General Manager - Utilita Bowl

General Manager - Hilton Southampton, Utilita Bowl

Hilton Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Hilton Hotels & Resorts – with hotels in the most sought-after destinations across six continents, Hilton Hotels & Resorts provides exceptional stay experiences to every guest who walks through its doors.

Overlooking a tranquil lake, our hotel is adjacent to the Utilita Bowl with sweeping views of the cricket ground. We’re a 20-minute drive from central Southampton and five miles from the cruise terminal. Our restaurant, BEEFY’S, is inspired by the legendary cricketer Lord Ian Botham, and we have a full-service spa and 18-hole golf course.

This exciting General Manager position will be responsible for managing the Hotel Management team, and hotel targets to deliver an excellent Guest and Team Member experience while managing profitability and meeting our Owner's expectations.

• Manage and lead hotel operations.
• Manage ongoing profitability of the hotel, ensuring revenue, guest satisfaction and Team Member engagement goals are met and exceeded.
• Lead in all key property issues including capital projects, customer service, and refurbishment.
• Ensure all decisions are made in the best interests of the hotel and Hilton.
• Deliver achievable hotel budgets and set other short and long-term strategic goals for the property.
• Provide exceptional leadership to hotel Team Members focusing on Hilton culture and values.
• Lead in all aspects of business planning.
• Comply with and exceed Hilton Brand Service Standards.
• Ensure costs are controlled.
• Manage and develop the Hotel Executive team to ensure career progression and effective succession planning within Hilton.
• Hold regular briefings and communication meetings with the HOD team.
• Respond to audits to ensure continual improvement is achieved.

The ideal candidate will possess excellent leadership skills with a strong focus on Owner relations, Commercial and Operations, guest experience and Team Member engagement. Enthusiastic and passionate, you will have current or previous experience as a General Manager within a similar quality hotel with strong focus on GC&E business.

To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:

• An Established GM with experience of overseeing full service, complex hotel operations with previous Hilton experience an advantage.
• Strong ability to collaborate and foster networks and relationships, with owners, contractors, corporates, and Tour Operators – must be highly visible.
• Previous experience in delivering innovative commercial opportunities with experience in increasing profitability especially in the GC&E, corporate & leisure segments.
• Exceptional people leadership and retention of talent with the ability to bring a team together on a journey and instilling the Hilton culture and values.
• Exceptional stakeholder/owner relations experience.
• Ability to show resilience, judgement and leadership.
• Experience managing budgets, revenue proposals, and forecasting results in a similar sized property. In-depth knowledge of the hotel/leisure/service sector.
• Degree or diploma in Hotel Management or equivalent.
• English language mandatory.
• Please note that the contract of employment will be issued directly by the hotel owners and all applicants must be able to demonstrate right to work in the UK.

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