Assistant Manager - Reservations | voco Amritsar

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Amritsar; On-site; INR 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

IHG Hotels & Resorts in Amritsar seeks a Marketing Communications lead to drive hotel branding, guest engagement, and revenue through strategic campaigns. You will coordinate with multiple departments to ensure brand standards are met while optimizing reservations.

The role requires 2–4 years in hospitality marketing, a Master’s or Bachelor’s in Marketing, and supervisory experience. Local language fluency is essential; this is a full-time on-site position within a voco-branded property.

Qualifications

• Degree in Marketing or related field; two to four years of hospitality or hotel marketing experience.
• Prior supervisory experience and people management abilities are required.
• Must be fluent in local language and able to coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate hotel marketing and PR initiatives in line with brand standards.
• Develop action plans to boost reservations and revenue.
• Oversee budget preparation and manpower planning for the department.
• Collaborate with guest services, finance, and other departments to ensure brand consistency.

Skills

Marketing

Supervisory experience

Customer service

Education

Master's/Bachelor's in Marketing

Job description

At voco®, we’ve created a hotel brand that gives people a different choice. Hotels to count on but different enough to be fun. Unstuffy hotels, where people feel comfortable to relax, and just get on with relaxing. Our new family of hotels are connected by their own sense of style and individual character – and that’s something we make the most of. Finding the perfect mix of reliability and new experiences. Because we believe that when you respect individuality life gets interesting.

Duties and responsibilities

Financial returns

• Sell the hotel products and services using up-selling and suggestive selling techniques
• Prepare and execute action plans which increase reservation sales and associated business
• Record special billing arrangements for groups and conventions
• Liaise with Guest Service Leader or Finance Manager for all reservations requiring credit approval
• Maintain knowledge of special rates/ offers/ promotions
• Monitor reservation levels and inform Managers of current and future occupancy rates
• Prepare reports as requested (eg to travel agents, business houses etc)
• Prepare reservation sales reports

People

• Promote the ‘one team approach’ and reliable service through daily communication and coordination with all team members.
• Works with superior on manpower planning and management needs.
• Works with superior in the preparation and management of the Department’s budget

Guest experience

• Answer any guests enquires practically and simply in adherence to brand standards.
• Handle guests' complaints appropriately adhering to brand standards or direct them to GSL’s.
• Reliably handle all special needs and requests of guests and repeat visitors.
• Process amendments to reservations such as extensions, early departures,
• Manage “no show” reservations by investigation and recording of same
• Record and process reservations made by phone/fax/email
• Accept wait list reservations
• Demonstrate Brand Hearted behaviours by maintaining compliance with all brand standards, behaviours, hallmarks and license agreement mandates.
• Handle Telephone Enquires efficiently and effectively
• Work closely across all hotel departments, seeking proactive opportunities to address specific business challenges, as required
• Manage and promote the hotel on IHG brand website.
• Produce monthly reports as required
• Responsible business:
• Demonstrate awareness of Occupational Health and Safety Responsibilities (OH&S) policies and procedures and ensure all procedures are conducted safely and within OH&S guidelines
• Be familiar with property safety, first aid and fire and emergency procedures and operate equipment safely and sensibly
• Support the hotel’s corporate responsibility initiatives in the areas of community involvement, environment management, workplace health & safety and food safety, drive action plans as required to achieve hotel corporate responsibility objectives.
• Engage in the hotel CSR activities on timely manner.
• Accountability
• This is the top Marketing Communications/PR job in a full or limited service hotel and may include meeting space and/or catering facilities. May manage professional level and graphic designing colleagues
• Qualifications and requirements
• Master’s/Bachelor’s degree / higher education qualification / equivalent in Marketing specialisation or related field, and two to four years of experience in a hospitality or hotel marketing setting with direct supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Must speak local language. Other languages preferred.