Front Office - Front Desk Manager (Arabic Speaker)

We are currently seeking for passionate and dynamic guest focused Front Office professionals who pride themselves on their ability to deliver extraordinary levels of customer service and provide creative solutions to our guests.

As a Front Desk Manager you are responsible for the operations of Front Office with a primary focus on overall operation at Reception, ensuring end of the day procedures and subsequent reports are completed in an accurate and efficient manner whereby your role will include key responsibilities such as:

• Elicit guest feedback and preferences, regarding Hotel services and ensures action is initiated on the same to maximize guest satisfaction
• Ensure maximum room revenue through up-selling within stipulated guidelines, therefore optimizing the sale of room inventory, while controlling room availability in high occupancy periods
• Active involvement in promoting and selling companies loyalty program, Food & Beverage events, in house facilities and hotel company partners
• Lead and coach the team towards achieving the highest levels of exceptional guest service and colleagues satisfaction results, through the application of all corporate and property standards and policies
• Ensure that all accounting auditing practices are in line with company practices, governmental requirements and checks audits and registration cards before sending them to accounts
• Focus on a strong follow up and extra attention to the police requirements in sending guest information as per provided standards, assuring no fines are received
• Handle guest complaints and assists in maintaining smooth relationships between management and guests by resolving problems arising from guest complaints and attending to their requests or queries with dispatch immediately
• Know all the emergency procedures and general crisis situation management, including fire and emergency procedures, procedures for handling of Fire Panel, ensuring guest and colleagues safety is followed by all team members

Education, Qualifications & Experiences

You must ideally have a degree in the hospitality field with previous experiences in the Front Office Department within a hotel. You should also have fluency in both written and spoken English and an immaculate personal presentation along with the ability to solve problems effectively. Computer literate and knowledge of Opera will be highly regarded.

Knowledge & Competencies

The ideal candidate will be well versed with up selling and maximizing revenue techniques, always service oriented and with the passion to exceed the expectations of our guests at every turn. A positive, proactive, flexible and approachable attitude is a must. You will work well under pressure in a fast paced environment and be a great leader, who thrives in working with a multi-cultural team and guests alike, while possessing following additional competencies:

Understanding Hotel Operations

Effective Communication

Planning for Business

Supervising People

Understanding Differences

Supervising Operations

Teamwork

Adaptability

Customer Focus

Drive for Results