General Manager

General Manager
Be an ambassador of the brand and the property as General Manager, where your
leadership, strong interpersonal skills and strategic vision will drive an
engaged team, guest satisfaction and maximized operating results. You will
bring your strong commercial and business acumen, and tenacity to drive the
top line to exceed targets, and to position the property in the premium-
lifestyle marketplace.

Hotel Overview: Raffles Makkah Palace promises the exceptional standards
inherent in the Raffles name and enhanced by Arab hospitality values. Raffles
Makkah Palace offers ‎214 Suites & duplex villas with breathtaking views of the
Masjid Al Haram, the Holy Ka'aba and the city. The hotel combines the best of
local cuisine and international dishes in each of its four outlets creating a
unique and welcoming atmosphere in this diving setting. Guests can also
indulge and immerse themselves in a relaxing sensory experience in our world
renowned spa and fitness center or hold high-powered business gatherings in
any of our state-of-the-art meeting rooms.

Summary of Responsibilities:
Reporting to Managing Director, FRSS Makkah Hotels, responsibilities and
essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:
* Manage the cost effective and efficient operation of the hotel in order to maximize guest satisfaction, employee engagement and satisfaction.
* Actively participate in the strategic planning and ongoing development of the hotel, including revenue forecasting, ensuring the delivery of our environment commitments, overseeing the health, safety and security of our guests and colleagues.
* Lead and support all departments in the achievement of their financial and operational targets via effective organizational development, policy and procedural development, and appropriate colleague training activities, thus ensuring our shareholders receive their return on investment.
* Clearly demonstrate to guests and colleagues a commitment to service excellence through the effective implementation and delivery of Raffles Hotels & Resorts Core Standards at all times.
* Foster a winning, solution-oriented work environment, motivating and engaging colleagues to continuously deliver the best possible service to our guests.
* General Manager needs to ensure compliance with the hotel's Annual Budget and Strategic Plan.
* Ensure that monthly financial outlooks for Rooms and Food & Beverage are on time, on target and accurate.
* With the respective EC members play a lead role in the management of Rooms and Food & Beverage initiatives.
* Work closely with the Controller to ensure labor forecasts are completed to company standard and in line with revenue and service expectations.
* Coordinate the planning and implementation of capital projects.
* Responsible for guest relations and for handling guest response alerts within the require time lines.
* Coordinate bi-weekly leadership and weekly divisional meetings.
* Monitor and act on staffing levels and productivity targets.
* Create, update and ensure timely awareness of the hotel's business continuity plan as well as its emergency and crisis management plans.
* Plan and coordinate events for various celebrations throughout the year, such as, but not limited to, holiday celebrations, cultural festivals (i.e. Eid Al Adha, Eid Al Fitr and National Days).
* General Manager will direct and oversee the performance of the Director of Rooms, Director of F&B, Spa Director, Director of Engineering and Security Manager. This includes preparing and conducting the annual LEAD review.
* Co-Chair the Hotel's Environmental Committee.
* Oversees all outside partnership relationships connected with services to the guest or colleagues.
* Function as a key member of the hotel Executive Committee and leadership team.

Qualifications:
* +‎5 years' experience in a leadership role, within the premium/lifestyle brand segment.
* Residential Experience and Middle East experience is a plus.
* Proven record to coordinate multiple departments to make gains towards targeted GSI, GOP, CES results.
* Demonstrated knowledge of budget planning and financial controls.
* Exceptional communication, interpersonal and guest handling skills.
* Ability to motivate developing leaders to act as entrepreneurs while innovating guest oriented solutions creatively and profitably.
* Self-confident, proactive, and able to prioritize and make effective decisions.
* Ability to build strong relationships, interact and influence others at all levels of the organization.
* Computer literacy a must, with a strong knowledge of Word, Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
* University/College degree in a related discipline (preferably).
* Strong verbal and written English is required (Arabic is a plus).
* Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
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