Hotel Operations Director

4 days ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Hotel Indigo Full time

Hotel Manager – Hotel Indigo Melbourne Little Collins and Holiday Inn Melbourne Bourke Street

Nestled in the heart of Melbourne's vibrant CBD, an exciting new holiday destination is coming to life – enter the boutique charm of Hotel Indigo and the modern comfort of Holiday Inn, offering a unique blend of hospitality experiences across 452 rooms.

As part of our pre-opening team, you will play a key role in ensuring this new hotel is ready to welcome its first guests, focusing on:

  • Operations Management: Manage daily hotel operations, ensuring both properties maintain exceptional service standards, cleanliness, and efficiency.
  • Guest Satisfaction: Lead by example to deliver an outstanding guest experience, consistently addressing guest needs, handling escalated complaints, and implementing service improvements.
  • Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop across the two hotels, ensuring high levels of engagement and performance.
  • Budget Management: Collaborate with the General Manager on financial planning, forecasting, and achieving revenue and profitability goals.
  • Quality Control & Compliance: Ensure that both properties adhere to all legal, safety, and regulatory requirements, as well as internal company standards.
  • Operational Efficiency: Implement best practices to optimize resources and streamline operations across the properties, focusing on cost control, energy efficiency, and sustainability initiatives.
  • Sales & Marketing: Work with the sales and marketing teams to maximize room occupancy, increase bookings, and promote hotel services. Act as brand ambassador, embodying and communicating the identity of a dual-branded property in the market.
  • Maintenance & Facility Management: Coordinate with maintenance teams to ensure both properties are well-maintained and functioning at optimal levels.

Requirements:

  • Ability to work autonomously and manage workload and key deliverables within a project opening timeline.
  • Capacity to build and lead a high-performing and engaged team and commitment to developing and coaching colleagues.
  • High-level communication and relationship management skills, collaborating with a wide variety of stakeholders, both internal and external.
  • Strong business acumen, results-oriented, and commitment to driving continual improvement.
  • Proficiency in hotel management software and systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
  • Extensive experience within hotel operations in a senior leadership or hotel manager role and (ideally) prior involvement in a pre-opening.
  • Experience working in a multi-property or cluster environment is highly desirable.
  • Tertiary education within a Business, Hotel Management, or related field (preferred).

What We Offer:

  • A competitive salary that rewards all your hard work and a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life – including, impressive room discounts and some of the best training in the business.
  • Lifelong development programs, IHG career milestone celebrations, and transfer of leave entitlements as you move and grow with IHG.
  • A culture of trust, support, and acceptance, promoting a culture of inclusivity and diversity.


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