Full Time

**Job Number** 22200835

**Job Category** Rooms & Guest Services Operations

**Location** Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands, 15 Waterfront Way, Docklands, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

**Schedule** Full-Time

**Located Remotely?** N

**Relocation?** N

**Position Type** Management

**Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands** is looking for a **Front Office Manager **to join us on a** Full-Time **basis****

**JOB SUMMARY**

Responsible for all front office functions and staff. Areas of responsibility include Bell Staff, Guest Services/Front Desk, as applicable. As a department head, directs and works with managers and employees to successfully execute all front office operations, including guest arrival and departure procedures. Strives to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction and maximize the financial performance of the department.

**CANDIDATE PROFILE**

**Education and Experience**
- High school diploma or GED; 4 years' experience in the guest services, front desk, or related professional area. Experience in leading a team, an Opera system champion.

OR
- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration or related major; 2 years' experience in the guest services, front desk, or related professional area. Experience in leading a team, an Opera system champion.

**CORE WORK ACTIVITIES**

**Leading Guest Services Team**
- Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
- Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
- Supervises and manages employees. Manages all day-to-day operations. Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.
- Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
- Ensures recognition of employees is taking place across areas of responsibility.
- Communicates performance expectations in accordance with job descriptions for each position and monitor progress.
- Celebrates successes and publicly recognizes the contributions of team members.

**Maintaining Guest Services and Front Desk Goals**
- Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
- Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
- Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Keeps Front Office team focused on the critical components of operations to drive guest satisfaction and the desired financial results.
- Conducts department meetings and continually communicates a clear and consistent message regarding the Front Office goals to produce desired results.
- Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
- Understands the impact of Front Office operations on the Rooms area and overall property financial goals.
- Manages department controllable expenses to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.

**Managing Projects and Policies**
- Ensures compliance with all Front Office policies, standards and procedures.
- Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently, disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) and support the Peer Review Process.

**Managing and Conducting Human Resource Activities**
- Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- Establishes challenging, realistic and obtainable goals to guide operation and performance.
- Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an “open door” policy, and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
- Ensures employees are treated fairly and equitably.
- Manages employee progressive discipline procedures for Front Office Staff.
- Administers the performance appraisal process for direct report managers.
- Interviews and hires managers and hourly employee team members with the appropriate skills and in a timely manner to meet the business needs of the operation.

**Perks, Rewards, Motivations**:

- The best hotel training opportunities produced independently by **Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands** and internationally recognized training programs by Marriott International.
- Access to Marriott’s award-winning Live Fully Rewards Program.
- Discounts on hotel rooms including all properties within the Marriott International group, for you and your family & friends.
- Discounts on food & beverage ac