Front Desk Manager

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hobby Airport; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and Paid Time Off

Hotel discounts at brand properties

Holiday Pay for worked holidays

Birthday Pay: A full paid day on your

Job summary

Sincere Hospitality is seeking a Front Desk Manager to oversee the front desk operations, ensure smooth check-in/out, and uphold the brand’s service standards at our Houston-area property.

You will lead a team, handle guest requests, manage records in the PMS, and report to the General Manager, delivering warm, professional hospitality in a fast-paced hotel environment. The role requires morning and evening shifts, weekend and holiday availability, and a commitment to guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
• Must be available to work morning and evening shifts.
• Must be available to work on weekends & holidays.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently manage the operations required of the front desk, ensuring quality check-in and checkout experience.
• Monitor guest satisfaction processes and feedback through online surveys.
• Assign duties to staff, observe performance, and provide training or other assistance to ensure consistency with regard to hotel policies, operations procedures, safety standards, and quality service.
• Provide guidance and support to team members, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Conduct regular team meetings to communicate updates, share feedback, and address any issues.
• Maintains and updates accurate records, including direct bill accounts, credit card receipts, deposit logs and night audit reports.
• Ensures reservation and billing accuracy.
• Monitoring of rooms inventory, availability, and rates.
• Receives and resolves, or assists in resolving, escalated guest complaints and employee issues.
• Purchases supplies or coordinate services from outside vendors and manages these relationships.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Sincere Hospitality is actively hiring for a Front Desk Manager

Who we are

Sincere Hospitality is a brand new management company founded on the basis of placing people at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to fostering a culture of care, respect, and genuine hospitality that embraces our guests, team members, and the communities we serve.

Who you are

Do you find it easy to be sincere? Do you understand the importance of a great first impression? Do you enjoy making others smile? If you relate to any of these qualities, this could be the fulfilling job you are looking for!

Benefits

We are proud to offer competitive wages and the following benefits for full-time and part-time employees:

• Vacation and Paid Time Off
• Hotel discounts at brand properties
• Holiday Pay for worked holidays
• Birthday Pay: A full paid day on your birthday!

Job Summary

The Front Desk Manager will help oversee and coordinate their department, providing the highest quality of service possible to guests in an efficient and courteous manner within the hotel. In addition, this individual shall be well-versed on hotel-brand standards, guest expectations and local area. This position reports to the General Manager.

Your day-to-day

The Essential Functions, Job Responsibilities, and Supervisory Responsibilities for this position make up your day-to-day. They include the following tasks below:

1. Essential Functions

   • Warmly and professionally welcomes all guests and ensures quality check-in and checkout experience.
   • Handles confidential information, including guest records, with a high degree of integrity.
   • Answers and routes calls as appropriate; takes guest messages with accuracy.
   • Responsible for cash drawer contents and transactions during shift.
   • Maintains and updates accurate records using the hotel's systems, such as the PMS system.
   • Promptly and effectively handles guest requests and complaints with professionalism, tact, and a courteous manner, seeking solutions that align with the hotel's policies.
   • Ensures common areas/entryway/lobby is clean, neat and orderly.

2. Job Responsibilities

   • Efficiently manage the operations required of the front desk, ensuring quality check-in and checkout experience.
   • Monitor guest satisfaction processes and feedback through online surveys.
   • Assign duties to staff, observe performance, and provide training or other assistance to ensure consistency with regard to hotel policies, operations procedures, safety standards, and quality service.
   • Provide guidance and support to team members, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
   • Conduct regular team meetings to communicate updates, share feedback, and address any issues.
   • Maintains and updates accurate records, including direct bill accounts, credit card receipts, deposit logs and night audit reports.
   • Ensures reservation and billing accuracy.
   • Monitoring of rooms inventory, availability, and rates.
   • Quickly establish rapport with guests to create memorable moments.
   • Receives and resolves, or assists in resolving, escalated guest complaints and employee issues.
   • Purchases supplies or coordinate services from outside vendors and manages these relationships.

3. Supervisory Responsibilities

   • Help coordinate and oversee all department operations, ensuring quality service is provided within the established business plan and budget.
   • Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new hotel staff.
   • Oversees the daily operations and scheduling of the department.
   • Oversees their direct reports performance and provides constructive and timely feedback and evaluations.
   • Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with hotel policy.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs
• Must be available to work morning and evening shifts
• Must be available to work on weekends & holidays

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for an entire shift or for an extended amount of time; use hands to feel or handle and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is frequently required to walk, bend, sit, climb, or balance, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a comprehensive list. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. All other tasks must be performed as assigned or required.

Sincere Hospitality is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.