Hotel Operations Manager

Hotel Operations Manager
Industry: Hospitality
Location: Nairobi
Salary: Ksh 70,000- 100,000 gross

Our client is a hotel in the outskirts of Nairobi seeking to hire a Hotel Operations Manager. The role is responsible for the day-to-day management of a hotel and its staff.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Handle budgeting, planning, organizing and directing all hotel services
• Planning and organizing accommodation, catering and other hotel services;
• Maximising room sales opportunities
• Promoting and marketing the business
• Managing budgets and financial plans as well as controlling expenditure;
• Setting and achieving sales and profit targets
• Propose and implement effective marketing strategies to maximize room occupancy
• Analyzing sales figures and devising marketing strategies
• Recruiting, training and monitoring staff
• Planning work schedules for individuals and teams
• Meeting and greeting customers
• Dealing with customer complaints and comments
• Addressing problems and troubleshooting
• Ensuring events and conferences run smoothly
• Supervising maintenance, supplies, renovations and furnishings
• Dealing with contractors and suppliers
• Ensuring security is effective, carrying out inspections of property and services;
• Ensuring compliance with licensing laws, health and safety and other statutory regulations
• Delivering excellent customer service, at all times, ensuring guests’ comfort and safety
• Deal with all enquires in a professional and courteous manner
• Assist in keeping the hotel clean and tidy, at all times
• Keep up to date with current promotions and hotel pricing, to provide information to guests
• Handle all reservations, cancellations and no-shows, in line with company policy
• Report any faults or damage in any of the hotel facilities immediately
• Monitor and oversee maintenance issues and liaise with third-party contractors as required
• Be accountable for all relevant product delivery and stock management (mainly, laundry, cleaning materials and room supplies)
• Setting stock levels, checking, counting, storage, reconciliation and loss investigation
• Ensure effective and efficient use of all hotel equipment in line with company policy
• Provide reports, as required to the board
• Manage and maintain correct staffing levels in line with targets and business levels
• Ensure that all members of the team sign in/out on the time sheets at reception and manage absence and lateness, in line with company policy
• Be responsible for evacuation, in cases of emergency, acting as first point of contact
• Report any security issues immediately

Qualification & Skills

• Degree in Business/ Hospitality/ Hotel Management/ Tourism Studies
• 4 to 6 years experience in a similar role
• Experience handling a Hotel with a restaurant and rooms
• Knowledge of Hotel Computer Systems
• Excellent decision making skills
• Strong leadership and team building skills
• Young, dynamic go getter personality
• Individuals ready to “roll up their sleeves” & “get their hands dirty”.
• Well presented

If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Hotel Operations Manager- 70-100K) tojobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 12th September, 2014

Kindly indicate your current/ last salary on your CV

N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV in our database nor for interviewing

Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.

The Recruiting Manager
Corporate staffing Services
Nabui House, 3rd floor, Westlands. (Next to Unga House)