What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Front Office | Westin Wilmington position at PM Hospitality Strategies, Inc.?
What You’ll Do:
You will be at the center of the hotel's universe - the front office. You will have the responsibility of leading the front desk team so it runs smoothly and effectively. As a creative and dynamic leader, your passion for hospitality will inspire your team to better cater to guest needs and ensure their return. You will combine business expertise and managerial experience to enhance the ability of your team and provide quality service.
On a daily basis you will be responsible for:
- Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the front desk and associated functions. Ensure adherence to established procedures for all related activities by all supervised functions and personnel.
- Providing business expertise and strategic perspective to identify, evaluate, develop and drive guest services, understanding that extraordinary service and business decisions are not mutually exclusive.
- Overseeing and participating in guest registration and check out.
- Managing, training, and scheduling the Front Office staff
- Carrying out activities (night audit review, setting up group billing, making forecasts, controlling and placing orders for supplies, cross-departmental communication) required for the smooth functioning of the Front Office.
- Acting as a liaison between General Manager and staff
Where You’ve Been:
We’re looking for someone who has worked in hotels for at least two years and has an additional two years in a hotel leadership position (Manager ). Being a people-person is a must as you’ll be working with others constantly. You'll have some experience in coaching, mentoring, and teambuilding.
When You’re Here:
Be prepared to accommodate varying schedules including nights, weekends and holidays. But wait, there’s a great upside: in exchange for your flexibility, we offer excellent pay, hotel discounts, F&B discounts and the opportunity to be part of an anything-but-standard growing hotel company.
Experience
Required- 3 year(s): Front Office Management
- 3 year(s): Lightspeed
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
