Front Desk Manager

Celebrity Cruises; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cruise line in Birmingham is seeking a Front Desk Manager to oversee daily operations and ensure exceptional service for guests. The ideal candidate must have over 4 years of managerial experience in a high-end hotel environment and exceptional leadership and communication skills. Responsibilities include managing guest interactions, leading team members, and maintaining professionalism in all operations. This position is critical for fostering a quality guest experience and ensuring operational excellence.

Qualifications

• More than 4 years of experience in a Front Desk Managerial or General Manager position in a boutique hotel or 4–5-star hotel.
• Experience managing 100+ guests in a 4–5-star hotel.
• Supervisory experience of 30+ Team Members in Guest Services Department.
• Willingness to work under pressure.
• Conversational proficiency in additional languages preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as the liaison between the Front Desk Team and all Hotel and Marine Departments.
• Maintain professionalism within Front Desk Operations and provide excellent guest service.
• Accountable for team development and performance opportunities.
• Champion strong administrative skills and take periodic metrics of guest interactions.
• Respond to escalated guest concerns in a considerate and professional manner.

Skills

Outstanding hospitality

Communication

Leadership

Organizational skills

Decision-making

Attention to detail

Job description

The Front Desk Manager owns each guest with whom they interact, follow up on experience and offering a seamless execution of premium service that is both exceptional and memorable. As a Manager in the Guest Relations Department, The Front Desk Manager is the liaison between the Front Desk Team and all Hotel and Marine Departments to support proactive anticipation to every guest’s needs and expectations. The Front Desk Manager must possess outstanding hospitality, communication, leadership and organizational skills in addition to effective decision-making abilities. Paying keen attention to detail, the Front Desk Manager is held fully accountable for the leadership required to foster a quality and personalized guest experience within the team. This individual will take full ownership of Front Desk Team regarding all results, financial, development, training and analytical aspects including the accountability of escalated guest interaction, the guest sentiment following the interaction and the orderliness, emergency preparedness and efficacy of the Front Desk Operations, back and front of house.

Qualifications

• SHIPBOARD Employment type.
• Must at least have more than 4 yrs of experience in a Front Desk Managerial position or a General Manager position in a boutique hotel or in a 4–5-star hotel experience.
• Experience in handling 100+ guests in a 4–5-star hotel.
• Experience in handling and supervising 30+ Team Members in Guest Services Department.
• Must be willing to work under pressure
• Ability to speak additional languages such as Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French or German preferred (Conversational Proficiency).

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• All duties and responsibilities are to be performed in accordance with Celebrity Cruises WAYS standards, Standards of Excellence, Public Health guidelines, Key Performance Indicators, environmental, and safety policies in any area of the ship required.
• Maintains a constant presence of professionalism and emergency preparedness within the Front Desk Operations both back and front of house, being the brand voice and physical representative of the ship and Guest Relations for all interactions and calls providing impeccable, personalized quality of service to internal and external guests and crew alike.
• Executes the Ability to Resolve Issues vision in accordance with the current Standards of Excellence, holds accountability over all team development and performance opportunity, fosters healthy financial figures and guest satisfaction results.
• Championing strong administrative skills, taking periodic metrics of data such as guest counts, desk volume, concern content and guest and crew interaction behavioral analysis.
• Readily communicates inventory, program access and maintenance requirements by taking full stewardship of work areas and tools.
• Due diligence, care and attention to detail in all interactions and operations with an elevated focus on precision during financial transactions and cash float operations.
• Responds to escalated guest concerns in an up-scale, considerate, professional and positive manner, showing empathy and actively listening.