General Manager
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced and commercially driven General Manager to lead Mountain Beach Resort & Convention Center in Pattaya.
The General Manager will have full responsibility for the overall operation financial performance guest experience people leadership and commercial success of the property. This is a hands-on leadership role suited to a dynamic hotelier who can balance operational excellence with strong revenue generation and business development.
With 326 rooms multiple F&B outlets swimming pool and leisure facilities and extensive meeting and event facilities the property serves a diverse mix of leisure groups corporate MICE weddings and events. The successful candidate will be expected to maximize these opportunities while strengthening the hotels market position and profitability.
- Provide overall leadership and direction across all hotel departments.
- Ensure smooth efficient and consistent day-to-day hotel operations.
- Maintain high standards of guest service cleanliness safety and operational compliance.
- Drive continuous improvement across Rooms F&B Engineering Security and Guest Services.
- Ensure hotel standards SOPs and service procedures are consistently implemented.
- Be visible and accessible to guests employees and key stakeholders.
- Proactively identify operational issues and implement effective solutions.
- Take full ownership of the hotels financial and commercial performance.
- Develop and execute annual business plans budgets and operational strategies.
- Drive revenue growth across Rooms F&B MICE events and other revenue streams.
- Work closely with Sales Revenue Management and Marketing to maximize occupancy ADR RevPAR and overall profitability.
- Monitor departmental P&L performance and implement corrective actions where required.
- Identify new revenue opportunities and develop strategies to improve profitability.
- Manage costs effectively while maintaining service and product standards.
- Develop the hotel as a leading MICE group and events destination in Pattaya.
- Work closely with Sales and Events teams to maximize utilization of meeting rooms ballroom and event facilities.
- Build relationships with corporate clients event organizers travel partners wedding planners and group operators.
- Ensure seamless coordination between Sales Events Banquets F&B and Operations.
- Personally engage with key accounts and major events where appropriate.
- Ensure events are delivered on time within budget and to agreed guest expectations.
- Champion a strong guest-centric culture throughout the property.
- Monitor guest feedback online reputation and service recovery.
- Develop initiatives to improve guest satisfaction and repeat business.
- Ensure guest complaints and service issues are resolved quickly and professionally.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen the hotels positioning and overall guest experience.
- Lead motivate and develop the hotels management team.
- Build a high-performance culture based on accountability teamwork and service excellence.
- Identify talent development and succession planning opportunities.
- Ensure effective manpower planning and departmental productivity.
- Coach and mentor department heads and emerging leaders.
- Promote employee engagement retention and professional development.
- Maintain strong communication between management and operational teams.
- Work closely with the commercial team to strengthen the hotels market position in Pattaya.
- Develop strategies targeting leisure corporate MICE groups weddings and domestic and international markets.
- Build strong relationships with key travel agencies tour operators corporate accounts and strategic partners.
- Monitor competitor activity market trends and customer demand to identify new opportunities.
- Support the development of new packages promotions and commercial initiatives.
- Strengthen the positioning of Mountain Beach Resort as a competitive resort and convention property in Pattaya.
- Identify opportunities to improve the propertys product facilities and service offering.
- Work with ownership and corporate management on capital expenditure renovation and improvement projects.
- Ensure all initiatives deliver measurable commercial or operational value.
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a General Manager / Hotel Manager / Resort Manager in a full-service hotel or resort environment.
- Experience managing a property of 250 rooms is strongly preferred.
- Strong background in hotel operations commercial management and financial performance.
- Proven experience managing MICE groups banquets weddings or large-scale events is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of Rooms Division and F&B operations.
- Demonstrated ability to manage budgets P&L forecasting and cost control.
- Strong commercial mindset with proven revenue and business development capabilities.
- Excellent leadership communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced multicultural hospitality environment.
- Strong knowledge of the Pattaya or wider Thailand hotel market would be an advantage.
- Fluency in English is required; additional languages are an advantage.
We are looking for a General Manager who is:
- Commercially driven focused on revenue profitability and market growth.
- Operationally strong able to identify problems and ensure effective execution.
- Guest-focused committed to service excellence and reputation management.
- People-oriented capable of building developing and retaining a strong team.
- Hands-on visible in the operation and willing to get involved when required.
- Strategic able to translate business objectives into measurable action plans.
- Accountable takes ownership of results and creates a culture of performance.
- Adaptable able to respond quickly to Pattayas changing tourism and MICE market.
The General Manager will be measured against:
- Revenue and GOP performance
- Occupancy ADR and RevPAR
- MICE and events revenue
- F&B revenue and profitability
- Guest satisfaction and online reputation
- Cost control and departmental productivity
- Employee engagement and retention
- Sales and market development
- Budget achievement
- Operational standards and compliance
- Overall property profitability
This is an opportunity to lead a 326-room resort and convention property in one of Thailands most established tourism destinations with significant potential across leisure groups MICE weddings and F&B.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape the propertys commercial strategy strengthen operational standards and lead a diverse team while contributing directly to the hotels future growth and profitability.