General Manager

at Highgate Hotels in Joliet, Illinois, United States

Job Description

General Manager

Requisition ID 
2024-51332  

Category 
Hotel Management  

 Job Location  
US-IL-Joliet  

 Property  
Fairfield Inn South Joliet
Compensation Type

Yearly

Highgate Hotels

Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate's portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry-leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry's most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle.

Location

Fairfield Inn South Joliet
1501 Riverboat Center
Joliet, IL 60431

Overview

The General Manager is responsible for continually focusing on achieving hotel profitability through revenue generation, cost control, guest satisfaction and developing employees, while maintaining the integrity of the hotel.

Responsibilities

In conjunction with the Director of Sales, conduct a daily HHBR meeting focusing on the number of prospecting and existing account calls each person will make and the potential business results of these calls.

Play a pivotal role in hotel sales efforts, including calling on top ten accounts, meeting clients, hosting luncheons and receptions, and meeting with on-site contacts on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

Tour the operating departments daily, making adjustments as needed via department heads.

Conduct weekly staff meetings, including weekly training sessions presented by managers and self using the steps to effective training according to Highgate Hotel standards, and the review of previous and future sales and operations efforts.

Meet all financial review dates and corporate directed programs in a timely fashion.

Hold a monthly financial review with all department managers, M.I.D.'s and available supervisors.

Ensure that all department heads maintain budgeted productivity levels and Highgate Hotel standard checkbook accounting procedures.

Develop managers for future advancement through competency training and corporate sponsored training programs.

Participate in required M.O.D. coverage as scheduled.

Maintain direct contact with and monitor the development of management trainees.

Adhere to all Highgate Hotel policies and procedures and train new managers to ensure compliance.

Oversee and assist in the Highgate Hotel budget process as required.

Ensure that training in service standards is taking place in each department using the steps to effective training according to Highgate Hotel standards, including compliance in all departments to Highgate Hotel Garden Standard of the Week training.

Assist in creating a positive team-oriented environment which focuses on the guest, through employee development and motivation.

Inspect rooms regularly (weekly at a minimum) with both the Housekeeping Manager and Property Engineer.

Ensure complete processing of invoices daily by using the A/P process.

Ensure that all appropriate information for financial documents is received by the Corporate Office monthly, in compliance with the monthly accounting calendar.

Ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of the physical property through inspections and preventive maintenance programs with department managers.

Ensure that employees are at all times attentive, friendly, courteous and efficient in their interactions with guests, managers and all other employees.

Forecast monthly the hotel's financial position, by estimating revenues and line-by-line expenses. Analyze previous and projected data to generate an... For full info follow application link.

Highgate Hotels and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to an applicant’s race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or any other legally protected classification.  Highgate Hotels will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested.