Title: President - Wyndham Managed Hotels & Resorts
Location: United States of America-New Jersey-Parsippany
Requisition ID: 1411109
Description:
Company Overview
Envision your career with one of the world's largest hospitality companies. With over 7,400 hotels, 190 Vacation Ownership Resorts, 107,000 vacation properties and more than 38,000 associates across six continents you'll discover the rewards of working in an energetic environment with caring colleagues. Rewards that include a career path with diverse opportunities, learning and mentorship.Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) has been an industry leader in hospitality with $5 billion in revenues. Wyndham continues to expand and grow through industry leading efforts like Women on Their Way and Wyndham Green. While you may know some of our brands RCI, Ramada, WorldMark by Wyndham, Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Days Inn and Travelodge; there are many more aspects and companies to this leader in hospitality.
As one of FORTUNE Magazine's Most Admired Companies, Wyndham Worldwide is one family, one team of professionals who actively strive to provide our customers and each other with our signature Count On Me! Service promise. A promise to be responsive to needs, to be respectful in every way, and deliver a great experience. It's more than a promise, at Wyndham it's been recognized as a commitment, visible in our awards including Newsweek's 100 Greenest Companies, DiversityInc's 25 Noteworthy Companies and Ethisphere Institute Lists of the World's Most Ethical Companies amongst others. Come and join our Wyndham Family and discover the rewards for your career.
Job Description
At Wyndham Hotel Group, your role as the President, Managed Properties directly supports the short and long-term strategies for our Managed Property Portfolio by ensuring consistent execution through all 50 of our hotels. This position oversees a team of regional Vice Presidents who are responsible for all hotel operations including financial management, guest satisfaction, associate relations, owner relations, sales and marketing and compliance with quality standards and standard operating procedures within our diverse group of hotels.
As the President, Managed Properties, you will provide expert leadership to the VPs and hotel associate teams while championing company philosophies and systems with your:
* Ability to drive revenue and financial performance
* Thorough understanding of hospitality departmental operations and controls
* Keen analytical skills
* Proven track record of assessing and growing a strong leadership team
* Innate leadership presence to provide strategic direction with a hands-on approach
You will be responsible for achieving the prescribed financial targets as outlined in each current year's budget for each location. In addition, you will be responsible for:
* Strategic leadership and profitability of the organization/portfolio (both full-service and extended stay). Currently, this includes 50 hotelsmanaging over $500 million of Gross Rooms Revenue on behalf of our owners and leading over 5,000 Wyndham managed associates.
* Being an advocate and nurturer of the relationships with our various owners
* Maintaining and improving the "customer first" culture that delivers Count On Me! service to our owners, guests, associates and communities; develop and sustain a highly engaged hotel management workforce
* Maintaining a positive relationship with our partners in Human Resources, Sales/Marketing, Legal, Finance, Revenue Management, and QA ensuring that our policies and process are properly administered
While you know your way around hotel operations, for you it's about being able to mentor others, to have them think of guests and owners first. It is the Wyndham Count On Me! Service Promise. Beyond your vast experience in hospitality management, you have proven proactive, leadership qualities including the ability to:
* Identify, structure and successfully manage strategic initiatives that impact the success of the organization
* Lead, coach and motivate at upper management levels
* Be self-directed and work productively in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
* Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables
* Respond to common inquiries and complaints from owners, regulatory agencies or members of the business/hotel community
* Work with and interpret budgets, financial statements, statistical reports and legal or contractual documents
* Understand all aspects of hotel and property management, including workers compensation laws, health and safety laws, etc.
* Maintain communication and morale while traveling up to 60% of the time
* Use problem solving skills and prioritize and focus on critical metrics and tasks
* Use computer skills including your considerable experience with MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook.
* Use oral and written communication skills to effectively present ideas before groups and individuals
* Work collaboratively with all departments
Your experience with overseeing operations, establishing goals and mentoring staff is but a few of the keys to your success as the President, Managed Properties. To be successful, you will need proven experience including:
* Multi-site hotel operations as a senior regional leader, preferably in a Management Company setting
* Drive achievement of key strategies for brand, sales, and revenue management
* Develop operating budgets for hotels and review financial performance
* Ability to build high performing teams by hiring and developing “A” players, enhancing performance standards, and creating a strong talent pipeline
* Experience working successfully in a matrix environment
* Bachelor's or Graduate degree preferred
Competencies
* Leadership Effectiveness: Demonstrate traits and demeanor that align with Wyndham’s values. Use appropriate methods to develop, motivate and guide a team toward successful outcomes.
* Driving Results:Set high goals for accomplishment using measurement methods to monitor progress toward attainment. Develop and improve business processes to drive execution excellence.
* Trust:Operate with dignity, be open to ideas and interact with others that demonstrate confidence in one’s intentions.
* Communication: Establish communication structures to systematically disseminate information to individuals in a manner that engages and helps them understand messages.
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Benefits
A career at Wyndham offers you great benefit opportunities with a competitive package of salary and bonus, benefits and recognition. In addition to great employee discounts on such travel related areas as hotel & lodging, car rentals & other goods & services, you will receive:
* Medical/dental and vision care plans
* A 401(k) program with matching
* Programs that include Flexible Spending Accounts, short & long term disability, life insurance & educational assistance amongst others
Along the way, you will have an opportunity to contribute to improving the world around us through our volunteer efforts and global sustainability program, Wyndham Green.
Come and be part of One Family, One Team, One Company . . . Wyndham
Job: Hotel/Resort Operations