General Manager job at Serene Gardens Limited
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Vacancy title: General Manager

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Hospitality, and Tourism , Category: Management ]

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Serene Gardens Limited

Deadline of this Job:
17 October 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka , South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
POSITION SUMMARY:
The General Manager is responsible for all aspects of operations at the hotel, to day-to-day staff management and guests. He / She should be an ambassador for the brand and your hotel. Provide leadership and strategic planning to all departments in support of our service culture, maximized operations and guest satisfaction. Work Very closely with the hotel owners and other stake holders.
Responsible for managing the Hotels management team (HOD’s) and overall hotel targets to deliver an excellent Guest experience. A General Manager would also be required to manage between profitability and guest satisfaction measures.

GM DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Oversee the operations functions of the hotel, as per the Organizational chart.
• Hold regular briefings and meetings with all head of departments.
• Ensure full compliance to Hotel operating controls, SOP’s, policies, procedures and service standards.
• Lead all key property issues including capital projects, customer service and refurbishment
• Handling complaints, and oversee the service recovery procedures.
• Responsible for the preparation, presentation and subsequent achievement of the hotel’s annual Operating Budget, Marketing & Sales Plan and Capital Budget.
• Manage on-going profitability of the hotel, ensuring revenue and guest satisfaction targets are met and exceeded.
• Ensure all decisions are made in the best interest of the hotels and management.
• Deliver hotel budget goals and set other short and long term strategic goals for the property.
• Developing improvement actions, carry out costs savings.
• A strong understanding of P&L statements and the ability to react with impactful strategies
• Closely monitor the hotels business reports on a daily basis and take decisions accordingly.
• Ensure that monthly financial outlooks for Rooms,Food & Beverage, Admin & General, on target and accurate.
• Maximizing room yield and hotels revenue through innovative sales practices and yield management programs.
• Prepare a monthly financial reporting for the owners and stake holders.
• Draw up plans and budget (revenues, costs, etc.) for the owners.
• Helping in the procurement of operating supplies and equipment, and contracting with third-party vendors for essential equipments and services.
• Act as a final decision maker in hiring a key staffs.
• Coordination with HOD’s for the execution of all activities and functions.
• Overseeing and managing all departments and working closely with department heads on a daily basis.
• Lead in all aspects of business planning.
• Respond to audits to ensure continual improvement is achieved.
• Corporate client handling and take part in new client acquisition along with the sales team whenever required.
• Assisting in residential sales as and when required and development with strong sales prospects.
• Responsible for safeguarding the quality of operations both (internal & external audits).
• Responsible for legalization, Occupational Health & Safety Act, fire regulations and other legal requirements.

PREREQUISITES:
The ideal candidate is a seasoned and highly intelligent hotel professional with outstanding, management skills and extensive hands-on experience. Available to work when needed, including weekends, holidays, and nights.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned and highly intelligent hotel professional with outstanding, management skills and extensive hands-on experience. Available to work when needed, including weekends, holidays, and nights.

EXPERIENCE:
• At least 5-10 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, with significant luxury and international experience, ideally including experience in remote locations. And 5 to 10 years of experience as a General Manager or Asst. General Manager.

Desirable:
• Grade 12 school certificate
• Must have a minimum of a Degree or advanced Diploma in Hotel Management from a well-recognized institute
• Basic computer skills and industry related reporting software
• Basic knowledge with a POS System
• Basic knowledge with Open table
• Industry related certifications

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
If you have the required abilities and are passionate about hospitality, send us your C.V & Qualifications in PDF format to the email: ellenchellanidh@yahoo.com with the subject tagline of ‘General Manager.
Please note that the Closing date for submission of application letter in 17/10/22



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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 17 October 2022
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 12-10-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 12-10-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 12-10-2066
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