Assistant Guest Experience Manager ( Orchard

With thousands of hotels in over 100 countries and territories, Hilton offers countless opportunities to delight. From an open door to a welcoming smile and an exceptional experience, we offer the millions of travellers who stay with us every year a welcome they will never forget. In addition to our flagship brand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the family of brands includes Waldorf Astoria, LXR, Conrad, Canopy, Curio Collection, Double Tree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton and many others.

The Assistant Guest Experience Manager meet and greets guests, providing prompt and courteous service. He/ she ensure guest stay was satisfied and resolves guests’ challenges throughout their stay in the hotel, upgrading or promoting hotel services and amenities, ensure quality service was provided to guest.

As the Assistant Guest Experience Manager, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Assist to oversee daily operations in all Guest Experience team, drive departmental objectives for self and team, ensure effective communication and working in a team to reach department KPIs.
• Create a “WOW” experience of guests, elevating on guest experience - inclusive of high impact touch points and consistently meet and exceed guests and VIP expectations.
• Lead the Guest Experience team to ensure that appropriate training was conducted, and guidance provided to perform on their task.
• Coach new Guest Experience Executive on roles and responsibilities and support new team members in any areas that they are not yet competent to handle independently.
• Conduct pre-shift briefings and advise your shift team of any special events or VIP Guests in the hotel that day.
• Contribute to the hotel and team by sharing new ideas and suggestions for improvements, being innovative and creative to provide quality service and guest care to team members and guests.
• Promote and administer Hilton Honors programs.
• Manage queue at the desk and assist with the arrivals and offer express check out for departing guest at the front desk when required.
• Welcome guests on arrival and assist them during their stay dealing efficiently with enquiries and any complaints.
• Solicit and provide feedback to the Guest Experience Manager on guest comments.
• Handle complaints promptly and efficiently, empowered to take the necessary action, informing the Duty Manager/ Assistant Front Office Manager to follow‑up where appropriate.
• Develop and maintain relationship with VIP guest and special attention guests, recognizing their preferences and ensuring attention are met and ensure information are shared across the hotel departments.
• Receive special requests from guests and respond appropriately or forward requests to appropriate team members for decisions and actions.
• Coordinate with relevant departments to arrange in‑room amenity set‑ups according to VIP level and for special occasions – i.e. Birthdays and Honeymoon and etc.
• Promptly answer the telephone and email inquiries, inputting messages into the guest profile and advise other team members on special guests’ needs.
• Retrieve messages and communicate the content to guests, retrieving mail, packages and/or other special items for guests as requested.
• Remain calm and alert especially during emergency situations and heavy hotel activity by comply with Health & Safety, Emergency Management, the Disaster manual, and Fire procedures and regulations, taking part in the fire team when and where directed.
• Attend front desk daily briefings, shift handovers, meetings and share to the team on updates.
• Ensure Guest Experience team has current knowledge of hotel products, services, pricing and special promotional offers, as well as daily VIP and special events.
• Understand local tourism culture and city profile to provide considerate service to guests.
• Serve your role and Team in an environmentally conscious manner.
• Familiar with hotel operating system especially OnQ PM, Kipsu, HotSOS.
• Undertake task as instructed by Guest Experience Manager and/or Front Office Leaders.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as assigned.

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