Receptionist Local (Chinese Speaker) - Crowne Plaza Madinah

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Medina Province; On-site; SAR 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A global hospitality company is seeking a Guest Service Agent in Saudi Arabia. This role involves welcoming guests, managing bookings, and ensuring safety procedures are followed. Applicants should speak fluent Chinese and possess strong communication and problem-solving skills. The ideal candidate will have experience in front desk services and must be able to lift items up to 50lbs. The company offers a supportive team environment that values personal connections with guests.

Benefits

Part of a global family

Equal opportunity employer

Qualifications

• Experience in a front desk or guest service position preferred.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull objects up to 50lbs (23 kg).
• Fluency in the local language and additional languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests warmly to create a memorable experience.
• Manage guest bookings and handle inquiries.
• Follow safety procedures and report incidents.

Skills

Fluent in Chinese

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Tech-savvy

Education

High school diploma

College or university degree

Job description

About us

At Crowne Plaza®, we want our guests to feel able to do their best, achieve their goals and be recognized for their success. We’re Making Business Travel Work by Bringing Humanity to Business Travel. We challenge the old world of business that’s overly formal, rigid and where guests feel like a room number not a person. We embrace the new world of business with caring and flexibility – through hotel colleagues who Dare to Connect! Dare to Connect is how we describe the Service Style at Crowne Plaza hotels. It shows we’re thinking and acting differently. We’re connecting with guests – and each other – in a more personal way. We’re showing our personalities (and sharing a little of ourselves) and learning more about the other person… as a person, not as a room number or a co-worker. When we Dare to Connect, it means we:
- Dare to Make the First Move… we are proactive and positive… we are the first to greet and say hello, and the first to take action and help our guests.
- Adapt to the Moment… we might not be mind readers, but we can read our guest’s moods and needs and then change our pace, tone and take action so we can help a guest when they need it.
- Relate to Business Needs… we know that Modern Business Travelers need to be productive, so we make sure we prioritize the right things that help our guests do what’s important.
- Enable Quality Downtime… we know our guests want more from their trip than just business, so we make an effort to get to know them and give them recommendations that help them make the most out of their free time.

Your day to day

• Be fluent in Chinese language
• Be the warm welcome that kicks off a memorable guest experience
• Acknowledge IHG One Rewards members and returning guests, in person or on the phone
• Take and manage guest bookings, up‑selling opportunities and telling them about ways to improve their stay
• Handle cash and credit transactions
• Start every stay right by swiftly checking guests in and out – take IDs, hand out room keys, and control and release safety deposit boxes
• Stay one step ahead of guests’ needs – record and act on their preferences, and handle their messages, requests, questions and concerns
• Be a trusted contact for all guests. Help them with anything from bill issues to local knowledge, and loop in management when necessary
• Stay safe all the time. Following our safety procedures, you’ll report all incidents and wear any protective gear needed
• Take pride in your appearance and place as a brand ambassador
• Always know what events and activities are on the day’s schedule
• Jump into other ad‑hoc duties when your colleagues need your help
• Flexibility – night, weekend and holiday shifts are all part of the job
• You’ll have a high school diploma or qualification. A college or university degree would be a bonus, but not essential
• Experience – ideally you’ll have spent at least one year in a front desk or guest service position
• Strength – sometimes you’ll need to lift, push and pull big objects up to 50lbs (23 kg). This can involve bending and kneeling

What we need from you

• Communication skills – guests will need to come to you with concerns as well as compliments, so you’ll be easy to talk to
• Your problem‑solving skills will turn issues into opportunities, so every guest leaves with great memories
• Fluency in the local language – extra language skills would be great, but not essential
• Literate and tech‑savvy – you’ll need a good grasp of reading, writing, basic math’s and computers

How do I deliver this?

We genuinely care about people, and we show this through living out our promise of True Hospitality each and every day. It’s what connects every colleague in all IHG® hotels. Each IHG® hotel brand delivers True Hospitality in their own way, and at the heart of it all are specific, core service skills.

• True Attitude: being caring, wanting to make a positive difference, and building genuine connections with guests
• True Confidence: having the knowledge and skills to perform your role, and giving guests the confidence that they can trust you, to help and support them during their stay
• True Listening: focusing on what your guest is saying, picking up on body language that is often overlooked, and understanding what the guest wants and needs
• True Responsiveness: is about providing guests with what they need, and doing so in a timely and caring manner

There’s so much more to the job than we can capture here. It’s simply about creating great experiences, doing the right thing and understanding people.

What we offer

Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve – visit www.careers.ihg.com to find out more about us.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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