Assistant General Manager
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Springfield

3050 South Dirksen Parkway

Springfield, IL 62703


140 Room Hotel
Managed By Driftwood Hospitality Management

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Springfield
Springfield, IL

Compensation: $55,000 per year

Great Opportunity to Work at the Holiday Inn

*$500 Sign On Bonus!!!

*Free Meal

*Health Insurance

*410 K

*Vision Insurance

*Dental Insurance

*Hotel Discounts

*Life Insurance

*Paid Time Off

*Flexible Spending Account

*Short Term Disability

*Long Term Disability

Job Summary

Assists in the Management of the hotel operation to ensure efficient and profitable operations. Ensures guest satisfaction of all outlets by maintaining and managing the highest standards of products and services while maximizing profitability through cost and labor control. In the absence of the General Manager, acts as the General Manager.

Essential Job Functions

This description is a summary of primary responsibilities and qualifications. The job description is not intended to include all duties or qualifications that may be required now or in the future. The Hotel operates 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, so operational demands require variations in shift days, starting times, and hours worked in a week.

  • Interview, select, train, schedule, coach and support associates, ensuring they perform in accordance with established brand or hotel standards and consistent with DHM core values.
  • Oversee hotel departments to ensure an optimal level of service and hospitality are provided to hotel guests.
  • Assist the GM in preparation of forecasts and reports and assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of the budget to maximize revenue and minimize expenses while ensuring adequate supplies and staff are on hand to provide top quality customer service.
  • Be aware of guest satisfaction scores and brand standards and work toward increasing departmental and overall guest satisfaction.
  • Resolve customer complaints, and anticipate potential problems by reviewing and monitoring operational issues, business flow and associate performance.
  • Oversee and ensure internal audit standards are met.
  • Interact with the sales staff to discuss and implement sales strategies to continually improve occupancy levels and revenues.
  • Monitor and maintain the front office systems and equipment to ensure optimum performance.
  • Create specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely action plans to remedy guest service deficiencies.
  • Assist in recruiting, hiring, supervising, training, assessing and evaluating, coaching and counseling and recognizing and rewarding department heads
  • Oversee service quality, operational efficiency, guest satisfaction, standards compliance and service and financial measurement
  • Perform other duties as requested by management

    Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

    The Hotel may consider equivalent combination of acceptable education and experience providing the knowledge, skills and abilities cited below, when applicable

  • Minimum of 4+ years hotel management experience of Department Head or above.
  • Full Service Hotel Experience
  • The candidate will have the ability to create a profitable culture of accountability and have a proven track record of building a cohesive team while facilitating the accomplishment of goals.
  • Requires proven managerial skill as position involves frequent decisions, meeting of deadline, negotiations of contracts of vendors, analytical ability and the planning, organization development and coordination of large scale work projects.
  • Excellent verbal and written English communication and listening skills.
  • Ability to read and communicate verbally and in writing and prepare complex occupancy reports.
  • Strong computer skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint with an understanding of the hotel systems preferred.
  • Must have financial management skills including the ability to understand P&L statements, manage operating budgets, forecasting, and scheduling. .

    Physical Demands

  • Ability to stand and move throughout front office and continuously performs essential job functions.
  • Lifting up to 25 pounds maximum.
  • Occasional twisting, bending, stooping, reaching, standing, walking.
  • Frequent talking, hearing, seeing and smiling.
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Springfield

    140 Room Hotel

    Springfield Hotel’s Locale on Route 66 and Near Lincoln Sites!

    Welcome to the Land of Lincoln, Illinois’ Capital City and home to the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Springfield. We are located on Interstate 55 & 72 and minutes from the University of Illinois Springfield. We welcome guests traveling Route 66 coming to seeAbraham Lincoln Home National Historic Site and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Other nearby attractions include Scheels shopping and Knight’s Action Park with Caribbean Water Adventure.

    Our complimentary shuttle operates a generous 3 mile radius and takes you to theUniversity of Illinois, Lincoln Land Community College, Amtrak, and Abraham Lincoln Capitol Airport. Visitors will find all the amenities they need including the Free Express Start Hot Breakfast and 24/7 market with snacks and sundries.

    With complete access to the Crowne Plaza Springfield – Convention Center hotel’s facility next door, our accommodations also offer complimentary Wi-Fi, parking, and 24-hour business center. Maintain your workout routine at our 24-hour fitness center, go for a swim in indoor pool, or relax in our hot tub and dry sauna (located on hotel complex). Each room is equipped with a microwave, mini-refrigerator, Keurig, 43” adjustable mount TV, and numerous plug outlets at desk level.