Company:
One&Only Resorts
Industry: Hospitality
Deadline: Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: Bachelors, Matric
Experience:
Province: Western Cape
City: Cape Town
Job Summary
- The Guest Experience Team Leader is one of the main supports of the Host Team & Connectivity Center Team within the guest’s stay. It plays a major role in the anticipation of guest profile and amenity planning for their stay.
- This position’s main responsibilities as Back of the House include researching, capturing, and communicating guest profile, preferences and allergies, celebrations, etc. and use it to support the Host Team & Connectivity Center Team in providing a personalized and tailored experience to our guests.
- The GE Supervisor is responsible for creating and organizing guest amenities and everlasting memories in coordination with the resort.
- Additionally, the GE Supervisor will assist the GE Manager and Host Team Leadership in regards of all departmental, administrative, and guest needs.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Development
- Carries out any assigned task with honesty, transparency, and integrity
- Maintain polite and professional interpersonal relationship with both colleagues and guests
- Develop an effective and supportive team environment by listening to and acting on behalf of our guests & colleagues
- Attend meetings when his/her presence is required, assisting in every way possible (Arrivals, Pre-Conventions, Departmental, etc.)
- Attends monthly departmental meetings and departmental trainings
- Reflects the effective interdepartmental communication across the resort; acts with integrity and leads by example
- Constantly looking for more ideas and ensure creativity to the guest experiences (amenities, special celebration, and guest’s important moments)
- Under the direction of the direct responsible leader, plan workflow and capacity for the team to ensure optimum manning distribution throughout the daily operations and proper guest service coverage
Operations
- Manage and control efficiently all guest requests and redirect them to the proper departments and colleagues
- Maintain excellent communication between the Connectivity Center and the rest of the departments to ensure the regular update of the information
- Answer all guest requests and questions in a friendly and caring manner; provide/receive information and take appropriate actions or refer the matters to the relevant persons to handle
- Perform an exhaustive search of each upcoming guest
- Keep record of guests’ profiles, including any guest information, preferences, and allergies in SAGA daily
- Updates in SAGA affiliations or any other important information on guest profiles after arrivals (Reservations department is in charge before guest arrival)
- Ensures all possible existing profiles are merge daily through OPERA and SAGA
- Elaborates VIP Guests Report and distribute it via e-mail to Leaders daily
- Capture all amenities in ALICE or SAGA
- Answer every email within our 24 hours standard time, prioritizing urgent emails and/or calls
- Support and engage with guests during all special events and Holiday Programs
- Maintains privacy of our guests and staff members
- Comply with the functions related or non-related to the position based on the operations needs and instructions from management
- Have a complete knowledge of the groups in house, pre and post arrival of groups, functions, and events within the resort or elsewhere, to keep the guests informed
- Know how to use ALICE systems, GMH, OPERA, Open Table/Sevenrooms, and SAGA perfectly to ensure a smooth operation and effective communication
- Have a full knowledge of room categories, rates, locations, activities, amenities on property and their respective schedules
- Provide support to Host and Front Office Team when needed
- Support the arrival/departure experience as needed
- Support the Reception when necessary
- Comply with the functions related or non-related to the position based in the operations needs and direct commands from leaders
- Modify and communicate the most up-to-date extensions, direct numbers, and fax numbers
- Comply with the functions related or non-related to the position based in the operations needs and direct commands from leaders
Skills, Experience, & Educational Requirements
- Education: High School completed – University Degree optional
- Language(s)
- Language: English (90%)
- Language:
- Education Level: Bachelor in Hotel Management or Technical or General Administration
- Experience in the tourism sector at least 2 years. Preferably have knowledge Concierge, Front Desk
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Knowledge of Opera PMS
- ALICE platform knowledge is desired, but not required
- General knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Publisher, and Internet)
- Abid multitasker and capable of working under pressure
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Leadership skills with a problem-solving ability
- Reliable and result driven
Method of Application
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