General Manager

Job Title: General Manager – Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Orange Beach

Location: 3111 Loop Rd, Orange Beach, AL 36561 (Gulf Shores / Baldwin County / Alabama Gulf Coast)
Job Type: Full-Time | On-Site
Salary: Competitive Salary + Performance Bonus
Reports To: Regional Director of Operations 

Lead a Marriott Hotel Steps from the Gulf of Mexico

Sugar-white sand, emerald water, and a hotel ready for a leader who wants to win.A&R Group is hiring an experiencedHotel General Manager for theFairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Orange Beach, a 116-room select-service hotel in one of the busiest leisure markets on the Gulf Coast.

This is not a “keep the lights on” role. We want a hands-on, guest-obsessed, numbers-driven GM who builds great teams, drives RevPAR, grows guest satisfaction scores, and makes this hotel the first choice for beach vacationers, families, sports groups, and business travelers visiting Orange Beach and Gulf Shores.

If you know how to run a high-performing Marriott hotel through peak beach season and keep momentum in the shoulder months, we want to talk.

What You’ll Do

Drive Revenue & Profitability

• Own the hotel’s full P&L, annual budget, forecasting, and financial performance
• Partner with revenue management to maximize RevPAR, ADR, occupancy, and RevPAR Index (STR market share)
• Manage labor, payroll, and operating expenses to hit GOP and flow-through targets
• Lead local sales efforts: group sales, sports teams, weddings, corporate accounts, and tour operators

Deliver an Outstanding Guest Experience

• Champion Marriott Bonvoy brand standards and the Fairfield 100% Guarantee
• Raise guest satisfaction (GSS), online reputation, and TripAdvisor/Google review scores
• Respond to guest feedback and resolve issues quickly and personally
• Ensure clean, safe, well-maintained rooms, pool, breakfast, and public areas

Build & Lead a Winning Team

• Recruit, hire, train, coach, and retain a strong team across front desk, housekeeping, maintenance, and breakfast
• Develop department leaders and create a culture people want to stay in
• Plan seasonal staffing for peak summer, spring break, and event weekends
• Lead by example and by walking the floor, not from behind a desk

Protect the Asset

• Oversee preventive maintenance, capital projects, and PIP/renovation work
• Ensure compliance with brand audits, quality assurance, life safety, OSHA, and local regulations
• Maintain hurricane preparedness and emergency response plans

What You Bring

• 3+ years as a Hotel General Manager, or 5+ years in hotel leadership (Assistant GM, Director of Operations, Front Office Manager) ready for the next step
• Marriott brand experience strongly preferred (Fairfield, Courtyard, SpringHill Suites, TownePlace, Residence Inn); Hilton, IHG, Hyatt, or Choice select-service experience also welcome
• Proven track record improving RevPAR, guest satisfaction, and profitability
• Strong financial skills: P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, cost control
• Experience with hotel property management systems (Opera Cloud or similar), revenue management tools, and STR reports
• Resort or seasonal leisure market experience a big plus
• Excellent communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills
• Flexible availability, including weekends, holidays, and peak season
• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, Business, or related field preferred (or equivalent experience)

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary + performance bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) 
• Paid time off and holidays
• Marriott employee hotel discounts worldwide
• Career growth with A&R Group, a fast-growing hospitality company building and operating hotels across the Gulf Coast and Southeast
• The chance to live and work on the Alabama Gulf Coast

About A&R Group

Headquartered right down the road in Gulf Shores, AL, A&R Group is a vertically integrated hospitality company that develops, designs, builds, and operates hotels across the Southeast. We partner with the world’s leading brands, including Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Wyndham, and Choice. Because we control every stage of a hotel’s life, from groundbreaking to guest check-in, our GMs get real support, real resources, and a real path to grow as our portfolio expands.

Ready to lead at the beach? Apply today and join A&R Group.

A&R Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Hotel General Manager · General Manager · Hotel GM · Hotel Manager · Hospitality General Manager · Marriott General Manager · Select-Service General Manager · Assistant General Manager (catches people looking to move up)

Orange Beach AL · Gulf Shores AL · Baldwin County · Alabama Gulf Coast · Gulf Coast · Perdido Key / Pensacola / Mobile (worth adding to a sentence if you want to pull candidates from nearby markets)

Marriott · Marriott Bonvoy · Fairfield Inn & Suites · Courtyard · SpringHill Suites · TownePlace Suites · Residence Inn · Hilton · IHG · Choice · Wyndham

P&L Management · Budgeting · Forecasting · Revenue Management · RevPAR · ADR · Occupancy · STR Reports · RevPAR Index · GOP · Flow-Through · Cost Control · Labor Management · Guest Satisfaction (GSS) · Online Reputation · Brand Standards · Quality Assurance · Sales · Group Sales · Hiring · Training · Team Leadership · Coaching · Preventive Maintenance · Capital Projects · PIP · Renovation · OSHA · Opera Cloud · Property Management System (PMS) · Hurricane Preparedness · Seasonal / Resort Operations

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Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

• Minimum 3 years of hotel operations experience
• At least 1 year in a GM or AGM leadership role
• Strong leadership, communication, and team building skills
• Proven success in revenue management and financial performance
• Hilton or major brand experience strongly preferred
• High emotional intelligence and sound decision making
• Ability to work weekends/holidays based on hotel demand
• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality or related field preferred