334 Hotel Manager jobs in Singapore

Hilton Overview:
With 24 world-class brands, in 140 countries and territories comprising more than 8400 properties, Hilton offers countless opportunities to delight. In addition to our flagship brand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the family of brands includes Waldorf Astoria, LXR, Conrad, Canopy, Curio Collection, DoubleTree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton and many others. Our vision "to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality" unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world everyday. The possibilities are endless with a career at Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace awarded by Great Place to Work & Fortune.

Property Overview:
Hiton Singapore Orchard is the largest Hilton hotel in Asia Pacific, boasting 1080 rooms, 5 F&B outlets and a total event space of 2400 sqm. The hotel sits in the heart of Singapore, making it a prime spot for exploring the city's premium shopping and entertainment district.

Role Description:
The
Hotel Manager
will oversee daily operations and provide strategic direction for the hotel, ensuring guest satisfaction while driving profitability and operational excellence.

• Champion Business Excellence
• Drive the hotel's financial success and guest satisfaction by exceeding key performance indicators.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to develop revenue generating strategies for the hotel
• Stay ahead of market trends and seize new opportunities
• Lead with Vision
• Inspire a culture of excellence by providing strong leadership to all team members.
• Monitor and develop team member performance, particularly the executive team and department heads
• Foster a workplace where every team member thrives and contributes to the property's collective goals
• Elevate Guest Experience
• Manage operations with a keen eye for detail
• Monitor guest feedback and implement improvements as necessary to exceed guest expectations
• Deliver exceptional service to ensure every guest leaves with a desire to return
• Financial Stewardship
• Support and manage the hotel's budget, including revenue forecasting, expense control and capital expenditures
• Regularly evaluate and analyze our financial landscape and adjust course to meet and surpass our financial objectives
• Quality Assurance
• Guarantee the highest standards of hotel upkeep, safety and guest satisfaction
• Conduct regular inspections to ensure compliance with quality and brand standard requirements
• Implement improvement initiatives to enhance overall guest experience and hotel reputation
• Owner Relations
• Build strong rapport with hotel owners through proactive and on-going communication

Role Requirements:

• Prior General Manager or Hotel Manager experience in a large, complex Tier 1 city hotel
• Proven experience in managing large hotel operations
• Strong knowledge and experience in F&B and events
• Success in driving commercial returns and revenue
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills with a customer-first mindset
• Solid grasp of financial management principles and experience in budgeting and forecasting
• Dynamic, innovative and solutions-oriented, with the ability to be adaptable to meet the ever-changing demands of the industry

What will it be like to work for Hilton?
Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hiton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision "to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality" unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it allers are at the heart of it all

Work Locations
Hilton Singapore Orchard

Schedule
Full-time

Brand
Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Job
General Manager/Hotel Manager

With 24 world-class brands, in 140 countries and territories comprising more than 8400 properties, Hilton offers countless opportunities to delight. In addition to our flagship brand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the family of brands includes Waldorf Astoria, LXR, Conrad, Canopy, Curio Collection, DoubleTree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton and many others. Our vision "to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality" unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world everyday. The possibilities are endless with a career at Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace awarded by Great Place to Work & Fortune.

Property Overview:

Hiton Singapore Orchard is the largest Hilton hotel in Asia Pacific, boasting 1080 rooms, 5 F&B outlets and a total event space of 2400 sqm. The hotel sits in the heart of Singapore, making it a prime spot for exploring the city's premium shopping and entertainment district.

Role Description:

The Hotel Manager will oversee daily operations and provide strategic direction for the hotel, ensuring guest satisfaction while driving profitability and operational excellence.

1. Champion Business Excellence

• Drive the hotel's financial success and guest satisfaction by exceeding key performance indicators.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to develop revenue generating strategies for the hotel
• Stay ahead of market trends and seize new opportunities

2. Lead with Vision

• Inspire a culture of excellence by providing strong leadership to all team members.
• Monitor and develop team member performance, particularly the executive team and department heads
• Foster a workplace where every team member thrives and contributes to the property's collective goals

3. Elevate Guest Experience

• Manage operations with a keen eye for detail
• Monitor guest feedback and implement improvements as necessary to exceed guest expectations
• Deliver exceptional service to ensure every guest leaves with a desire to return

4. Financial Stewardship

• Support and manage the hotel's budget, including revenue forecasting, expense control and capital expenditures
• Regularly evaluate and analyze our financial landscape and adjust course to meet and surpass our financial objectives

5. Quality Assurance

• Guarantee the highest standards of hotel upkeep, safety and guest satisfaction
• Conduct regular inspections to ensure compliance with quality and brand standard requirements
• Implement improvement initiatives to enhance overall guest experience and hotel reputation

6. Owner Relations

• Build strong rapport with hotel owners through proactive and on-going communication

Role Requirements:

• Prior General Manager or Hotel Manager experience in a large, complex Tier 1 city hotel
• Proven experience in managing large hotel operations
• Strong knowledge and experience in F&B and events
• Success in driving commercial returns and revenue
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills with a customer-first mindset
• Solid grasp of financial management principles and experience in budgeting and forecasting
• Dynamic, innovative and solutions-oriented, with the ability to be adaptable to meet the ever-changing demands of the industry

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hiton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision "to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality" unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it allers are at the heart of it all

• Improving on operations procedures.
• Managing a team of staff under various departments.
• Ensuring smooth operations by preparing roster and arranging shift cover for last min leave/ medical leave.
• Checking all emails and OTA messages are being replied promptly within a day.
• Checking all payments are being charged for non-refundable bookings and cancellable bookings are being charged based on the cancellable policy.
• Checking no outstanding payments for in-house and check out guests.
• Ensuring accuracy of daily reports.
• Providing training to new joiners.
• Covering shift when necessary.
• Checking and monitor of inventory level.
• Sourcing of new supplier and reviewing existing suppliers and operators.

• Following up that all guest's special request prior to check in and arrange accordingly.
• Listening and attending to guests concerns and complains and ensure their concerns/complains are being dealt with in the best amicable way.
• Checking on OTA reviews and follow up on the complains mentioned in the review to ensure no repeat of similar issue. Compliments the team if there are good reviews mentioning specific GRO/ Housekeeping.
• Bringing up online review ratings.

• Checking of daily shift reports and submit to Operation Manager/ General Manager for month end reporting.
• Preparing and tally daily credit card statement from daily shift report and submit to Operation Manager/ General Manager for month end reporting.
• Preparing and consolidate monthly petty cash report and submit to Operation Manager/ General Manager for month end reporting.
• Checking of cancellation and no-show reports for every month end to make sure that it is correctly reported and charged for all OTAs.
• Tabulating month end staff rostering and incentives.

• Checking of guest rooms before guest arrival.
• Ensuring good communication between Housekeeping and Front desk Department.
• Setting up schedule for internal room care, internal maintenance of guest rooms and external maintenance.
• Enhancing, improving and suggesting with GM on the overall hotel and hotel guest rooms experience.

• Increasing ADR.
• Managing hotel room rates and allotments.
• Knowing OTAs and hotel rates and promotions.
• Managing hotel expenses.
• Hitting monthly hotel revenue target.
• Assisting in collections of any outstanding payments.

• Possesses a Degree or Diploma in Hospitality or equivalent.
• Has at least 3 years of experience on managerial role or at least 6 years of front desk experience.
• Must possess integrity and drive.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications.
• Must be highly independent and resourceful.
• Possess good communication and leadership skills.
• Able to correspond in writing with customers, suppliers and internal staff.
• Able to withstand work pressure and guests' demands.

• AWS and performance bonus
• 14 days Annual leave
• 1 day Birthday leave
• Medical and Dental benefits
• Other Managerial benefits

Job Summary

Responsible in ensuring hotel operations smooth running and satisfying hotel guests' needs through attending to their enquiries and providing solutions and good customer service. Identify operation gaps and improve hotel review ratings across all OTA, TripAdvisor and social media.

Duties and Responsibilities

Operations

• Improving on operations procedures.
• Managing a team of staff under various departments.
• Ensuring smooth operations by preparing roster and arranging shift cover for last min leave/ medical leave.
• Checking all emails and OTA messages are being replied promptly within a day.
• Checking all payments are being charged for non-refundable bookings and cancellable bookings are being charged based on the cancellable policy.
• Checking no outstanding payments for in-house and check out guests.
• Ensuring accuracy of daily reports.
• Providing training to new joiners.
• Covering shift when necessary.
• Checking and monitor of inventory level.
• Sourcing of new supplier and reviewing existing suppliers and operators.

Customer Service

• Following up that all guest's special request prior to check in and arrange accordingly.
• Listening and attending to guests concerns and complains and ensure their concerns/complains are being dealt with in the best amicable way.
• Checking on OTA reviews and follow up on the complains mentioned in the review to ensure no repeat of similar issue. Compliments the team if there are good reviews mentioning specific GRO/ Housekeeping.
• Bringing up online review ratings.

Reports

• Checking of daily shift reports and submit to Operation Manager/ General Manager for month end reporting.
• Preparing and tally daily credit card statement from daily shift report and submit to Operation Manager/ General Manager for month end reporting.
• Preparing and consolidate monthly petty cash report and submit to Operation Manager/ General Manager for month end reporting.
• Checking of cancellation and no-show reports for every month end to make sure that it is correctly reported and charged for all OTAs.
• Tabulating month end staff rostering and incentives.

Housekeeping and Maintenance

• Checking of guest rooms before guest arrival.
• Ensuring good communication between Housekeeping and Front desk Department.
• Setting up schedule for internal room care, internal maintenance of guest rooms and external maintenance.
• Enhancing, improving and suggesting with GM on the overall hotel and hotel guest rooms experience.

Revenue Management

• Increasing ADR.
• Managing hotel room rates and allotments.
• Knowing OTAs and hotel rates and promotions.
• Managing hotel expenses.
• Hitting monthly hotel revenue target.
• Assisting in collections of any outstanding payments.

Job Holder's specifications

• Possesses a Degree or Diploma in Hospitality or equivalent.
• Has at least 3 years of experience on managerial role or at least 6 years of front desk experience.
• Must possess integrity and drive.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications.
• Must be highly independent and resourceful.
• Possess good communication and leadership skills.
• Able to correspond in writing with customers, suppliers and internal staff.
• Able to withstand work pressure and guests' demands.

Employment Benefits

• AWS and performance bonus
• 14 days Annual leave
• 1 day Birthday leave
• Medical and Dental benefits
• Other Managerial benefits

JOB SUMMARY

Functions as the strategic business leader of property operations and acts as General Manager in his/her absence. Areas of responsibility include Front Office, Guests Services, Executive Lounge, Recreation/Fitness Center, Housekeeping, Loss Prevention, Engineering, Food and Beverage, Culinary and Event Management, where applicable. The Hotel Manager works with respective Executive Committee members and department heads to develop and implement the operations strategy and ensuring implementation of the brand service strategy and brand initiatives. The position ensuring operations meet the brand's target customer needs, ensuring employee satisfaction, focuses on growing revenues and maximizes financial performance. As a member of the Executive Committee, develops and implements property-wide strategies that deliver products and services to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of the brand's target customer and property employees and provides a return on investment.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

· 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 8 years' experience in the management operations, sales and marketing, or related professional area.

OR

· 4-year bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 6 years' experience in the management operations, sales and marketing, or related professional area.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Managing Profitability and Departmental Budgets

· Keeps operations team focused on the critical components of operations to drive guest satisfaction and the desired financial results.

· Ensures that all operational areas have an atmosphere that is conducive to the overall guest experience.

· Reviews financial reports and statements to determine how Operations is performing against budget.

· Ensures capital expenditure funds are being used to address the priorities outlined in the service strategy.

· Works with direct reports to determine areas of concern and establishing ways to improve the departments' financial performance.

· Strives to maintain profit margins without compromising guest or employee satisfaction.

· Identifies and analyzes operational challenges and facilitates the development of solutions to prevent reoccurrence.

· Coaches and supports operations team to effectively manage occupancy & rate, wages and controllable expenses.

· Reviews the Wage Progress Report and compares budgeted wages to actual wages, coaching direct reports to address problem areas and holds team accountable for results.

· Develops an operational strategy that is aligned with the brand's business strategy and leads its execution.

· Makes and executes key decisions to keep property moving forward towards achievement of goals.

Managing Property Operations

· Strives to improve service performance.

· Communicates a clear and consistent message regarding operational goals to produce desired results on a continuous basis.

· Ensures brand and regional business initiatives are implemented and communicates follow-up actions to team as necessary.

· Ensures core elements of the service strategy are in place to produce the desired results.

· Tours building on a regular basis speaking with employees and guests to understand business needs and assess operational opportunities.

Leading Property Operations Teams

· Establishes a vision for product and service delivery on property.

· Champions the brand's service vision for product and service delivery and ensuring alignment amongst the property leadership team.

· Ensures employees are treated fairly and equitably.

Managing and Conducting Human Resources Activities

· Observes service behaviors of employees and providing feedback to individuals and/or managers.

· Hires operations management team members who demonstrate strong functional expertise, creativity and entrepreneurial leadership to meet the business needs of the operation.

· Conducts annual performance appraisals with direct reports according to Standard Operating Procedures.

· Utilizes an "open door" policy and reviewing employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.

· Stays knowledgeable of leadership talent in the property.