Front Office Manager

The Front Office Manager is responsible for ensuring the operation of the Front Office in an attentive friendly, efficient and courteous manner, providing all guests with quality service prior to and throughout their stay, while maximizing room revenue and occupancy.

• Respond to all guest requests, problems, complaints and/or accidents presented at the Front Desk or through Reservations, in an attentive, courteous and efficient manner. Follow up to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Motivate, coach, counsel and discipline all Front Desk personnel according to Avion Hospitality S.O.P.'s.
• Ensure compliance to brand and company training, using the steps to effective training according to Avion Hospitality standards.
• Develop employee morale and ensure training of Front Desk personnel.
• Maximize room revenue and occupancy by reviewing status daily. Analyze rate efficiency, monitor credit report and maintain close observation of daily house count.
• Supervise the Night Audit function and monitor the House Charge Worksheet and Flash Report for accuracy.
• Participate in required M.O.D. program as scheduled.
• Review Front Desk staff's worked hours for payroll compilation and submit to HR on a timely basis.
• Prepare employee Schedule according to business forecast, payroll budget guidelines and productivity requirements. Present with Wage Progress Report to AGM weekly.
• Ensure that no-show revenue is maximized through consistent and accurate billing.
• Maintain Avion Hospitality S.O.P.'s regarding Purchase Orders, vouchering of invoices and checkbook accounting.
• Ensure that Wage Progress, Productivity and the Ten-Day Forecast are completed on a timely basis according to Avion Hospitality S.O.P.'s.
• Maintain a professional working relationship and promote open lines of communication with managers, employees and other departments.
• Work closely with Accounting on follow-up items, i.e. rejected credit cards, employee discrepancies, etc.
• Operate all aspects of the Front Office computer system, including software maintenance, report generation and analysis, and simple programming.
• Monitor proper operation of the P.B.X. console and ensure that employees maintain Avion Hospitality S.O.P.'s in its use.
• Monitor the process of taking reservations ensuring that Avion Hospitality courtesy and up selling techniques are maintained.
• Greet and welcome all guests approaching the Front Desk in accordance with Avion Hospitality S.O.P.'s.
• Ensure implementation of all Avion Hospitality policies and house rules.
• Operate radios efficiently and professionally in communicating with hotel staff. Ensure the proper use of radio etiquette within the department.
• Coordinate all aspects of the ongoing implementation of the Avion Hospitality philosophy of service.
• Ensure correct and accurate cash handling at the Front Desk.
• Attend weekly staff meeting and provide training on a rotational basis using steps to effective training according to Avion Hospitality standards.
• Obtain all necessary information when taking room reservations.
• Ensure logging and delivery of all messages, packages, and mail in a timely and professional manner.
• Be aware of all rates, packages and promotions currently underway.
• Follow and enforce all Avion Hospitality hotel credit policies.
• Process and handle guest laundry.
• Ensure that employees are, at all times, attentive, friendly, helpful and courteous to all guests, managers and other employees.
• Maintain and monitor "Lost and Found" procedures and policies according to Avion Hospitality standards.
• Establish and maintain key control system.
• Ensure participation within department for monthly Avion team meeting.
• Focus the Front Desk Department on their role in contributing to the guest service scores.
• Monitor all V.I.P.'s, special guests and requests.
• Maintain required pars of all front office and stationary supplies.
• Review Front Office log book and Guest Request log on a daily basis.
• Assist the General Manager and Engineering Department in implementing and maintaining emergency procedures.
• Maintain an organized and comprehensive filing system with documentation of purchases, vouchering, schedules, forecasts, reports and tracking logs.
• Conduct meetings according to…