Hotel Manager

## Compensation Type Yearly ## Highgate Hotels Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company with over $15 billion of assets under management and a global portfolio of more than 400 hotels spanning North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America. With a 30-year track record as an innovator in the hospitality industry, this forward-thinking company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate continues to demonstrate success in developing a diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts, featuring contemporary programming and digital acumen. The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value. With an executive team of seasoned hospitality leaders and corporate offices worldwide, Highgate is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. www.highgate.com ## Location ## Overview The Hotel Manager is responsible for continually focusing on achieving hotel profitability through revenue generation, cost control, guest satisfaction and developing employees training and engagement, while maintaining the integrity of the hotel. ## Responsibilities - Participate 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, ensuring the smooth operation and staffing in all areas making adjustments as needed via department heads. - Conduct weekly staff meetings, including weekly training sessions and review of previous and future sales and operations efforts. - Conduct weekly one-on-one meetings with all operational department heads to ensure proper training, review of financials, goals and operational performance. - Attend operational line ups at least once a week (Housekeeping, Front Desk, Engineering, F&B) - Meet all financial review dates and corporate directed programs in a timely fashion. - Hold a monthly financial review with all department managers, M.OI.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, develop and monitor the effectiveness of the Lobby Ambassador program. - 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’s budget process as required. - Oversee and assist in the Highgate Hotel’s monthly forecast 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. - Ensure that all department heads follow the payroll procedure, managing Overtime and meal break penalties according to Highgate SOP. - Ensure that all operational departments as well as our vendors and partners follow the PCI compliance protocol. - 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 and General Manager. - 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…