Company Description
Why work for Accor?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.
By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com
Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo!
#BELIMITLESS
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.
What’s in it for you:
- Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide.
- Learning programs through our Academies.
- Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
- Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21
Job Description
- Checking reservations daily for compliance to ensure that the minimum response time is maintained for all reservation requests.
- Ensuring that quality of reservation is maintained in terms of guest details, rates, payment methods etc.
- Planning and using efficient organizational skills to run the daily operation.
- Organizing on-the-job and weekly training for all staff.
- To assist the Director of Revenue in optimizing the hotel’s sales revenue.
- Close interaction with the hotel’s senior management.
- He is responsible for pricing strategy and for optimizing inventory.
- To keep reservations staff informed on all changes or developments within the hotel and the company.
- To spot-Check reservations made the previous day and Check all VIP arrivals
- Training, developing, and motivating staff to increase productivity.
- To keep department informed of all changes in the customer profile, rates, strategies, promotions and specials.
- Maximizing employee productivity and morale within the department and consistently maintain discipline within hotel guidelines and local regulations.
- Having a full working knowledge and ability to supervise, train, correct and demonstrate all duties and tasks, in assigned place of work, accordingly to the standards as set.
- Training employees ensuring that they have the necessary skills to perform their duties with the maximum levels of productivity and efficiency.
- Understands and utilizes a consistent approach to selling in order to support the sales team.
- Ensures a sales attitude is adopted
- Ensures and maintains the security of information relating to customers and personnel in the hotel.
- Complies with all company policies and procedures relating to guest services and all systems.
- Computer literate with excellent written and oral proficiency.
- Able to communicate clearly and willing to help others
- Having an eye for accuracy for checking reservations and processing room requests
- Flexible and diplomatic when dealing with demanding and unreasonable guests
- Carry out any other reasonable task (which may not be stated here) as requested.
Qualifications
- Higher education (tourism and hotel management)
- Good command of English is required (additional language is an advantage)
- Experience in the relevant position. Minimum 3-4 years experience with the same position in a 5 star hotel
- Knowledge of Microsoft Windows computer programs:
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal required
- Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities
- Highly responsible & reliable
- Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times
- Must possess professional telephone etiquette and have an excellent command
- Strong team player who can work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Dynamic, willing to learn
- Have good sales and presentation skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks at the same time
- Management experience would be an advantage.
- Strong analytical, organizational and creative thinking skills
Additional Information
Your team and working environment:
- Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island is a unique resort; where exclusivity and luxury define every experience, every time. Our luxurious family getaway is located on the pristine beach of Saadiyat Island with its clear blue waters and fine white sands overlooking the Arabian Gulf.
- At Accor, we are Heartists!
Are you ready to put your heart at the center of everything that you do? If so, then join our team of Heartists at Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island, every day, we look for opportunities to engage on a personal & meaningful way with our guests and each other. We deliver heartfelt hospitality in an environment that is engaging, enthusiastic and professionally rewarding
