Guest Service Agent

Sheraton Grand Hotel, Dubai; Dubai; On-site; AED 56,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheraton Grand Hotel, Dubai is seeking a Guest Services Agent to deliver an on-brand, personalized arrival and departure experience for guests. You will ensure guest ledgers are accurate and contribute to the hotel's high Guest Voice loyalty through friendly, proactive service.

The role requires strong English, Opera knowledge, and the ability to communicate across departments to meet guest requests, uphold brand standards, and recognize Marriott Bonvoy members while supporting upselling of

Qualifications

• Candidates must have strong English communication and guest service orientation.
• Knowledge of Opera PMS system is required.
• Ability to recognize Marriott Bonvoy members and deliver brand standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide guests with an on-brand personalized arrival and departure experience.
• Maintain guest ledgers with accuracy and integrity.
• Contribute to a high Guest Voice loyalty through recognition and efficiency.
• Ensure brand standards compliance and achieve high inspection scores.
• Assist in upselling and promoting hotel services and restaurants.
• Communicate with Front Office, Housekeeping, and Room Service teams.

Skills

Opera knowledge

English proficiency

Other language skills

Communication skills

Guest service experience

Integrity

Computer skills

Job description

We will strive to create and maintain a community of winning talent which feels valued and lives the connection to the brand in whatever we do. We will provide the freedom and support where individuals can demonstrate their skills and abilities; grow and reach their potential in a performance reward driven environment. We will embrace diversity and inclusion and will act honestly and ethically in everything we do; aspiring to be the employer of choice.

POSITION PURPOSE

• To provide our guests with an on brand personalized arrival and departure experience.
• To ensure guest ledgers are well controlled.
• To effectively contribute in a high Guest Voice loyalty composite through recognition, friendliness, helpfulness and efficiency.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensure that services provided are in harmony with our Sheraton core values.
• Ensure that our guests receive an on brand personalized experience upon arrival, departure and throughout their stay.
• Acknowledge and recognize Marriott Bonvoy members and deliver the related welcome amenities upon arrival.
• Ensure implementation of the WELCOME upon Check in and FAREWELL upon check out.
• Ensure strict compliance with Sheraton Brand Standards in all related tasks and duties achieving 90% or above in the BSA inspection
• Live the Sheraton Brand Differentiators (Sheraton Sleep Experience and Sheraton Club).
• 100% daily usage of the Guest planning Screen to deliver preferences successfully to our guests.
• Achieve the daily set goals for the following:
• Up selling revenue.
• COFC (Check Out For Children) daily capture ratio of 25% of check outs.
• YC (Your Choice) daily take rate of 15% of occupied rooms.
• Ensure smooth and clear communication with all other FO, HK, club and Room service associates.
• Control high balance report on a daily basis.
• Ensure compliance with PCI policies.
• Ensure rooms allocated for VIPs are not changed unless amenities are shifted.
• Acquire the proper product and service knowledge needed to perform your job properly.
• Ensure that guests' requests are fulfilled and closed in GXP within 15 minutes as average response time.
• Ensure guests' defects are closed in GXP within 15 minutes from the time the complaint was received while ensuring that guests are appropriately compensated and guests are satisfied.
• Use GXP to update guests profiles with requests, defects, preferences and any other comments/information acquired during stay
• Be aware of the hotel Fire and Emergency procedures.
• Perform daily buckets check against departure and clear the pending registration cards.
• Ensure desk is at all times equipped with functional equipment and stocked with enough stationary and collateral, forms and order them in a timely manner.
• Trouble Shoot and/or assist guests with internet issues.
• Assist the hotel revenue by:
• Rooms/Suites Upselling.
• Suggestive selling of the hotel restaurants.
• Have sufficient information about local surrounding areas to able to provide guests with choices and/or alternatives when requesting for assistance.
• Build positive, effective and on brand relationships with internal and external customers including VIPs and Marriott Bonvoy elite members.
• Enforce free marketing activities to promote the hotel services through our guests by encouraging them to post reviews and tweets in the various social media.
• Actively participate in the hotel sustainability, community and OI (Operational Innovation) activities.
• Ensure proper grooming and personal hygiene at all times as per hotel guidelines.
• Be knowledgeable about the hotel Guest Voice scores and current improvement plans set for the department.

SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Computer Skills
• Opera knowledge
• Excellent command of English
• Additional language is highly required
• Excellent communication and follow up skills
• Prompt and caring with guest services experience
• Honesty, integrity and ownership skills

QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

We do expect that you do have the experiences/ behaviors below. You:

• Totally embrace the philosophy of guest and customer service and owns the guests;
• Identify yourself with the hotel’s brand and operating philosophy;
• Possess a warm and friendly demeanor;
• Strive to achieve satisfaction and delight of our customers;
• Thrive on pride of work and its product;
• Play as a team to achieve common goals;
• Have immaculate personal presentation e.g. grooming and conversational ability;
• Demonstrate self-confidence, energy and enthusiasm;
• Have a strong ability to learn skills, retain and demonstrate learning;