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About the Role

The Front Office Manager is responsible for overseeing Guest Services, Concierge, and Uniformed Services/Transportation to ensure attentive, friendly, efficient, and courteous service. This role aims to provide guests with quality service throughout their stay while maximizing room revenue and occupancy.

Responsibilities

• Respond to all guest requests, problems, complaints, and/or accidents in an attentive, courteous, and efficient manner, ensuring guest satisfaction.
• Motivate, coach, counsel, and discipline Guest Services personnel according to Highgate Hotel S.O.P.'s.
• Carry a cell phone at all times.
• Conduct all Guest Services interviews and follow hiring procedures according to Highgate Hotel S.O.P.'s.
• Develop employee morale and ensure training of Guest Services personnel.
• Maximize room revenue and occupancy by reviewing status daily, analyzing rate variance, monitoring credit reports, and observing daily house count.
• Attend daily and monthly Rooms Merchandizing meetings.
• Participate in the M.O.D. program as scheduled.
• Review Guest Services staff's worked hours for payroll compilation and submit to Accounting.
• Prepare employee schedules according to business forecast, payroll budget guidelines, and productivity requirements.
• Ensure no-show revenue is maximized through consistent and accurate billing.
• Maintain Highgate Hotel S.O.P.'s regarding Purchase Orders, vouchering of invoices, and checkbook accounting.
• Ensure Wage Progress, Productivity, and the Ten Day Forecast are completed on time.
• Maintain a professional working relationship and promote open communication with managers, employees, and other departments.
• Work closely with Accounting on follow-up items such as returned checks, rejected credit cards, and employee discrepancies.
• Operate all aspects of the Front Office computer system, including software maintenance, report generation and analysis, and simple programming.
• Monitor proper operation of the P.B.X. console and ensure employees adhere to Highgate Hotel S.O.P.'s.
• Ensure staff greet and welcome all guests approaching the Front Desk according to Highgate Hotel S.O.P.'s.
• Ensure implementation of all Highgate Hotel policies and house rules.
• Ensure sign off of all Service Standards by Position for Guest Services staff.
• Assist in preparation of revenue and occupancy forecasting.
• Ensure logging and delivery of all messages, packages, and mail in a timely and professional manner.
• Maintain constant communication with Housekeeping, Reservations, and the Credit Manager.
• Coordinate all aspects of the ongoing implementation of the Highgate Hotel philosophy of service.
• Ensure correct and accurate cash handling at the Front Desk.
• Follow and enforce all Highgate Hotel credit policies.
• Ensure employees are always attentive, friendly, helpful, and courteous to guests, managers, and other employees.
• Maintain and monitor "Lost and Found" procedures and policies according to Highgate Hotel standards.
• Establish and maintain key control system.
• Ensure participation within the department for monthly Highgate Hotel team meetings.
• Focus the Guest Services Department on their role in contributing to Guest Service and audit scores.
• Monitor all V.I.P.'s, special guests, and requests.
• Maintain required pars of all front office and stationary supplies.
• Review daily Front Office work and activity reports generated by Night Audit.
• Review Front Office log book and Guest Request log on a daily basis.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of progressive experience in a hotel or a related field; or a 2-year college degree and 3 or more years of related experience; or a 4-year college degree and at least 1 year of related experience.
• Supervisory experience required.
• Must be proficient in Windows and Microsoft Office.
• Able to work long hours as sometimes required.
• Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times.
• Must be effective in handling problems, including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving problems as necessary.
• Must be able to understand and evaluate complex information, data, etc. from various sources to meet appropriate objectives.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality of information.

Skills

• Exceptional Customer Service Skills
• Effective communication (verbal and written)
• Effective listening, understanding, and clarifying concerns
• Multitasking and prioritizing departmental functions
• Problem-solving
• Understanding and evaluating complex information

Location

• San Francisco, CA

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5+ years progressive experience in a hotel or related field
• 2-year college degree and 3+ years related experience
• 4-year college degree and 1+ year related experience
• Supervisory experience

Education Level

• 2-year college degree
• 4-year college degree

About the Company

• Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company recognized as an innovator.
• Highgate has a presence in major U.S. gateway cities and a growing Caribbean and Latin America footprint.
• The company provides expertise throughout the property cycle, from planning and development to disposition.
• Highgate manages a diverse portfolio of lifestyle, legacy, and independent hotels and resorts.
• The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools to drive outperformance and maximize asset value.
• Highgate has an executive team with extensive experience in hotel management.
• Highgate is a trusted partner for ownership groups and major hotel brands.
• Highgate maintains corporate offices in New York, Chicago, Dallas, London, Miami, and Seattle.