JOB DESCRIPTION - GENERAL HOTEL MANAGEMENT JOB

A General Manager earns between £18,000 to £110,000 (dependant on location).

Requirement of the hotel management job include:

• Excellent organisational skills and good at problem solving
• all round business skills
• marketing experience, good written and spoken communication skills
• excellent negotiation skills, abilty to motivate and lead staff
• knowledge of a foreign language would be helpful
• ability to think on their feet in a crisis
• previous experience in a hotel management job
  
  A General manager's responsiblities lie over every aspect of the hotel. It is part of the hotel management job to ensure the smooth running of the hotel and that it is making a profit. Their duties may include the hiring of staff particularly managerial staff, they are responsible for customer relations, setting budgets and targets, purchasing and stock control, marketing and publicity strategies, the health and safety of staff, liquor and food safety laws requirements, ensuring security systems are effective and making improvements around the hotel. General managers will have different roles depending on the size of the establishment. In a small hotel a general manager is often actively involved in the day-to-day running of the business which may be anything from repairs, carrying guest luggage, reception cover, waiting on tables and serving drinks in the bar. In a large hotel management job the general manager will often be found in meetings with departmental managers or writing reports and analysing finances