Hotel Manager

Job Introduction

 An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Hotel Manager to lead the team at one of our corporate sites based in Aberdeen. The hotel is a member only facility, with extensive conference and meeting space, sports & leisure centre, high class bar & restaurant and private dining, and 22 bedrooms.  This challenging role requires a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent organisation and planning skills and confidence in dealing with clients, management, and staff at all levels.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications.

Role Responsibility

• Lead and manage a team of service managers to the agreed standards ensuring that the client receives services of the highest quality
• Support the General Services Manager in the development of business strategy in line with current and emerging client needs
• To have a strong understanding of the service offer contained within the client contract
• To act as the operational interface between the General Services Manager and department heads
• Liaise with client and customers, developing strong working relationships
• Monitoring and controlling of financial performance of the hotel in line with agreed budgets
• Be innovative and resourceful to delight the hotel members resulting in increasing the penetration rate

The Ideal Candidate

• Previous hotel management experience
• Proven leadership and line management skills and the ability to lead and motivate a team
• Experience in management of multiple stakeholders
• A high level of operational and support experience, including running weddings, VIP events, etc.
• Good standard of literacy and numeracy, sound financial acumen
• Competent IT skills including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with customers, clients, and staff at all levels
• Ability to work well under pressure managing multiple workloads
• Self-motivated with a sense of own initiative
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Demonstrable organizational abilities, including managing multiple conflicting priorities, workloads, and deadlines
• Communication Skills - Required to communicate either orally, in writing or by presentation with clients, management team, colleagues, staff and all support services, including contractors
• Develop productive working relationships with all stakeholders that enhances the professional reputation of the hotel
• Functional interface with colleagues within the wider Sodexo organization will be required in various forms (face to face, via phone, video conferencing and electronic messaging)
• Continuous professional development in industry
• Desirable
• Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate
• IOSH Managing Safely Qualification or Equivalent 

Package Description

£38,000 + depending on experience 

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

About the Company

Why choose Sodexo?

You don’t just join Sodexo, you belong.   

What do we mean when we say belong?  

It’s simple. You create a company where everyone is respected and feels that their ideas count. You take care of the quality of life of your people. You make your workplace inclusive, encouraging people to bring their whole self to work every day. That’s our philosophy in a nutshell.   

A career at Sodexo won’t tie you down, it actively encourages your progress. The diverse range of roles we offer is truly infinite. Whatever your skills, experience or passion, you’ll be encouraged and supported to have a fulfilling career.  

We are committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Working Parents, Sodexo Disability, So together, generations and origins.  We have also launched Be Heard which is an employee network designed to bring black colleagues together (virtually) to bring about positive change.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.   

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Click   https://uk.sodexo.com/social-impact/people/inclusive-culture to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Our benefits:   

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life, health and wellbeing for our employees we provide discounts and benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs. In addition to the essentials like 20 days holidays (plus bank holidays) and pension contribution, we can help you take advantage of being part of Sodexo with benefits such as;    

Sodexo Discounts - discounts from over 1,200 top retailers with you earning WOW Points (cashback) as you shop   

Talk – a free wellbeing support helpline for you and your family   

Up to three paid days each year to volunteer

Your Lucky Number Employee Lottery (this also supports the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation)

Cycle to work    

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