Front Office Manager

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• To coordinate and assist in implementing an effective and efficient Payroll Management / Resource allocation through establishing a flexible work force throughout the department, based on the principles of Multi Skilling and Multi Tasking.
• To assist in ensuring that front office department is managed successfully as independent profit center.
• To assist in ensuring that each place of work in the front office department is managed by a Management Team (Section Head or Supervisors)) who are totally accountable for their sections smooth daily operations
•  To monitor all costs and recommend measures to control them.  To establish an integrated cost management plan through product lining, minimal inventories.
• To ensure that the Department Operational Budget is strictly adhered to.
• To assist in preparing monthly forecasts and schedule resources accordingly.
• To assist in the preparation of the Departmental Budget.
• To assist in analyzing and reporting, on a monthly basis, the Profit and Loss statements.
• To ensure that all the front office departments are managed efficiently according to the established concept statements and adhere to Company and Hotel Policies & Procedures and Brand Standards.
• To ensure delivery of the 15-Minutes Guest Satisfaction Guarantee Service as per IBIS standard
• To have a full working knowledge and capability to manage, supervise, correct and demonstrate all duties and tasks to the standard set.
• To assist in the implementation of a flexible employee base, with the right mix of employees.
• To allocate employees over the Division based on established business levels for that day.
• To assign responsibilities to subordinates and to check their performance daily.
• To liaise with the Revenue Management Department and Reservation Department to ensure the proper market mix to achieve the maximum room revenue and provide sales lead.
• To assist the Sales Managers, in the aspects of controlling heavy dates, resolving conflicts in bookings changing dates and facilities.
• To participate, if necessary, in the formulation of the Annual Marketing Plan and implement with each work place manager and Sales & Marketing Department effective sales and promotional activities to maximize revenues.
• To continuously seek ways to assist the Hotel Manager to maximize their revenues and profits.
• To be responsible in the implementation of Accor audit system.
• To maintain a logbook of all guest and staff incident reports and submit re
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