Manager

Moxy NYC East Village; New York (NY); On-site; USD 66,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Moxy NYC East Village seeks an Assistant Front Office Manager to ensure smooth front desk operations, directing, coordinating, and monitoring all Front Office activities as directed by the Front Office Manager, and to cover in their absence. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and proficiency with Word and Excel.

Flexibility to work evenings, nights, and weekends is required, with a focus on guest service excellence and team

Qualifications

• Requires prior supervisory experience in hospitality or a similar role.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal abilities are required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel is expected.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Front Office Manager in setting up training tools, standards and procedures.
• Assist in selecting, hiring, and training Front Office staff.
• Assist in supervising and coordinating Front Office staff and activities.
• Perform daily inspections to ensure Front Office sections meet required standards.
• Ensure service consistency from reservations to final departure for guests.
• Authorize acceptances of travelers checks, cash advances, rebates, and refunds per procedures.
• Monitor guest accounts and follow up on pending payments to ensure collectability.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Written and verbal communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Word

Excel

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The main purpose of the Assistant Front Office Manager is ensuring the smooth operation of the front desk. To be responsible in directing, coordinating, and monitoring the overall Front Office operation as directed by the Front Office Manager. To direct the Front Office operation in the absence of the front Office Manager.

HOTEL VALUES:

This description of responsibilities is simply intended to provide basic guidance to outline a minimum standard of performance.

The hotel values a LOU attitude, where an employee is encouraged to Lead, take Ownership, and deal with situations of all kinds with a sense of Urgency. While this document describes the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job, we encourage and expect our team to go above and beyond the minimum standards at all times to show concern and care for the guest, co-workers and managers. The hotel believes in a culture where team members help each other, and work together in an environment where the most important task is providing exceptional service to guests, at all times.

As a result, this is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of people in this job.

Essential Functions:

• Assist the Front Office Manager is setting up the Front Office training tools such as job descriptions, standards and procedures, and training plans as a guideline for the Front Office Operation.
• Assist the Front Office Manager to select, hire, and train staff to meet the Hotel Orrington’s Standards of Service.
• To assist the Front Office Manager in supervising, organizing, directing, and coordinating, the staff and activities of the Front Office.
• Do a daily inspection and control to all Front Office sections at least 60% of the time. Ensure that Front Office Agents perform their daily duties according to required standards.
• Check and ensure that consistency in the service for the guest is maintained from the reservation stages to the final departure.
• Authorize the acceptance of travelers checks, cash advance, rebates, paid outs, and refunds on the basis of established procedures.
• Monitor and control guests’ credit status to ensure that payment is collectable and received on time. Perform a regular follow up for pending payments to ensure that they are collected.

Education and Experience:

• Previous experience in a similar position is required.
• Requires a minimum of 1 year of supervisory experience.
• Position requires a varied work schedule that may include evenings, nights, and weekends.
• Computer skills required including: Word and Excel.
• Clear concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.

Annual Salary Range: 66,300K - 67,000K

Source: Hospitality Online