Guesthouse/Villa Manager

Purpose of the role: The Villa Manager is responsible for the daily operations and ensuring guests have a wonderful stay. This includes overseeing housekeeping and staff, providing high-quality, tailored meals, and handling guest interactions. Your duties range from welcoming guests and administrative tasks to budgeting, meal planning, kitchen management (including food safety), and coordinating with other estate staff for a seamless guest experience. This is a live-in position. Requirements: Solid experience in a similar position where you had to deal with high net worth clients Duties and Responsibilities: Meals/ kitchen Plan, prepare, and cook meals for guests, owners, and staff, accommodating dietary preferences and requirements. Develop customized menus for various occasions Maintain an active list of private chefs for the development and execution of menus Order fresh ingredients and ensure no shortages Events Assist in planning and executing menus for special events. Maintain an up-to-date supplier/ vendor list to assist in all events held at the villa Ensure events run smooth and according to budget Administration Effective communication with HR, staff, and General Manager to ensure the site are well managed. Keep accurate record of wine sales, expenditures and staff hours. Develop guest stay itineraries according to guest stay requirements Keep track of occupancy Act as brand ambassador to promote wines Budgeting & Forecasting Preparing and analysing budget submissions and monitoring the expenses according to annual budgets as well as income received per guest stay. Track all expenses according to the budget Recon expenditure monthly Overall Guest Experience Ensure a pleasant experience for guest and assist where needed. Ensure sufficient staff on duty for weekends and public holidays Running errands and purchase goods when the driver is not available Ensure the pools are maintained by maintenance Ensure aircons work Act as host when requested Ensure alarm is activated when guests leave Staff Management Supervise and manage all Villa employees, including but not limited to Housekeepers, Groundskeepers and Security Guards. Legislative Compliance Ensure the villa complies with health, safety, and sanitation regulations. Ensure that the fire extinguishers are serviced annually. PLEASE NOTE : Thank you for your interest in this position, we will review and be in touch if you are suitable. Due to the amount of applications we receive for each position, we are unable to respond to each one individually. Please accept your application as unsuccessful if you had no feedback within 7 days of applying . Your CV will remain on our database and we will be in touch for other suitable positions. In the meantime, please download our EBOOK which will hopefully help you understand our process and how we work. When applying, ensure your CV is in WORD or PDF format, and not scanned. Scanned CVs will not be considered. If you are unable to apply through the link we have provided, please upload your CV to our website http://www.istaffrecruitment.co.za/jobs . We reserve the right to stop/renew adverts. By applying to our adverts, you accept our POPI Act policy, a copy which be found on our website.

Location: Stellenbosch, ZA

Posted Date: 5/21/2025