Job Details: Job Location: Fairfield Inn & Suites Orange Beach - Orange Beach, AL, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Job Shift: Any, Job Category: Management, 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 experienced Hotel General Manager for the Fairfield 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