Area General Manager at Sandpiper Property Mgt – Anaheim, California

Ready to elevate your leadership and own the success of two high-performing properties? Join Sandpiper Hospitality (SH), one of the fastest-growing companies in the extended stay market, as our next Area General Manager!

This is a strategic role where you will be entrusted with the comprehensive operational and financial oversight of your home property and a secondary extended stay hotel. You will be the crucial difference-maker, driving operational excellence, ensuring brand-wide consistency, and fostering a winning culture across both locations. Your ability to strategically delegate, motivate teams from a distance, and make sound, dual-property decisions will be key to your success in this visible role where we celebrate our value to "Play To Win."

As our Area General Manager, you are the strategic mastermind and the leader responsible for the overall performance, culture, and profitability of your assigned portfolio.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Executive Oversight & Accountability: Assume complete operational responsibility for two separate hotels, ensuring all aspects of both properties run efficiently, from maintenance to guest services.

• Drive Financial Results: Develop and implement overarching strategies to achieve aggressive business objectives and revenue targets for both properties. This includes P&L management, budget control, daily financial oversight (including bank deposits), and continuous local sales execution to maximize extended stay occupancy across the portfolio.

• Strategic Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and strategically delegate to the management teams at both locations. Actively supervise, motivate, and develop the entire staff, administering performance management and fostering a positive work environment.

• Quality & Brand Consistency: Ensure the highest standards of customer service are consistently delivered at both properties. This includes verifying quality control measures (like daily inspection of all vacant rooms) and upholding brand standards across the portfolio.

• Corporate Alignment: Complete and submit required weekly reports and participate in all corporate calls to ensure seamless communication and financial alignment with company goals and strategies.

We believe in rewarding our associates for their hard work and dedication, fueled by our value, "We Grow By Giving."

• Generous PTO & Travel Perks: Enjoy paid vacation days, paid holidays, and associate room discounts for your personal travel.

• Comprehensive Healthcare: Multiple plan options are available, with SH picking up a generous amount of the cost.

• Incentives & Recognition: Be generously rewarded for your contributions through incentives and our Rewardian program (rewarding points for tenure and extraordinary service). We reinforce our culture with fun annual surprise packages that celebrate our Core Values.

• Growth & Training: We invest in you with comprehensive brand training for our properties to ensure your continued professional development.

If you possess a blend of executive strategic thinking, multi-site leadership, and a "We Are All In" spirit, we want to hear from you!

Minimum Qualifications: The Non-Negotiables

• Ability to travel efficiently between two assigned properties as needed for operational coverage and performance review.
  

• 5+ years of experience in a General Manager or equivalent senior management role in the Hospitality industry.

• Direct experience managing multiple units/properties (Area GM or similar).

• A proven track record of driving revenue growth and profitability across single or multiple units.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications: The Bonus Points

• Experience managing operations within major hotel brands (e.g., Choice, IHG, Marriott).

• Experience with advanced budgeting, financial forecasting, and project management.