General Manager- Hampton Inn Louisville

Yearly

Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in major U.S. gateway cities including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a growing Caribbean and Latin America footprint. The hospitality forward company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate has a proven record of developing its diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts with 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 consisting of some of the most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in New York, Chicago, Dallas, London, Miami, and Seattle. www.highgate.com.

Hampton Inn Louisville Downtown

101 E Jefferson St

Louisville, KY 40202

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.

• 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.
• Meet all financial review dates and corporate directed programs in a timely fashion.
• Attend all hotel required meetings and trainings.
• Comply with Highgate Hotel Standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
• Perform any other duties as requested by the Vice President or Regional Director of Operations.
• Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests.
• Ensure procedures for handling of the hotel safe specifically with regard to security and monthly safe audits are followed and occur.
• Must be effective in handling problems, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary.
• Approach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service-oriented manner.
• Ensure that all employees receive fair and equitable treatment according to Highgate Hotel S.O.P.'s.
• Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Highgate Hotel Standards, as required by scheduling, which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.
• Perform all Executive Committee members performance appraisals according to Highgate Hotel S.O.P.’s, and ensure that managers are in compliance with the standards in their administration of performance appraisals to their staff.
• Interview all prospective final candidates for any vacant management position within the hotel prior to any offer being extended.
• 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.
• Motivate, coach, counsel and discipline all management personnel according to Highgate Hotel S.O.P.'s and ensure that managers are in compliance with the standards in their administration of counseling and disciplinary steps.
• Inspect rooms regularly (weekly at a minimum) with both the Housekeeping Manager and Property Engineer.
• Prepare and conduct all management interviews and follow hiring procedures according to Highgate Hotel S.O.P.'s. Ensure that all managers are in compliance with the standards in their interviewing and hiring procedures for departmental staff.
• Ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of the physical property through inspections and preventive maintenance programs with department managers.
• Oversee and assist in the Highgate Hotel budget process as required.
• Assist in creating a positive team-oriented environment which focuses on the guest, through employee development and motivation.
• At least 6 years progressive experience in a hotel or a related field; or a 4-year college degree and at least 4 to 5 years of related experience; or a 2-year college degree and at least 5 to 6 years of related experience.
• Must be able to understand and evaluate complex information, data, etc. from various sources to meet appropriate objectives.
• Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include wearing nametags.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.
• Meet clients on the property, including meeting contacts and potential clients touring the property, to assist in the sales effort.
• Adhere to all Highgate Hotel policies and procedures and train new managers to ensure compliance.
• Ensure complete processing of invoices daily by using the A/P process.
• Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Ensure that all appropriate information for financial documents is received by the Corporate Office monthly, in compliance with the monthly accounting calendar.
• Hold a monthly financial review with all department managers, M.I.D.'s and available supervisors.
• Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Forecast monthly the hotel's financial position, by estimating revenues and line-by-line expenses. Analyze previous and projected data to generate an accurate reforecast.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ensure that all department heads maintain budgeted productivity levels and Highgate Hotel standard checkbook accounting procedures.
• Tour the operating departments daily, making adjustments as needed via department heads.
• Participate in required M.O.D. coverage as scheduled.
• Complete required corporate training modules, and become certified to train those as required.
• Ensure monthly credit meetings are conducted and take an active role in the hotel credit and collection policies.
• Maintain direct contact with and monitor the development of management trainees.
• Ensure that employees are at all times attentive, friendly, courteous and efficient in their interactions with guests, managers and all other employees.
• Participate in M.O.D. coverage as required.
• Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and written, with all level of employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service oriented manner.
• Develop managers for future advancement through competency training and corporate sponsored training programs.
• Ensure that all scheduled meetings take place on the property.
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
• Be in the public areas during peak times, greeting guests and offering assistance as needed.