to work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an organizational unit.
- Talent Management - Provides support and feedback to help individuals develop and strengthen skills and abilities needed to accomplish work objectives.

Learning and Applying Professional Expertise

- Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and/or others.
- Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations.
- Technical Acumen - Understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct.

- Detail Orientation - The ability to attend to and verify the accuracy and completeness of details in work activities. This includes focusing on the small details of work activities and taking the necessary time to ensure that all the details of completed work are correct and of high quality.

- General Hotel Operations - Knowledge of the operating principles and practices of all brand/hotel-specific functions to support successful operations of the overall property (e.g., Engineering/Maintenance, Event Management, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Legal/Contracting, Food and Beverage, Guest Services/Front Desk, Sales & Marketing, Security/Loss Prevention, Retail/Gift Shops, Spa, and Recreation/Health Club).

- Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities.

- Basic Computer Skills - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.).

- Mathematical Reasoning - Demonstrates ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues.

- Oral Comprehension - Demonstrates ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

- Reading Comprehension - Demonstrates understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

- Writing - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

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The Autograph Collection is a growing collection of four and five-star independent hotels, each offering unique and memorable experiences. Each hotel is thoughtfully chosen for its quality, originality, bold character, and ability to offer today’s traveler a range of unique experiences suited to their individual sense of style and adventure. All Autograph Collection hotels look to attract The Individualist, the brand's target consumer. The Individualist is someone who uses travel as an opportunity to add to their personal narrative – in essence they are hand selecting our hotels whether for personal or corporate travel because it is much more than simply a place to rest. In joining Autograph Collection, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.