We have a fantastic opportunity for a strong leader to be General Manager of a high performing apart hotel in the City of London.
We are seeking a well-rounded, entrepreneurial individual to drive the commercial outcomes and strategic agenda of this well-known independently branded, lifestyle property. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a passionate General Manager who has the skill set and experience to drive the business forward and effectively lead an energetic and standards-driven team. The successful candidate will have strong business and commercial acumen with a genuine passion for exemplary service and will thrive working autonomously.
Essential skills and qualifications:
* An experienced General Manager with lifestyle and on-trend hotels
* A team-focused business leader who is able to support, guide, lead, coach and develop the team whilst continuously raising-the-bar
* A GM with both rooms and F&B experience. Ability to drive the Maximum amount of profit out of the available spaces over both a ground floor and Mezzanine floor
* Proven record of recruiting hiring and retaining talent (to a team of 30-45 employees)
* P&L responsibility
* Current or earlier experience working in branded or soft branded properties
* Proven record setting and reviewing KPI’s, budgets and forecasts and ability to challenge performance
* Strong leader able to deliver agreed strategy and improvements across the business.
* Initiative-taker, capable of handling multi-faceted projects whilst working under pressure
* Experience with Capex projects
Highly desirable skills and qualifications:
* Previous career experience working within an aparthotel and a commercial mindset
* Earlier career experience working in a city-centre location and lifestyle hotels.
* Knowledge and experience of Mews (PMS), Duetto (RMS) and TravelClick or Synexis (CMS) would be desirable
Candidates should be eligible to work in the United Kingdom.
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