Operational Management (m/f/d) – Gadmer Lodge

About the job

The Gadmer Lodge is a mountain hotel with alpine charm, nestled in the impressive mountain world of the Gadmen valley in the Bernese Oberland. Personal hospitality, a family atmosphere, and the immediate proximity to nature characterise the character of the house. The lodge is an ideal starting point for nature lovers, families, athletes, and groups who want to discover and experience the diverse mountain world around Gadmen.

The Gadmer Lodge was extensively renovated and rebuilt in 2018/2019 and opened in September 2019. A further extension and modernisation took place in 2023/2024.

The entire operation has 71 beds in double and multi-bed rooms and combines hotel, gastronomy, relaxation, and active mountain experience under one roof. The operation includes a restaurant and theGadmer Stübli with a total of 80 seats, a sun terrace, as well as a cosy bar & lounge. Sauna and hotpot complement the offer with opportunities for relaxation and regeneration. The immediately adjacent sports and multi-purpose hall expands the offer, especially for groups, sports camps, and events.

For the operational management of the Gadmer Lodge, we are looking for a committed host personality or a host couple from December 2026, who will lead the operation with passion, entrepreneurial thinking, and a strong presence on site, and further develop it together with the team and management.

Ready for a versatile and responsible leadership role with plenty of scope for creativity? If you are a host with passion, think entrepreneurially, like to get involved yourself, and want to actively shape the future of the Gadmer Lodge, you are exactly right with us.

Link: Hotel and Restaurant – Gadmer Lodge Hotel Gadmen Innertkirchen

Operational Management (m/f/d) – Gadmer Lodge

Host. Leadership personality. Entrepreneurial thinking.

Your tasks

As operational management, you bear overall responsibility for the daily operation of the Gadmer Lodge and are the host and central contact person on site.

• Operational and economic overall responsibility for the operation Leadership, motivation, and further development of the team including personnel and deployment planning as well as recruitment
• Ensuring and further developing quality and service standards as well as operational processes
• Responsibility for budgeting, cost control, and reporting
• Management of efficient goods, purchasing, and inventory management
• Implementation and further development of marketing and sales activities Further development of the offer design as well as control and optimisation of pricing and distribution
• Ensuring legal, hygiene, safety, and emergency standards (SIBE) Implementation of corporate strategy, goals, and specifications in operational business
• Regular reporting to management

Your profile

You are a host with passion, think entrepreneurially, and bring leadership experience from the hotel or gastronomy sector.

• Graduation from a hotel management school or a comparable qualification in the field of hotel/hospitality management
• Several years of professional experience in the hotel or gastronomy sector
• Experience in operational management as well as leadership experience with personnel responsibility
• Experience in budgeting, cost control, and business management
• Solid experience in the F&B sector Good knowledge of the L-GAV and relevant legal regulations
• Business understanding and pronounced cost awareness
• Confident handling of hotel, reservation, and cash register systems
• Independent, structured, and solution-oriented working style

An initial gastronomic training, business or leadership-related further education, as well as experience in holiday or mountain hotel management, are advantageous.

What awaits you

An exciting leadership role with plenty of scope for creativity and room for your own ideas amidst the Bernese mountain world. You can actively shape the Gadmer Lodge, set new impulses, and shape the future of the operation together with the team.

• Accommodation: Support in the initial phase
• Workplace: Gadmen/ Innertkirchen
• Workload: 100 %
• Start: 1 December 2026 or by arrangement

KATAG & Partners AG is supporting the Gadmer Lodge cooperative in filling the operational management position.

Ready to help shape the future of the Gadmer Lodge?

Send your complete application documents with a cover letter, CV, references, as well as relevant diplomas and certificates by e-mail to Luca Johann, KATAG & Partners AG. Luca is also happy to answer any questions about the position or the application process.