Guest Experience Manager

Company Description

Raffles is a collection of luxury hotels and resorts worldwide, each distinguished by its luxury, elegance and residential charm. Raffles Hotels & Resorts are one-of-a-kind properties, each one a landmark in its respective city, positioned at the top of its local market and rated among the very best in the world.

Job Description

• Take charge the entire front office operations in the absence of Front Office Manager and Asst. Front Office Manager.
• Supervises and leads the front office functions. Personally takes charge of the guest relations team.
• Develops high quality of positive relationships with all guests, peers, team members, business partners and potential clients.
• Champion for hotel online and offline reputation.
• Take ownership of guest voice though TrustYou platform. Reply to guest feedback across all platforms and channels appropriately and in timely manner. Investigate guest comments when necessary.
• Ensure the integrity of online ratings such as TripAdvisor.
• Analyze guest feedback and identify areas of improvement. Communicate with concerned department heads and drive action plans.
• Utilize all guest feedback platforms to analyze trends, eliminate issues and prevent problems.
• Review industry trends for new and innovative product and service opportunities.
• Lead the quality meeting.
• Champion for the hotel brand standards. Work with all department heads to ensure that all areas are compliant and yearly audits are passed successfully.
• Internally audit the hotel periodically.
• Champion for employee recognition program to drive further guest engagement.
• Champion for 'Sparkle' program. Encourages other departments to participate in delivering elevated guest experiences.
• Conduct regular meetings with associate to check on their service sequences, product knowledge and other relevant information.
• Obtain feedback from guest and employees then propose on strategies to improve the guest experience.
• Control monthly guest gratuities cost.
• Monitor the entire VIP experience.
• Responsible to oversee pre arrival and post departure queries.
• Ensures employees are representative of the brand. Grooming is in accordance to standard.
• Spot check on guest room randomly and make a report to ensure rooms are free of defect and fully functional.
• Maintain a constant, visible physical presence in public areas especially during peak periods.
• Handles complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
• Monitor and check room allocation for VIPs, elite members and repeaters.
• Welcome and bid farewell VIPs.
• Relieving Duty Manager shift when needed.
• Monitor the inventory of office supplies of business center and guest relations.
• Monitor and maintain consistent sequence of services.
• Understands the impact of department's operations on the overall property financial goals and objectives and manages to achieve or exceed goals.
• Able to assist front desk operations when required.
• Ensures the whole team is up to date with the sales priorities for the day, room inventory, business forecast.
• Ensures that the team is perfectly aware of all the offers available in the hotel and promotes them to the guests.
• Familiar with the hotel's environment and competing hotel.
• Ensures that the loyalty program is promoted and endorsed positively to drive enrollment.
• Enforces hotel policies when required.
• Spot checks on team members' product knowledge and document any areas of improvement.
• To spot check the executive lounge periodically and engage with the guest during peak periods.
• Drives upsell and cross sell initiatives.
• Ensure that loyalty program retro claim is followed up promptly and do not exceed 1%.
• Ensures that hotel premises and equipment are always well presented and that they remain in good condition.
• Maximize revenues and effectively control cost.
• Ensure the lobby area is always compliant to the brand standards.
• Adhere to all operating standard procedures, hotel policies and brand standards.
• Supervises and manages employees. Manages all day-to-day operations. Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.

Qualifications

• Vocational diploma or degree in hospitality or business management or equivalent.
• Prior hotel front office or quality leadership experience in upscale or luxury environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of front office operations, policies, procedures and expense management.
• Strong guest service orientation and training skills background.
• Proven ability to effectively lead, motivate coach and develop team.