Job Information
Marriott Front Of House Manager in Tel Aviv, Israel
Job Number 24096602
Job Category Rooms & Guest Services Operations
Location Sheraton Grand Tel Aviv, 115 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv, Israel, Israel
Schedule Full-Time
Located Remotely? N
Relocation? N
Position Type Management
JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for the management of all aspects of the Front of House functions including Doorman, Bellman, Bell Captain, Concierge Agent, Guest Relations Agent, Front Desk Agent, Matrix Coordinator, Club Concierge, Club Attendants and Learning Coaches, in accordance with hotel standards. Directs, implements and maintains a service and management philosophy that serves as a guide to respective staff. Responsible for developing and maintaining the acknowledgment of all guests visiting the location. Ensures all departments are aware of all guests’ needs and information prior to arrival that will lead to a unique, memorable and personal stay.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the guest services, front desk, or related professional area.
OR
- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration or related major; 2 years experience in the guest services, front desk, or related professional area.
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Maintaining Front of House Goals
Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Keeps front of house team focused on the critical components of operations to drive guest satisfaction and the desired financial results.
Handles complaints, settles disputes, and resolves grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiates with others.
Supervises staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
Ensures that regular on-going communication is happening with employees to create awareness of business objectives and communicate expectations, recognizes performance, and produces desired results.
Understands the impact of department’s operations on the overall property financial goals and objectives and manages to achieve or exceed goals.
Maintains knowledge of room availability and rates and suggestively sells.
Reviews previous night's no-shows and ensures appropriate billing.
Reviews the arrival report for accuracy and completeness. Checks printed registration cards against information on arrival report; rectifies any deficiencies with respective personnel.
Maintains complete knowledge of property features and services, including hours of operations, hotel restaurant concepts, menu price range, dress code and ambience, hotel room types, numbers, hotel top repeat guests, rate programs, packages and scheduled daily events and activities.
Managing Front of House Team
Supervises all areas of the Front of House.
Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
Encourages and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Serving as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
Supervises and manages employees. Manages all day-to-day operations. Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.
Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
Ensures staff is knowledgeable about rates, packages and promotions available.
Ensures all cashiering procedures comply with accounting policies and standards.
Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service
Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
Responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.
Sets a positive example for guest relations.
Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
Observes service behaviors of employees and provides feedback to individuals.
Interacts with customers to obtain feedback on quality of product, service levels and overall satisfaction.
Ensures employees understand customer service expectations and parameters.
Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.
Monitors the check-in/check-out process, ensuring agreement to hotel standards; anticipates critical situations and assists to process the guest expediently.
Anticipates sold-out situations and number of rooms overbooked. Locates alternative accommodations for guests and "walk" guests, following hotel policies and procedures.
Works closely with Housekeeping management to ensure accurate status of each room, readiness of rooms for check-in and to report guest concerns.
Managing Projects and Policies
Implements the customer recognition/service program, communicating and ensuring the process.
Supervises same day selling procedures to maximize room revenue and control property occupancy.
Supervises daily shift operations and ensures compliance with all policies, standards and procedures.
Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently, disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) and support the Peer Review Process.
Supporting Human Resource Activities
Supports the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an “open door” policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
Brings issues concerning employee satisfaction to the attention of the department manager and Human Resources.
Assists as needed in the interviewing and hiring of employee team members with the appropriate skills.
Supports a departmental orientation program for employees to receive the appropriate new hire training to successfully perform their job.
Participates in employee progressive discipline procedures.
Additional Responsibilities
Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Informs and/or updates the executives, the peers and the subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner.
Participates in departmental meetings and continually communicates a clear and consistent message regarding the front of house goals to produce desired results.
MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES
Leadership
Adaptability - Determines how change impacts self and others; displays flexibility in adjusting priorities; and communicates both the reasons for change and how it impacts the workplace.
Communication - Customizes approach to conveying complex information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner; appropriately interprets verbal and non-verbal behavior; and models active listening to ensure understanding..
Problem Solving and Decision Making - Models and coaches others on breaking complex issues into manageable parts, identifying and evaluating alternatives and their implications before making decisions, and involving and gaining agreement from others when making key decisions.
Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.
Managing Execution
Building and Contributing to Teams - Leads and participates as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of common goals while fostering cohesion and collaboration among team members.
Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required.
Planning and Organizing - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and/or others; prioritizes and arranges work requirements for self and/or others to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed.
Building Relationships
Coworker Relationships - Interacts with others in a way that builds openness, trust, and confidence in the pursuit of organizational goals and lasting relationships.
Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards.
Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.
Generating Talent and Organizational Capability
Organizational Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of team assignments and work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an organizational unit.
Talent Management - Provides guidance and feedback to help individuals develop and strengthen skills and abilities needed to accomplish work objectives.
Learning and Applying Professional Expertise
Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and/or others.
Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach team, business, and administrative challenges.
Technical Acumen - Understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges
Guest Services - Knowledge of procedures for wake-up services, safe deposit boxes, room and property amenities, property-specific programs (e.g., kids programs), guest rewards programs, and local attractions.
Financial Procedures - Knowledge of policies and procedures involved in processing different types of sales transactions and payment methods, including cash, credit cards, personal checks, traveler checks, regional and national promotions, coupons, gift certificates/cards, city ledgers or store credit as well as knowledge of laws and regulations regarding the selling of restricted items (e.g., over-the-counter medications, alcohol, and tobacco products). This includes knowledge of necessary security checks (e.g., verifying identification) required for various payment methods and local financial regulation (e.g., anti-money laundry, exchange rates, etc.)
Payment Process - Knowledge of policies and procedures involved in managing and processing different types of sales transactions and payment methods including credit cards approval and declines, personal checks, traveler checks, coupons, gift certificates/cards, e-certificates for Marriott Rewards program, wholesaler vouchers, and direct bills. This includes knowledge of necessary security checks (e.g., verifying identification) for various payment methods.
Front Desk - Knowledge of procedures and policies for check-in/check-out; pre-arrival planning; Marriott Rewards Program; Corporate-sponsored programs; Property based systems (i.e., MGS, MARSHA, PMS, Fidelio Opera, FOSSE, Call Accounting, Voicemail, Movies, Key); vendors, products, services, and merchandise; front desk supply management; room inventory management.
Problem Resolution - Ability to record, track and resolve guest problems via property software (i.e. Guestware, FOSSE, etc.) handle emergencies, and effectively deal with customer issues and complaints.
Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities.
Basic Computer Skills - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.).
Mathematical Reasoning - Demonstrates ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues.
Oral Comprehension - Demonstrates ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Reading Comprehension - Demonstrates understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Writing - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.
When you join the Sheraton family, you become a member of its global community. We’ve been a place to gather and connect since 1937. At Sheraton, associates create a sense of belonging in more than 400 communities around the world. We invite, we welcome, and we connect guests through engaging experiences and thoughtful service. If you’re a team player who is excited to deliver a meaningful guest experience, we encourage you to explore your next career opportunity with Sheraton. Join us on our mission to be ‘The World’s Gathering Place’. In joining Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.