IHG Hotels & Resorts
Assistant Front Office Manager
To create Great Hotels Guests Love® by providing True Hospitality for everyone
Administration
Full-time
Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Senior · A role for someone with advanced knowledge and skills. May involve mentoring, leading others or specialisation. Typically at least 5 years of experience.
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Why IHG Hotels & Resorts
IHG Hotels & Resorts [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good.
With a family of 18 hotel brands and IHG One Rewards, one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes, IHG has over 6,000 open hotels in over 100 countries, and more than 1,900 in the development pipeline.
About the role
You’re Day to Day: Work under the direction of the hotel’s Operations Manager, you will be leading the front office team, managing the day to day activities of Front desk, Concierge and Night team ensuring that guests receive prompt, professional attention and personal recognition at all times, and working towards achieving the IHG Winning Metrics and Brilliant Basics.
- Supervise the Front Office team to ensure optimum occupancy and average room rate for the purpose of maximizing revenue;
- Monitor Front Office, and particularly Guest Relations, to ensure IHG One Rewards Members, Repeat Guests and other VIPs receive special attention and recognition, as measured through the IHG Loyalty Program Recognition;
- Work closely with housekeeping to ensure Cleanliness of Guest Rooms and Public Areas is at the Crowne Plaza Brand standards and compliant with the IHG way of cleaning and meeting brand standards;
- Actively pursue the strengthening of Guest Satisfaction (HeartBeat) results through active action plan in quality improvement projects;
- Provide administrative support to Senior Management with reference to policy enforcement, business advice and operational assistance. Assist in conducting internal audits on hotel policies and procedures.
- Identify training and development needs for team members; provide induction training regarding health and wellbeing initiatives that are available to the new colleagues.
What we need from you:
- Two years or more previous experience in any 4.5 or 5 star hotel Front Office management or supervisory roles;
- Strong communication skills;
- Demonstrated ability to interact with customers, employees and third parties that reflects highly on the hotel, the brand and the Company;
- A high energy level and a passion for achieving results;
- Strong Leadership skills in managing teams to drive for results;
- Problem solving, reasoning, motivating, organizational and training abilities;
What you can expect from us: We give our people everything they need to succeed. From a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life – including a full uniform, impressive room discounts and some of the best training in the business.
Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
What you'll be responsible for
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Office and Team Coordination
Coordinate the smooth and effective day-to-day administrative operations of an office or team
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Purchasing and Vendor Management
Manage suppliers by negotiating contracts, controlling costs, reducing risks, and ensuring business needs are met
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Facilities and Asset Management
Source and manage the tools, services, and processes that support the operations of the organization’s office and assets
Skills you'll need
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Collaboration
Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals
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Social skills
Behaves and communicates effectively in different social situations and with a variety of different people
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Prioritization
Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions