Front Office Manager

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As soon as you step inside The Grand Tarabya Managed by Accor, which holds a very special place in Istanbul's history, you will feel the charm of a 100-years-old past, the highest architectural and aesthetic standards, and the splendor inspired by the sparkle of the Bosphorus. From the 4.500 square meter spa area to the panoramic Bosphorus view of 29 residences and 248 rooms, from the magnificent 1.280 square meter ballroom to the restaurants and bars offering an unforgettable gastronomic adventure, The Grand Tarabya Managed by Accor, combines care, elegance, and comfort in every detail. With its doors opening to the Bosphorus, The Grand Tarabya Managed by Accor, will forever hold its place in your memory.

Specific duties, responsibilities & Key performance areas

Customer relations:

• Develop close professional relationships with guests throughout their stay with the aim of gaining their loyalty
• Anticipates guests needs and takes action to ensure a unique guest experience
• Handles guest complaints, if they have not been dealt with by team members and provides a rapid solution
• Present a professional, friendly, and efficient impression of the Hotel always
• To ensure that all tasks relating to guest comfort, satisfaction and overall impression of the hotel is treated with your utmost priority
• To maintain a good working relationship with your colleagues creating a team that works well together and with other departments
• To ensure that your team is developed to provide a hospitable service to the standard lay down by the Standards Training Manual
• To develop your team to anticipate guest needs, act upon and follow up guest requests and deliver a level of service and responsiveness that generates compliments
• To maintain vigilance regarding possible fraud, theft, and potential security risks
• Ensure communication procedures are effective and efficient on a day-to-day basis, so that service standards are not compromised
• Ensure you have a sound knowledge of the local area regarding history, places of interest and special events and where further information can be obtained with effective communication with the front office team. 
• This is a multi-skilled role incorporating both Front Office, Reservations, Revenue and Housekeeping duties in line with the business demands
• You will have the ability to multi-task while under pressure and have a proactive personality in this busy hands-on role
• Ensures the high standard of services provided for guests and the attainment in all areas of the hotel for both qualitative and quantitative targets
• Conveys the hotel’s image and atmosphere though his/her exemplary attitude, warm and friendly welcome, availability, and frequent presence in the field
• Manages and motivates all the Teams to improve sales and the quality of services
• To support with initiative and commitment the overall objectives of the business in terms of, revenues, costs, and teamwork – whilst developing your personal competency levels
• To be a good example of the company dress code and appearance standards – ensuring that your teams fully comply with these

Team management and cross-departmental responsibilities:

• To ensure that your team are fully conversant with the facilities, services and special promotions offered by the hotel and to pass this information onto the guest whenever the possibility arises to maximize hotel sales
• To display a pro-active and innovative approach to skills development and standards enhancement with your team
• Co-ordinate constructively with both the finance and night teams so that policy, procedure, and requirements are all adhered to
• Display a pro-active and consistent approach to stock control, cost control and cash control
• Actively develop positive and effective communication between the reception team and the housekeeping team
• Continuously analyze actual standards observed against department standards. Demonstrate a pro-active approach to delivering company and operational standards and actively challenge deviation
• Being pro-active in getting things done and exceeding expectations of both guests and colleagues where possible
• To build a consensus and negotiate mutually beneficial solutions to problems
• Design and implementation of new procedures, when necessary
• Ensures through effective supervision that all services offered in the housekeeping department are always available and are carried out with the outmost efficiency and courtesy as per the department operations manual
• Liaises with the Front Office on anticipated guest check-ins, checkouts, room assignments and rooming list
• Conducts periodic inspections of all hotel areas to check the cleaning standards
• Makes recommendation to management for modernization of equipment and refurbishment programs
• Ensures that all rooms are checked prior to the arrival of the guest for 100% readiness
• Ensures that all safety rules, emergency procedures and fire prevention regulations are strictly enforced by the employees
• Ensures proper arrangement and maintenance of flowers and plants in the guest rooms and public areas
• Conducts regular housekeeping meetings to keep employees informed of policies and procedures, special events, further improvement plans and guest comments
• Control reports from Night-Audit (guest’s credit limits, deductions, refunds, complimentary rooms)
• Ensure a high quality on the daily basis work (City Ledger, Check-in, Check-out, and other daily operations)
• Supervises the daily billing, cashiering, and business reports
• Month end reports and Management letter
• Takes part in the annual budget preparation for the Front Desk
• To carry out Duty Management functions as required

Professional techniques / Production:

• Ensures that the hotel's pricing policy is correctly applied (price value, start and end of price validity)
• Liaises with Reservations to ensure correct procedures are followed when making a reservation
• Ensures that rates are loaded and charged correctly for bookings on the system and on external platforms
• Liaises with the Revenue Manager or General Manager/ Hotel Manager as to any rate changes requires
• Ensure that daily ADR is correct and corresponds with budget and set rate structure
• Keeps the database up to date
• Ensures that guest documentation and information is available and up to date
• Ensures that information in the directory and e-directory is clear and up to date                                                                                                                                                          
• Draws up the rules and processes governing overbooking and the removal of guests from rooms
• Ensures that internal audit procedures are duly applied

Talent and Culture Responsibilities:

• Assist the (Department) Management Team in the following:

• Establish on-going On Job Training Programs within the department to meet Brand and Service Standards.  Use Department Procedure Manuals as a base for all service procedures training
• Induct new staff into the team, department, and Hotel in the first week of their employment following guidelines. Ensure that all staff under your control carry out their duties in accordance with the Brand and Service Standards and Procedures Manuals
• Openly communicate with staff ensuring regular briefings occur and all relevant information is passed on
• Ensure that strategies and practices are in place to facilitate the efficient and effective staffing of department to achieve financial and service quality targets
• Create a team that works together with trust and takes responsibility to meet the goals of the department / Hotel
• Implement Accor training initiatives with particular emphasis on coordinated and structured on job training aligned with service standards and service procedures
• Ensure staff presentation is consistent with hotel staff handbook; uniforms correctly presented; name badges worn
• Achieve effective communication by briefing and debriefing staff, holding regular departmental meetings, and actively encouraging transparent communication with other departments within the Hotel
• Recruit staff that are technically skilled or have potential to be through training and have a natural inclination towards customer focused service.
• Ensure the employee Department Induction program is completed within 4 weeks
• Establish on-going On Job Training Programs within the department to meet Brand and Service Standards. Use Department Procedure Manuals as a base for all service procedures training
• Induct new staff into the team, department, and Hotel in the first week of their employment following guidelines. Ensure that all staff under your control carry out their duties in accordance with the Brand and Service Standards and Procedures Manuals
• Manage Multi Skills training
• Make sure of the information transmission in the concerned services
• Develops team spirit and motivation by creating a good working atmosphere
• Organises the welcome and integration of new employees
• Prepares or checks the work schedules, ensuring that they are consistent with activity forecasts of the hotel operation
• Implement the Accor values and Accor customer vision to ‘Offer the Best Service to Our Customers’

Commercial / Sales

• Sets up the hotel's pricing policy in conjunction with the Revenue Manager or General Manager
• Trains the team to use and apply sales pitches
• Sets the daily occupancy and average room rate targets for the team
• Ensures the brand and/or Group's loyalty Programme is promoted to guests
• Ensures the team applies the inter-hotel coordination policy to encourage synergy within the marketplace
• Regularly checks the quality of the service provision available by means of customer comments, feedback during service meetings
• Give daily recommendations according to groups, arrivals, departures, and special issues
• Organize for VIP welcome when necessary
• Actively develop your team’s awareness of revenue capture and resolving posting errors and guest queries relating to charges – to protect revenues
• Encourage staff to maximize revenue by up selling and following yield recommendations
• Ensure that staff has good knowledge of rates, segments, and hotel promotions

Management and administration:

• Ensures that invoicing and cash operations procedures are respected
• Updates dashboard charts (revenue, occupancy rates, average room rate, activity forecasts, headcount planning, etc.)
• Draws up the annual budget for the department, analyses results and implements any corrective actions required
• Manages the department's headcount for optimum efficiency
• Is responsible for the efficient running of the department

• Service focused personality is essential and previous leadership experience required
• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience in hotel rooms division
• Prior experience working with Opera or a related system
• Proven ability to build and maintain good relationships with all stakeholders
• Communicate thoughts, actions and opportunities clearly with strong networking skills
• Ability to lead by example, believe in a strong team culture and set the scene for high performance

Your team and working environment:
We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.
Note: Customization may be included for any specific local or legislative requirements, such as work permits.
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.