Front Office Supervisor
Emerge Egress Consulting
Nairobi | Full Time | Consulting
Closing in 3 months ago
Role Objective
- Our client, a leading hotel is seeking to hire a Dynamic and Passionate Front Office Supervisor who will be responsible for the management of Daily Front Office operations, including the Reception, Reservations and Concierge ensuring exceptional service delivery with a hands-on approach.
 - The ideal candidate should be able to drive exceptional guest experiences, managing staff, and maintaining high standards of service.
 
Core Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead, manage, train, and motivate the Front Office team to provide top-notch hospitality and service excellence.
 - Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
 - Handle guest inquiries, resolve complaints, and special requests with professionalism and efficiency.
 - Manage schedules, budgets, and performance targets for the front office team.
 - Review daily front office work and activity reports.
 - Coordinate with other departments to ensure smooth operations and enhance overall guest experience.
 - Uphold and ensure implementation of hotel policies and maintain high standards of hospitality.
 - Manages daily operations, ensuring the quality, high service standards and meeting the guest expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
 - Facilitate smooth communication between the Front Office and other departments.
 - Monitor and ensure compliance with front desk procedures and hotel policies.
 - Conducts department meetings and continually communicates a clear and consistent message regarding the Front Office goals to produce desired results.
 - Maximize room revenue and occupancy by reviewing status daily.
 - Analyse rate variance, monitor credit reports and maintain close observation of daily house count.
 - Monitor the selling status of the house daily. ie flash report, allowance etc.
 - Perform any other duties allocated.
 
Qualifications:
- Degree/ Degree in Hospitality or Hotel Management or a related field.
 - At least 5 years of experience in a hotel front office supervisor role in a 4 star or 5 star hotel.
 - Proficiency in hotel management software eg, Opera, Fidelio.
 - Proficiency in night audit, telephone operations, reception and cashier duties etc.
 - Considerable knowledge of computer systems for registration, reservations and backup systems.
 
Competencies
- Strong proven leadership and problem-solving skills.
 - Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
 - Customer-oriented and adaptable to working in various shifts.
 - Skilled in managing reservations efficiently to maximize occupancy.
 - Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
 - Excellent Customer experience skills and a passion for delivering memorable guest experiences.
 
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