Night Manager
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About the Role
W Hotels seeks a Night Manager to assist the Front Office Manager in daily operations, supervising front desk staff and ensuring exceptional guest service. The role requires a high school diploma with 2 years experience or a related degree, with strong leadership and customer service skills.
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Responsibilities
- Assist the Front Office Manager in administering front office functions and supervising staff on a daily basis
- Manage day to day operations, ensuring quality standards and meeting customer expectations
- Handle complaints, settle disputes, and resolve grievances and conflicts
- Supervise staffing levels to meet guest service, operational needs, and financial objectives
- Ensure regular communication with employees to create awareness of business objectives and recognize performance
- Supervise all areas of the Front Office in the absence of the Front Office or Assistant Front Office Manager
- Provide services above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention
- Respond to and handle guest problems and complaints
- Implement customer recognition/service program and train staff on credit policies
- Support human resource activities including interviewing, hiring, and training
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED; 2 years experience in guest services, front desk, or related professional area
- OR 2 year degree from an accredited university in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major; no work experience required
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Job Summary
- Assists the Front Office Manager in administering front office functions and supervising staff on a daily basis. Front office areas include Bell/Door Staff, Switchboard and Guest Services/Front Desk. Directs and works with managers and employees to ensure efficient check in/out process, guest and em
Candidate Profile Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED; 2 years experience in guest services, front desk, or related professional area.
- OR 2 year degree from an accredited university in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major; no work experience required.
Core Work Activities Maintaining Guest Services and Front Desk Goals
- Manages day to day operations, ensuring quality, standards and meeting customer expectations.
- Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work.
- Handles complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts.
- Supervises staffing levels to ensure guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
- Ensures regular ongoing communication with employees to create awareness of business objectives and recognize performance.
- Understands impact of department operations on overall property financial goals and manages to achieve or exceed goals.
Supporting Management of Front Desk Team
- Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others.
- Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
- Supervises and manages employees; manages all day to day operations.
- Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees.
- Supervises all areas of the Front Office in the absence of the Front Office or Assistant Front Office Manager.
Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service
- Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
- Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and coaching.
- Responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.
- Sets a positive example for guest relations.
- Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
- Observes service behaviors of employees and provides feedback.
- Interacts with customers to obtain feedback on quality of product, service levels and overall satisfaction.
Managing Projects and Policies
- Implements customer recognition/service program, communicating and ensuring the process.
- Trains staff and monitors adherence to all credit policies and procedures to reduce bad debts and rebates.
- Supervises same day selling procedures to maximize room revenue and control property occupancy.
- Supervises daily Front Desk shift operations and ensures compliance with all policies, standards and procedures.
- Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.
Supporting Human Resource Activities
- Supports developmental needs of others through coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping to improve knowledge or skills.
- Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an open door policy and reviews employee satisfaction results.
- Brings issues concerning employee satisfaction to the attention of department manager and Human Resources.
- Assists as needed in interviewing and hiring of employee team members.
- Supports departmental orientation program for employees.
- Participates in employee progressive discipline procedures.
Additional Responsibilities
- Provides information to supervisors, co workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e mail, or in person.
- Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Informs and/or updates executives, peers and subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner.
- Performs all duties at the Front Desk as necessary.
- Runs Front Desk shifts whenever necessary.
- Participates in departmental meetings and communicates a clear and consistent message regarding Front Desk goals.
About W Hotels
- W Hotels’ mission is to Ignite Curiosity, Expand Worlds. We are a place to experience life. We are constantly inspired by new faces and new experiences. Whatever/Whenever is our culture and service philosophy.
Equal Opportunity
- Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We are committed to non discrimination on any protected basis.
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