General Manager | Hotel Grand Stark

GENERAL MANAGER | HOTEL GRAND STARK

POSITION PROFILE

We're looking for a friendly, fastidious, and dedicated General Manager at Hotel Grand Stark. The ideal candidate will expertly oversee the front desk, housekeeping, property maintenance, and overnight teams ensuring a delightful guest experience and our signature trusty service. This dynamic role is ideal for a hospitality-driven individual who understands the 24/7 nature of managing a hotel and enjoys training and managing a nimble team.

ABOUT HOTEL GRAND STARK

Located within Portland’s vibrant Central Eastside, Hotel Grand Stark embodies the independent spirit of the Pacific Northwest. Featuring 57 bespoke King, Queen and Double-bedded guest rooms, a restaurant, bar and welcoming Lobby with separate Study Hall, the entire hotel has been designed to pay homage to the neighborhood’s rich history and encourages communal and inclusive spaces for travelers and locals alike. If you’re passionate about creating genuine connections, thrive in a dynamic hospitality environment, and find joy in elevating guest experiences, we invite you to join our team at Hotel Grand Stark.

THE TASK AT HAND:

Directing Team Members:

• Ensure that the hotel operates in a way that follows the Company’s unique approach to the community and authentic service-driven hospitality.
• Promote a positive work environment for all employees, ensuring that all employment-related processes comply with local, state and federal regulations.
• Hire, train, supervise, coach and counsel all team members to ensure employee performance consistency, diligent follow-through and accountability.
• Prepare and perform performance management evaluations.
• Guide team members in their jobs and development.
• Drive guest satisfaction by maintaining product and service quality standards, including regular property inspections, ensuring completion of brand and Company training programs and initiating corrective action as necessary.
• Ensure that team members have proper appearance and are wearing their uniforms according to policies and procedures.
• Verify that regular ongoing communication is happening within the departments (e.g., pre-shift briefings, team meetings, etc).
• Maintain adherence to Front Desk, Housekeeping, Engineering and Operations related manuals.
• Create and ensure all SOP’s, policies, procedures and service standards are followed.
• Ensure all property Brand-specific services and standards are in place and followed.
• Set goals and expectations for team members using the performance review process that holds staff accountable for successful performance.
• This position is hands-on and will require working front desk shifts or covering housekeeping as needed.
• Accept responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of the hotel guests and employees.
• Respond appropriately in the event of any hotel emergency or safety situation and comply with all local codes and ordinances with a focus on guest and employee safety.
• Communicate follow-up actions to team members as necessary.
• Meet with the Regional Director of Operations on a regular basis to review staffing requests, morale, disciplinary situations, and hotel employees. Able to aid in the development of existing personnel and assist in the recruitment of new employees.
• Conduct monthly Front Desk Team Meetings as well as weekly meetings with Sales & Marketing and Repairs & Maintenance team members.
• Lead the property Safety Committee, and conduct monthly meetings and safety assessments. Put together action plans for follow-up to ensure a safe work environment.

Managing Guest Experience:

• Continuously strive to improve and maintain guest experiences.
• Review guest feedback with leadership team and verify that appropriate corrective action is taken for both positive and negative reviews.
• Respond to and handles guest problems and complaints, including all reviews on social platforms.
• Stay visible and interfaces with customers on a regular basis to obtain feedback on quality of product, service levels and overall satisfaction.
• Facilitate day-to-day creative solutions to address any obstacles in implementing the best guest satisfaction results possible.
• Manage and coach team members on guest recovery and service.
• Achieve quarterly Trip Advisor review goals

Property Maintenance & Housekeeping:

• Monitor condition of properties, cleanliness, cost control, and quality of product and service.
• Ensure the hotel is well maintained.
• Conduct comprehensive weekly walk-throughs with housekeeping, house attendants and maintenance team members.
• Ensure quality of furniture, fixtures and other items are up to hotel standards.
• Supervise the preventative maintenance and regular scheduled cleaning programs.
• Obtain quotes and resolve repair needs ongoing.
• Manage relationships with suppliers and purveyors.
• Work with the RDO and Design Team to facilitate ongoing FF&E requirements.
• Drive monthly housekeeping as well as maintenance review meetings.
• Manage all styling details according to the styling guides.

Property Cost Control & Managing Revenue Goals:

• Monitor Operations performance against budgets.
• Manage property departmental checkbooks on a daily/weekly basis.
• Reviews labor standards on a weekly basis to ensure satisfactory controls are in place.
• Focus on maximizing the financial performance of the department.
• Coach and support Operations team to effectively manage occupancy, rate, wages and controllable expenses.
• Ensure property repairs and upgrades are performed in a cost effective and timely manner.
• Drive monthly cost review meetings with department heads.
• Confer with Company Finance department on an ongoing basis.

Financial Reporting and Owner Relations:

• On a monthly basis, work with the Regional Director of Operations and the Accounting department to publish monthly financial packs.
• On a monthly basis, represent the property operations team during ownership calls as needed.
• Develop positive owner relationships.
• Support in the development of the annual operating budgets and timely analysis of financial results to verify accurate financial representations on a monthly basis
Provide written variance commentary on monthly financial results.

Food & Beverage:

• Create a collaborative environment with the third-party F&B partner.
• Conduct regular meetings with the F&B partner’s management team.

Sales & Marketing:

• Have regular active involvement in the Sales, Marketing and Revenue Management functions, including driving key sales metrics (RevPAR, ADR, Occupancy)
• Work with the Sales & Marketing leadership team to develop effective strategies to address room sales potential.
• Work with Sales & Marketing leadership oversee execution as well as remove any obstacles to success and assure appropriate resources are available to achieve business results.

Other Duties Assigned:

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.:

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• Perform job junctions with attention to detail, speed and accuracy.
• Prioritize, organize, and follow up.
• Be hands-on, with a “roll-up-your-sleeves” attitude
• Be a clear thinker, remaining calm and resolving problems using good judgment.
• Follow directions thoroughly.
• Work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to carry up to 40lbs.
• Ability to walk, stand and bend continuously throughout the day.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time
• Must be able to travel between the two properties.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:

• A competitive compensation package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan (future you will love this one!)
• Paid time off, holiday pay, and sick pay when you’re under the weather.
• Career advancement in an organization committed to helping star employees thrive.
• There’s also an opportunity to expand your career trajectory as we are a fast-growing company with hotels and restaurants in multiple cities.
• Professional development that sets you up for success across multiple hospitality career paths.
• A collaborative work environment where your creative ideas can come to fruition.
• Amazing employee discounts on hotels and dining across our entire portfolio (18 hotels and more to come!)
• Hands-on training with a nimble team.

Palisociety is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. Palisociety does not discriminate on the basis of disability, veteran status or any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.

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REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum three years managerial experience within a luxury hotel setting.
• Flexible Schedule - Ability to manage variations in shift days, starting times, and hours worked in a week.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time and be be able to lift up to 25 lbs.

MORE ABOUT US:

Palisociety is a fully integrated hospitality company that develops and operates unique hotels and residences across the country. In addition to our independent collection of hotels, we also operate Palihouses, Palihotels, and ARRIVE by Palisociety. We strive to delight and inspire our guests and local community by creating one-of-a-kind neighborhood-centric places filled with interesting people, friendly staff, and trusty service.

We’re a family business founded in Los Angeles by CEO Avi Brosh in 1998. As we continue to grow and develop new hotels and restaurants, we’re always looking for spirited, hardworking, passionate people that can join our team and grow with us!