Front Office Manager

Grand Mercure Bengaluru at Gopalan Mall managed by Accor is located near the heart of Bengaluru with close proximity to major Tech-parks and key commercial & residential bubbles 212 Modern & Lavish rooms including 29 one and two bedroom suites with private terrace 10 elegant meeting spaces including a quaint alfresco and open terrace that can cater from 20 - 400 guests.

Features an all-day dining restaurant, cafe & alfresco, a fitness Centre, spa, swimming pool, an entertainment zone, library lounge, art gallery and business Centre.

Front Office Operation

• Participate in daily operations meetings to liaise and coordinate closely with support departments regarding general administration and operations issues

• Check that all Front Office employees report to work punctually and are well groomed before each of their shift

• Conduct daily briefings and ensure that all pertinent information is well received by team members

• Communicate all log entries by Duty Managers to ensure that all issues and concerns raised are closed with thorough follow up actions

• Ensure the efficient and effective operation of the Front Office and that departmental standards and procedures set out are strictly adhered to

• Liaise with Reservations Department in a high house situation and recommend actions to be taken. Check on closed-out dates to ensure efforts are made to achieve 100% occupancy with the highest yield possible

• Coordinate full house situations and makes all necessary arrangements to handle overbooking and pledge relocates

• Liaise with Finance Department to ensure that credit procedures are properly carried out

• Analyze market trend, review rooming list and motivate Front Office employees to up-sell rooms with the view of achieving higher yield and increasing revenue

• Coordinate and monitor major group movements for meetings and conferences, and ensure that action plans cover all areas of operations handling

• Makes courtesy calls to VIPS, long stay and corporate guest to obtain feedback and pro-act to handle any lapses in service standards

• Handle all guest correspondences and ensure prompt follow-ups

Team Management

• Interview, select and recruit Front Office employees

• Identify and develop team members with potential

• Conduct performance review with the team

• Constantly monitor team members’ appearance, attitude and degree of professionalism

• Prepare detailed induction programs for new employees

• Develop, conduct maintain all staff training programs for team members, focusing on their development needs, providing them with new skills to meet the changing needs of the business

• Prepare weekly staff schedules keeping in mind anticipated business, operating budgets and standards of service
• Conduct monthly departmental meetings to provide information to team members, obtain their feedback, rectify operation issues and provide a regular forum for department communication.

Other Responsibilities

• Maintain complete knowledge of all food & beverage services, outlets and hotel services/features

• Be well versed in hotel fire & life safety/emergency procedures

• Attend all briefings, meetings and trainings as assigned by management

• Report for duty on time wearing clean and complete uniform at all times

• Maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene at all times

• Perform other reasonable duties assigned by the Management of the Hotel.

• Graduation/Post Graduation or Diploma in Tourism & Hospitality Management
• Minimum 1-2 years of relevant experience in a similar capacity
• Excellent reading, writing and oral proficiency in English language
• Ability to speak other languages and basic understanding of local languages will be an advantage
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel, Word, & PowerPoint