Company Description
HOTEL OVERVIEW
Strategically located in the heart of Singapore’s shopping, dining and entertainment districts and with the City Hall and Esplanade Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train stations and other major transportation nodes at its doorstep, Fairmont Singapore and Swissôtel The Stamford are the gateway to explore Singapore’s landscapes at your convenience. With a total of 2,030 well-appointed guestrooms, both hotels also offer a distinct collection of 12 lifestyle and dining choices including Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant JAAN by Kirk Westaway, cutting-edge meeting space at Raffles City Convention Centre with 34 meeting rooms and one of Asia’s largest spas, Willow Stream Spa.
ABOUT OUR COMPANY
At Fairmont Singapore and Swissôtel The Stamford, we design career plans and unveil new professional perspectives through our various development programs. We shine when YOU shine. Come and be part of our dynamic team and experience immerse growth and career opportunities with us.
Job Description
Concierge
The Concierge is a specialized guest services representative of a full-service hotel, who aids the guests by providing a wide range of services including essential travel arrangements and delivering accurate tourist information, as well as fulfilling all their needs (of moral and legal) to ensure ultimate guest experience.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Director of Guest Services, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:
OPERATING THE CONCIERGE DESK IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER WITH PROMPT AND COURTEOUS SERVICE TO ALL GUESTS
- Assist guests in tours, golf, restaurant, flight booking, reconfirmation and making changes.
- Providing directional information, shopping, places of interest, etc
- Handling of Mail and Message and Lost & Found
- Maintaining of brochures of hotel chain as well as places of interest
- Limousine bookings and assignment of limousine jobs, handling of its billings and forecast of limousine revenue
- Handle administrative matters pertaining to their respective shift
- Ensuring hotel service standard goals are met
- To assist in any tasks given from time to time
PROVIDE A GUEST CONCIERGE EXPERIENCE THAT EXCEEDS GUESTS’ EXPECTATIONS
- Ensure LQA service standards are in practice as set by the hotel at all times
- Able to provide information and assistance to guests as and when required
- Listen actively and is able to display self-control and empathy in challenging interactions and offer suitable alternative
- Involvement in the pre-arrival arrangement, eg. Birthday decorations, honeymooners, anniversaries etc.
- Lead a Heartist® approach to guest experience/service with the team
CONCIERGE DESK AND MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES
- Making reservations and is well versed with booking system in Singapore for theatre seats, airlines, transportation etc
- Assist guest with local and foreign governmental rulings, immigration customs visas requirement
- Able to provide information and is fully conversant with Singapore’s places of interests, commercial centers
- Familiar with hotel computer interface, property management systems and internet access
- Attend any department and operational meetings
- Handling and investigation of guest requests/complaints
INVOLVEMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE CONCIERGE TEAM
- Ensure grooming standard set by the hotel at all times
- Ensure work areas are adequately stocked and inventory properly recorded and maintain good housekeeping of work areas
- Efficient usage and upkeep of communication tools and equipment to enhance productivity of workflow
- Ensure department compliance with safety and security procedures at all times
- Handle all telephone enquiries and requests and ensure timely completion of pick-up and/or delivery service
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years experience in the service industry
- Knowledge of Opera system and other related sub-systems interfaced to the PABX and/or the hotel’s computer system
- Focused on customer service, detail oriented in training, development and performance management
- Responsive to continuous challenges and open to making changes to achieve targeted results
- Build partnerships with other departments to ensure that guests’ needs are attended to promptly
- Must have a friendly and engaging service attitude
- Possess good guest relations skills, confident, clear English
- Interpersonal skills to deal with guests and colleague issues
- Possess drive, initiative and must be able to work independently
