Front Office Manager
Front Office Manager
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17-10-2024
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Job Description
KEY RESPONSIBILITY
FINANCE
- To coordinate and assist in implementing an effective and efficient Payroll Management / Resource allocation through establishing a flexible work force throughout the department based on the principles of Multi Skilling and Multi Tasking.
- To assist in ensuring that front office department is managed successfully as independent profit center.
- To assist in ensuring that each place of work in the front office department is managed by a Management Team (Section Head or Supervisors) who are totally accountable for their sections smooth daily operations
- To monitor all costs and recommend measures to control them. To establish an integrated cost management plan through product lining minimal inventories.
- To ensure that the Department Operational Budget is strictly adhered to.
- To assist in preparing monthly forecasts and schedule resources accordingly.
- To assist in the preparation of the Departmental Budget.
- To assist in analyzing and reporting on a monthly basis the Profit and Loss statements.
Operational
- To ensure that all the front office departments are managed efficiently according to the established concept statements and adhere to Company and Hotel Policies & Procedures and Brand Standards.
- To have a full working knowledge and capability to manage supervise correct and demonstrate all duties and tasks to the standard set.
- To assist in the implementation of a flexible employee base with the right mix of employees.
- To allocate employees over the Division based on established business levels for that day.
- To assign responsibilities to subordinates and to check their performance daily.
- To liaise with the Revenue Management Department and Reservation Department to ensure the proper market mix to achieve the maximum room revenue and provide sales lead.
- To assist the Sales Managers in the aspects of controlling heavy dates resolving conflicts in bookings changing dates and facilities.
- To participate if necessary in the formulation of the Annual Marketing Plan and implement with each work place manager and Sales & Marketing Department effective sales and promotional activities to maximize revenues.
- To continuously seek ways to assist the Hotel Manager to maximize their revenues and profits.
- To be responsible in the implementation of Accor audit system.
- To maintain a logbook of all guest and staff incident reports and submit reports to the management.
- To support staff needs in other departments based on the hotel priorities and anticipated business levels.
- To monitor service and rooms standards in all places of work.
- To work with the respective Department Heads to take corrective action where necessary.
- To be always available and visible during peak periods.
- To conduct frequent and thorough inspections to ensure the Lobby and operating equipments are presentable and in good working conditions.
- To assist subordinates during Peak Hours.
- To supervise the employees within the department and train all front office employees on the correct standards.
- To ensure the strict control of room keycards with proper procedures of managing the control.
- To assist in securing external guest accommodation should an overbooking occur.
- To ensure that public areas are clean and up to standards at all times.
- To be conversant and fully knowledgeable of OPERA system.
- To be familiar with the policies and procedures concerning fire emergency evacuation accidents bomb threats law and order situations.
- To be fully aware and conversant of Accor spirit values and goals and is responsible to integrate them in the day to day operation.
Rooms Product
- To assist and be incharge of the A/Club members Frequent Flyer program and VIP guests.
- To liaise closely with the Sales Department Food & Beverage office and all of Heads of Department concerned with regards to servicing and handling incoming groups VIP and FIT guests.
- To ensure that all daily V.I.P. rooms special request rooms Long Stay guest rooms for arrivals are blocked in advance.
- To ensure that all V.I.P. / Long Stay are met on arrival
- To ensure that all rooms are preblocked accordingly to arrival time and housekeeping is informed
- To work closely with Housekeeping and Engineering Department to ensure that rooms are blocked accordingly for maintenance.
Guest Services
- To handle guest and employee inquiries in a courteous and efficient manner and handles guest complaints or problems in a timely manner. Immediate solution can be found and assure follow up with guests.
- To establish a rapport with guests maintaining good customer relationship and handle all guest complaints requests and enquiries on Front Offices service.
- To personally and frequently verify that guests checkin / out are receiving the best possible service.
- To spend time in the Front Office (during peak periods) to ensure that the area is managed well by the respective team and functions to the fullest expectations.
- To be demanding and critical when it comes to service standards.
- To ensure that the Front Office team members projects a warm professional and welcoming image.
- To constantly strive to assist all guests that she/he may come in contact at all time.
- To ensure through effective supervision that all services in the front office are always available and are carried out with utmost efficiency and courtesy as per the Departmental Operations Manual.
- To ensure that guest history records are accurately maintained and all recurring guests are preregistered.
General
- To understand and strictly adhere to the Rules & Regulations established in the Employees Handbook and the Hotels policy on Fire Hygiene Health and Safety.
- To report for duty punctually wearing the correct uniform and name tag at all times as per the grooming standards.
- To maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene at all times.
- To maintain a good rapport and working relationship with staff within the department and all other departments.
- To develop departmental training programs assign training responsibilities and meet with Departmental Trainers monthly.
- To conduct yearly performance appraisal and give employees regular feedback on their job performance
- To provide a courteous and professional service at all times.
- To project at all times a positive and motivated attitude and exercise self control.
- To attend and contribute to all staff meetings Departmental and Hotel trainings.
Hygiene / Personal safety / Environment:
- Ensures that the workplace and storage areas remain clean and tidy
- Respects the instructions and safety guidelines for the equipment (s)he uses
- Applies the hotels security regulations (in case of fire etc)
- Applies the ISO 9001 quality certification requirements that impact his/her role
- Respects the hotels commitments to the Environment Charter (saving energy recycling sorting waste etc) and meets Novotel ISO 14001 environmental commitments as applicable to the role if the hotel is involved in the programme.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
Key Skills
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