Office Lead
Role Overview
The role serves as the first point of contact for hotel guests and supports a welcoming, smooth stay through front-desk service and coordination with hotel departments.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
The role serves as the first point of contact for hotel guests and supports a welcoming, smooth stay through front-desk service and coordination with hotel departments.
Guest and front-desk service
- Welcome guests; handle check-in, check-out, room assignments, room changes, enquiries, requests, feedback, and complaints.
- Verify reservations, identification, payments, and registration information; manage bookings, amendments, cancellations, walk-ins, and special requests.
- Provide information about hotel facilities, rooms, rates, promotions, services, and local attractions.
- Handle calls, messages, emails, and other guest communications promptly and professionally.
Transactions and coordination
- Process payments, deposits, refunds, and front-office transactions; maintain cashier floats, financial records, and transaction reports.
- Coordinate room status and readiness with Housekeeping and guest needs with Reservations, Food & Beverage, Engineering, Security, and other departments.
- Promote hotel services and packages, identify upgrade opportunities, and support night audit or other reporting when assigned.
- Maintain accurate guest records and reports, protect confidential information, and keep the front desk organized.
- Follow hotel policies, service standards, safety procedures, and emergency protocols.
Requirements
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required; a hospitality, hotel management, tourism, or related diploma or degree is preferred.
- Strong understanding of hotel front-office operations and guest service standards; strong communication, interpersonal, customer-service, organizational, and time-management skills.
- Good English communication skills, attention to detail, numerical and cash-handling ability, and capacity to handle multiple priorities.
- Ability to work flexible shifts, including weekends, public holidays, and overnight shifts when required.
- Previous related hospitality or customer-service experience is preferred; experience with PMS, reservation systems, POS systems, or similar platforms is an advantage.
- Additional languages are an advantage.
Career development and offer
- Offers career development, exposure to guest relations and hotel operations, training, mentorship, and advancement opportunities.
- Potential career progression includes Senior Front Office Agent, Front Office Supervisor, Assistant Front Office Manager, and further front-office leadership roles.
- The source mentions competitive compensation, performance incentives, and benefits but does not specify compensation cadence.
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