Travel Care Lead - Remote Brand Champion & Solutions Expert

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

IHG Hotels & Resorts in Manila seeks an expert travel advisor to handle escalated cases and guide staff, delivering on the IHG brand experience. You will lead with solutions and use tools and market insight to meet guests' unique travel needs, driving revenue and loyalty.

A brand champion, you will educate on our brands and products and empower teams in a dynamic contact center. Capable to operate in a normal office environment and remotely (work-from-home).

Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills.
• Strong communication skills – listening, written, verbal,
• Active listening, appropriate conversation pace, problem identification and resolution
• Social intelligence – empathy, self-awareness, cultural sensitivity
• Bi-lingual skills where required
• Ability to use tools and resources to represent the geographical needs of the caller.

Responsibilities

• Provide an industry-leading reservation, loyalty program and service recovery solution for all contacts.
• Perform in a lead role and provide guidance to less experienced staff in the accomplishment of tasks and or when solving more complex issues.
• Champion Brand Hearted behaviors by demonstrating brand knowledge, brand passion and brand pride.
• Embrace the global and cultural diversity of our guest and business needs.
• Consistently strives to meet or exceed defined performance expectations (revenue, conversion, quality, ADR premium, partner offers, customer satisfaction, etc.) as set by management despite difficulties or obstacles.
• Inspire loyalty and build rapport with our guests, business partners, hotels and corporate employees, through personalized and efficient service driven by the customer needs. Creatively find solutions, within a framework, to drive results; takes accountability and listens to ideas and feedback of others.
• Manage time effectively (including adherence to assigned schedule, attendance, etc.)
• Provide a seamless customer experience through effective use of systems information and tools .
• Self-motivated, positive, "want-to" attitude with a willingness to take on new challenges. Actively participates in company initiatives, training and events.
• Take ownership of personal development while aligning with team priorities and company goals.
• Embracing change and adjusting well to evolutions in situation and task while sensitively responding and supporting others through change.
• Understand and consider the impact of own actions on self and others (colleagues, guests, and hotels, etc.)
• Seek opportunities to improve individual and team performance. Help team and colleagues stay motivated and deliver on goals.
• Support and demonstrate IHG’s company values and ways of working.
• Willingly deliver on additional tasks as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Active listening

Bi-lingual skills

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma

Job description

IHG Hotels & Resorts in Manila seeks an expert travel advisor to handle escalated cases and guide staff, delivering on the IHG brand experience. You will lead with solutions and use tools and market insight to meet guests' unique travel needs, driving revenue and loyalty.

A brand champion, you will educate on our brands and products and empower teams in a dynamic contact center. Capable to operate in a normal office environment and remotely (work-from-home).