Guest Services Supervisor
Job details
A Guest Service Supervisor supports the Reception Manager to ensure that Team Members are prepared and well-informed to deliver our Guests an exceptional experience from check-in through check-out. What will I be doing? As a Guest Service Supervisor, you will support the Guest Service Manager to ensure that Team Members are prepared and well-informed to deliver our Guests an exceptional experience from check-in through check-out. A Guest Service Supervisor contributes to the first impressions of our Guests and, therefore, must perform the following tasks to the highest standards:
- Assist with the overseeing of the entire Front Office operation to maintain high standards
- Seek Guest feedback and make operational improvements
- Ensure regular and important Guests are recognized and that the Reception department operates with a sales attitude and promotes the hotel brand's loyalty scheme
- Maximize room occupancy at best rates and use up-selling techniques to promote hotel services and facilities
- Set Reception departmental targets and objectives, work schedules, budgets, policies, and procedures
- Monitor the appearance, standards, and performance of the Front Office Team Members with an emphasis on training and teamwork
- Ensure Team Members have current knowledge of hotel products, services, pricing and policies, as well as knowledge of the local area, and are continuously trained to learn and understand policies and practices
- Maintain good communication and working relationships with all hotel departments
- Monitor staffing levels to meet cover business demands
- Manage staff performance issues in compliance with company policies and procedures
- Assist in the recruiting, managing, training and developing the Reception Team
- Act in accordance with policies and procedures when working with front of house equipment and property management systems
- Assist with other departments, as necessary
- Previous supervisory experience in Guest Services within the hotel/leisure/retail
- High level of IT proficiency
- High level of commercial awareness and sales capabilities
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
- Accountable and resilient
- Commitment to delivering a high level of customer service
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent grooming standards
- Flexibility to respond to a variety of work situations
- Ability to work on your own and as part of a team
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