Job summary
The Front Office Manager is responsible for supervising and controlling all front office staff, if the area is up to standards laid down by the hotel, to maximize revenue and profit to agreed budgetary limits.
Main tasks
· To ensure that check in procedure are strictly adhered.
· To ensure maximum room occupancy within agreed overbooking policy.
· To ensure that credit control procedures are strictly adhered to, that no bill exceeds the stipulated limit without prior approval and that written confirmation, purchase order, or orders are on file.
· Ensure top producing accounts are protected during high book dates and inform them accordingly.
· Ensure that all repeated guest are treated as VIP and amenities are extended throughout their stay.
· To ensure that newspapers and any parcels belong to the guest are delivered without any delay.
· To ensure that the hotel is marketed in all global distribution channels including internet booking.
· To increase revenue by having a good relationship with airline managers for any lay over business.
· To hold regular performance appraisal with all senior staff, identifying areas for development and training needs and ensuring that training effected.
· Ensure all front office management operation is in line with the hotel policy.
· Provide high degree of professional service to arriving and departing guests.
· Maximize high room revenue using yield and revenue maximization formula.
· Maintain a good relation with high producing corporate and travel agents.
· Make sure all front line staff, reception, reservation, concierge, and telephone operators are providing a high standard of service.
· All VIP arrivals are provided with a very high standard of service.
· To carry out systematic check in the front of house area for maintenance requirement, repair or refurbishments, ensuring that there are auctioned without delay.
· To ensure that luggage is delivered to and collected from guest room speedily.
· To make sure that guest accounts are balanced daily and inform the General Manager for any variance.
· Handle guest complains in a professional manner.
· Make occasional sales call to major corporate/Government accounts.
· Recruit, train and motivate all front office subordinates.
· Keep regular contact to airline area managers for any layover/transit business.
· Provide all the necessary data to the director of sales when organizing the marketing plan.
· Up sell room during high /busy dates to maximize revenue.
· Train front office staff to sell all other hotel outlets including food and beverage outlets.
· Control guest transportation requirements and oversee vehicle availability.
· Attend regular management team meeting and advise hotel occupancy to the executive team.
· Work very closely with housekeeping department to guarantee the right product is served to the guest.
· Ensure all guest service area including lobby are clean and safe.
· Make sure all out of the hotel surrounding area are clean and safe and see the security of guest.
· Update the senior management on daily basis hotel occupancy and forecast for the coming dates.
Inform the general manager about hotel occupancy of other hotels in the city and offer information of ways to increase revenue.
Minimum Selection Criteria:
General requirements
· Must be able to effectively communicate, with all level of Associates and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service oriented manner.
· Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by Associates and guests.
· Must be effective in handling tasks.
· Must be able to multitask and prioritize to meet deadlines.
· Approach all encounters with guests and Associates in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service-oriented manner.
· Attend all hotel required meetings and trainings.
· Participate in Manager on Duty coverage as required.
· Maintain regular attendance in the company’s compliance training.
· Is conscious of his/her example role and maintain high standards of personal appearance and attitude.
· Maximize efforts towards productivity, identify problem areas and assist in implementing solutions.
· Be a representative of the brand’s service culture.
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