Designate Hotel Manager

Job Description

Find where you belong!

Are you looking for a career with excellent opportunities for internal development and career progression? Are you passionate about putting customers at the heart of everything you do and leading a team to deliver an outstanding customer experience at all times? If this resonates with you, then our Hotel Manager role could be the next exciting step in your career.

What's it all about?

As a Designate Hotel Manager within the Bradford area, you would be responsible for leading, coaching, and motivating the hotel teams. This is a Roaming position where you will be required to cover Bradford and the surrounding area.

Your role would also include:

• Working with team members to create personal development plans for their career growth
• Recruiting motivated team members and making sure they have a warm and welcoming induction
• Ensuring food is prepared and presented to brand standard (if working in a Bar Cafe hotel)
• Maximising food and beverage sales by cross and upselling (if working in a Bar Cafe hotel)
• Reviewing customer feedback to produce targeted action plans for improvement as required
• Making sure rooms and public areas are cleaned using company best practices
• Reporting and overseeing any repairs or maintenance needed
• Additional responsibilities include rota management, banking, and health & safety
• Driving awareness and engagement for our Team Members to earn more through our incentive schemes

Why Travelodge?

Travelodge is expanding fast and we now have over 600 hotels across the UK, Spain, and Ireland. We pride ourselves on giving all of our customers unbeatable value and a quality experience, which is where our Hotel Managers come in.

We believe in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their true self and belong. We work hard to improve the diversity of our teams and celebrate our differences. We care about our colleagues' wellbeing, ensuring there are plenty of resources available to everyone. This allows our employees to look after their emotional, physical, financial, and work wellbeing. We call this "Better Me".

Who will this appeal to?

You are friendly, engaging, and welcoming by nature and have previously led a team in a service-led customer-facing industry. Food & beverage experience would be advantageous if applying for a Bar Cafe hotel.

You thrive in a fast-paced and evolving environment where you are responsible for delivering the objectives and direction of our operations through your team. To support this, your communication style is straightforward, ensuring Team Members understand the part they play in delivering the bigger picture.

You are also results-focused and enjoy working towards KPIs and scorecard targets to ensure your hotel provides customers with a stay that they can trust!

What are the extra benefits of working for Travelodge?

• Salary £38,000 - £40,000
• Annual bonus up to 13% by achieving KPI targets
• Flexible and part-time working hours
• 50% discount on rooms plus food and soft drinks
• Discounts for friends and family with thousands of rooms at £19.99
• £50 voucher on each work anniversary
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) plus additional holiday with each year of service (capped after 5 years)
• High street retailer and mobile phone discounts
• Pension scheme totalling 8% (employer contribution 3%)
• To find out what our Hotel Managers get up to, take a look at our short video: Click here for Video

Does a career as a Designate Hotel Manager appeal to you? Then click 'apply' now. We'd love to hear from you.