Reservations Manager

Reservations Manager

Job Description

We are currently seeking passionate and dynamic guest-focused Revenue professionals who pride themselves on their ability to deliver extraordinary levels of customer service and provide creative solutions to our guests. As a Reservations Manager, you are responsible for managing the Reservations Department and promoting a helpful and professional image to our guests, whereby your role will include key responsibilities such as:

1. Give full cooperation to any customer requiring assistance with a prompt, caring, and helpful attitude and anticipate clients' needs.
2. Be thorough with the application of room reservations and group reservations procedures.
3. Know the required operation procedures of Opera and maintain an awareness of guest profiles through the system.
4. Show complete product knowledge, understand rate structure and apply rate management.
5. Ensure all administration procedures are maintained to hotel and company standards.
6. Positively contribute to all the sales activities within the hotel and maximize sales opportunities.
7. Ensure all incoming calls are answered as per the Rotana standards, information received by fax is inputted and tallies with the computer, and requests are confirmed correctly and within 24 hours.

Skills

Education, Qualifications & Experiences
You should have a degree within the hospitality field and a minimum of two years' experience in hotel reservations. You must be computer literate with excellent communication skills, written and oral proficiency in English, while additional language skills are an asset.

Knowledge & Competencies
The ideal candidate will be an outgoing ‘people person’ who enjoys leading from the front and being part of a winning team. You bring along a guest and service-oriented attitude, backed up by a proactive approach and a strong drive for results when undertaking proactive initiatives in order to generate additional revenue, while possessing the following additional competencies:

1. Understanding Hotel Operations
2. Teamwork
3. Planning for Business
4. Supervising People
5. Understanding Differences
6. Supervising Operations
7. Customer Focus
8. Adaptability
9. Effective Communication
10. Drive for Results

Job Location: Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Located in the first row of Makkah's Abraj Al Bait development, Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana - Makkah is a 5-star hotel offering 513 well-appointed rooms and suites with luxurious bathrooms and modern design complementing the values of the contemporary Arabian culture. With all rooms and suites newly renovated and refurbished with a unique holy view of Masjid Al Haram and the Kaaba.