Assistant General Manager

Marriott•Bowie, MD

16d•$75,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

Manage the hotel to ensure efficient and profitable operation by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors and associates. Thoroughly understands the brand specific service culture and ensures that all supervisors and associates understand this philosophy.

Requirements

Thoroughly understands the brand specific service culture and ensures that all supervisors and associates understand this philosophy.
Achieves budgeted revenue and profit goals for both the hotel, balancing cost with associate/guest satisfaction.
Maximizes revenue through the One Yield and inventory control systems.
Develops annual budget and capital expenditure plans.
Seeks to aggressively minimize accidents on property, workmen's compensation and unemployment claims.
Assists with all accounting functions, including but not limited to accounts payable, accounts receivable, petty cash, payroll, and ordering procedures.
Implements and encourages hotel participation in corporate national sales and marketing programs.
Stays current on local market conditions.
Reviews MARSHA Inventory control and selling strategies daily.
Solicits on a continual basis new business for the hotel. Networks during breakfast hours to assist sales in uncovering new business leads. Becomes involved in community affairs.
Monitors group block and direct bill processes.
Audits to ensure the Bistro, guest rooms, public spaces, and grounds areas meet sanitation and cleanliness/maintenance standards following the Marriott required programs.
Coordinates preventative maintenance programs for hotel equipment.
Inspects guest rooms daily.
Trains the housekeeping team for meeting per occupied room goals.
Covers front desk shifts as necessary.
Conducts weekly meetings with the department heads to go over hotel topics.
Interviews and hires applicants.
Coaches and counsels associates in a constructive way regarding their concerns and company policies.
Ensures scheduling of management team includes coverage of weekend and evening hours.
Ensures that associate performance reviews are timely and complete.
Willing to work as hotel demands require (i.e., weekends, holidays, evenings).
Adheres top all franchise and company procedures and regulations as well as standard operating procedures.

Responsibilities

Assists associates in understanding guests ever-changing needs and expectations and exceeds them.
Takes a proactive approach when dealing with guest concerns. Is readily available/approachable for all guests. Extends professionalism and courtesy to guests at all times. Performs hands-on duties as needed to deliver guest services.
Publishes all GSS results in a timely fashion including all GSS forms. Solicits feedback for continuous improvement.
Develops methods that allows the team to collect more immediate feedback from the guest.
Responds in a timely manner to Customer Service Department request(s).
Ensures daily meetings are taking place. Makes sure that the team is updated on current goals and that barriers to achieving these goals are being discussed and resolved by the team.
Creates and nurtures a hotel environment that emphasizes motivation, empowerment, teamwork, continuous improvement and a passion for providing service.
Ensures that associates have the capabilities and training to meet job requirements and expectations.
Recognizes good team performance on a continuous basis through reward and recognition programs.
Ensures all associates participate in Brand Specific Service Programs.
Analyzes GSS results; develops game plan to work on areas of improvement and expand on strengths.
Ensures training plans are in place and being executed. Assist teams in setting cross training goals.
Ensures orientation for new team members is thorough and completed in a timely fashion.
Achieves budgeted revenue and profit goals for both the hotel, balancing cost with associate/guest satisfaction.
Maximizes revenue through the One Yield and inventory control systems.
Develops annual budget and capital expenditure plans.
Seeks to aggressively minimize accidents on property, workmen's compensation and unemployment claims.
Utilizes to understand financial objective.
Assists with all accounting functions, including but not limited to accounts payable, accounts receivable, petty cash, payroll, and ordering procedures.
Implements and encourages hotel participation in corporate national sales and marketing programs.
Stays current on local market conditions.
Reviews MARSHA Inventory control and selling strategies daily.
Solicits on a continual basis new business for the hotel. Networks during breakfast hours to assist sales in uncovering new business leads. Becomes involved in community affairs.
Monitors group block and direct bill processes.
Audits to ensure the Bistro, guest rooms, public spaces, and grounds areas meet sanitation and cleanliness/maintenance standards following the Marriott required programs.
Coordinates preventative maintenance programs for hotel equipment.
Inspects guest rooms daily.
Trains the housekeeping team for meeting per occupied room goals.
Covers front desk shifts as necessary.
Conducts weekly meetings with the department heads to go over hotel topics.
Interviews and hires applicants.
Coaches and counsels associates in a constructive way regarding their concerns and company policies.
Ensures scheduling of management team includes coverage of weekend and evening hours.
Ensures that associate performance reviews are timely and complete.
Willing to work as hotel demands require (i.e., weekends, holidays, evenings).
Adheres top all franchise and company procedures and regulations as well as standard operating procedures.