- Full-Time
- Permanent
- FAIRMONT
- Rooms
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Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
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Fairmont Gold Manager
Region
Luxury & Lifestyle
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, known as the ‘Castle in the City’, with its chateau-style green-clad copper roof and gargoyles is an architectural landmark in the heart of Downton Vancouver that captures the hearts and imaginations of all who visit. A registered heritage property operating since 1939, the hotel symbolizes grandeur and timeless elegance. In spring 2019, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver completed a $75M, five-year multiphase revitalization project. With its prestigious address on Georgia Street, this castle is surrounded by a diverse arts community of galleries and theatres, a thriving shopping district, exhilarating nightlife and world class cuisine. Join our team and welcome our guests to extraordinary experiences at their home away from home.
Fairmont Gold Manager
At Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, our exclusive lifestyle hotel floor, Fairmont Gold, is a privileged hotel-within-a-hotel experience featuring 51 newly renovated guest rooms and our exclusive Fourteenth Floor Heritage Suite Collection. The Fairmont Gold experience includes personalized concierge service, private check-in, an exclusive lounge with daily food & beverage offerings, and elevated amenities.
As the Fairmont Gold Manager, you will show your leadership and interpersonal strengths to maximize the Fairmont Gold Experience, and ensure an exceptional guest journey.
Our Culture & Benefits:
- An inclusive, empowering, and positive company culture where we place people at the heart of everything we do
- The opportunity to have fun at work, alongside passionate hospitality professionals who strive to make the world a more welcoming place
- Competitive salary starting at $75,000 with annual performance evaluations and compensation reviews
- Career development opportunities with national and international promotion opportunities
- Complimentary shift meal through our Colleague Dining Program
- Travel reimbursement program for a TransLink monthly pass
- Extensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- Company-matched pension plan and ability to enroll in the ACCOR Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (GRSP)
- Starting at 10 days of paid vacation each calendar year increasing with length of service
- One complimentary hotel stay with breakfast for two through our BE OUR GUEST program,
- Employee benefit card offering discounted room and food & beverage rates at Accor properties worldwide
- The opportunity to work in a luxury hotel environment and a Vancouver heritage building with a historic legacy dating back to 1939
- Free learning programs through our Academies and discounted programs and courses through eCornell
- Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities
- Opportunity to be nominated for and win your dream trip through our yearly employee and leadership recognition program
- Opportunity to develop your talent through coaching and our Leadership Mentoring Programs
What you will be doing:
Reporting to the Director of Guest Experience, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:
- Consistently offer professional, friendly and engaging service
- Lead and manage the Fairmont Gold team to ensure all Fairmont Gold standards and operating procedures are adhered to
- Ensure the highest possible revenues are generated for Fairmont Gold with a minimum of associated expenses. Work with the Sales & Front Office teams to ensure strategies are in place to maximize revenue opportunities
- Identify and develop existing policies and procedures to improve the guest experience
- Lead the Fairmont Gold team to excellent results on targeted KPI’s including Fairmont Gold Revenue, ADR, Labor management, EES, TrustYou, LQA, Forbes
- Track and forecast daily, weekly and monthly Fairmont Gold occupancy levels and plan the department accordingly
- Handle Fairmont Gold guest concerns in relations to the areas and react quickly, logging, following up and bringing to full resolution
- Liaise with Front Office team to ensure smooth arrival/departure of Fairmont Gold guests, Fairmont Gold inventory management
- Provide anticipatory service for guests via personalized pre-arrival emails and assist with reservations and destinations travels in go concierge system.
- Manage Fairmont Gold Room inventory and inspect rooms prior to arrival to ensure guest satisfaction.
- Prepare and arrange specialized & personalized amenities for guests and specialty suites.
- Responsible for Fairmont Gold Rooms, Voice of guest scores and Reputation performance score.
- Provide coaching and mentoring sessions for the team.
- Develop and maintain contacts with business partners, concessionaires and counterparts of Fairmont Gold throughout Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.
- Consistently implement creative & innovative ideas to enhance Fairmont Gold guest experience by arranging for wine tasting sessions, cheese tasting, cocktail of the month, and promote specialty dishes from F&B outlets.
- Ensure that the Fairmont Gold lounge, operating equipment and Rooms are in perfect condition at all times by having all the defects fixed by the engineering team.
- Handle guest concerns and react quickly, logging and notifying proper areas
- Responsible for the pristine cleanliness after all meal periods and throughout the day.
- Conduct regularly scheduled departmental meetings
- Responsible for forecasting, scheduling, payroll, purchasing and recruitment for department
- Work with the Executive Chef to determine the Fairmont Gold Lounge menu, food cost, ordering and presentation
- Balance operational, administrative and Colleague needs
- Follow department policies, procedures and service standards
- Follow all safety policies
- Other duties as assigned
Your experience and skills include:
- Service focused personality is essential and previous leadership experience required
- Prior experience working with Opera or a related system
- Experience working in a Food & Beverage setting a strong asset
- Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment
- Ability to focus attention on guests needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times
- Ability to lead by example, believe in a strong team culture and set the scene for high performance
- University/College degree in a related discipline is an asset
- Ability to work flexible and rotating schedule including weekends and holidays
Physical Aspects of Position (include but are not limited to):
- Constant standing and walking throughout shift
- Occasional lifting and carrying up to 30 lbs
- Occasional kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting
- Occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs and ramps
Visa Requirements:
Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.
Why work for Accor?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. 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.
By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com
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Diversity & Inclusion for Accor means welcoming each and everyone and respecting their differences by giving priority only to qualities and skills in extending employment and development opportunities. Our ambition is to provide meaningful employment, a warm and welcoming culture, excellent working conditions and to promote the development of all people, including those with disabilities.
When applying, do not hesitate to let us know of any specific needs you may have so that we can take them into consideration.
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