Duty Manager

Pullman Chennai Anna Salai offers 232 stylish rooms, a swimming pool, fitness center, spa, two signature dining venues, versatile banquet spaces, boardrooms, and social lounges-ideal for business and leisure travelers. The hotel is perfectly equipped to host a wide range of MICE events, featuring versatile modular venues that can accommodate up to 400 guests, from intimate meetings to grand celebrations.

• Conduct daily briefings and ensure that all pertinent information is well received by team members
• Manage and supervise all tasks of his/her staff to ensure that highest quality service is delivered and department standards are met
• Review, analyze and suggest improvement of work flow and standards at the Front Desk
• Analyze rate variance report to ensure rooms revenue control, approve discounts and rebates
• Communicate with Front Office Manager on all matters regarding guest services & hotel operations
• Ensure documentation of all guest related issues using the logbook
• Sign media and supervise shift handover procedures
• Coordinate and communicate with other hotel departments as requiredregarding general administration and operations issues
• Provide management presence at all times by assisting with the handling of guests’ needs and complaints tactfully and efficiently
• Assist Guest Relations in greeting, rooming, and sending off guests
• Inspect front of house and back of house regularly for cleanliness and orderliness
• Ensure that front line staff complies with marketing techniques and maximizes sales
• Check billing instructions, monitor guest creditand act upon any discrepancies
• Coordinate full house situations and makes all necessary arrangements to handle overbooking and pledge relocates
• Ensure procedures of On-Call Valet Desks and driveways are manned at all times and run efficiently
• Ensures the Safety, Security and Loss Control policies and procedures are compiled with at the lobby and driveway. Handle and manage hotel emergencies.
• Conduct Night Audit Process for hotel

• Strong leadership, interpersonal and training skills
• Good communication and customer contact skills
• Results and service oriented with an eye for details
• Ability to multi-task, work well in stressful& high-pressure situations