Manager, Reservations at Sheraton Hotel – Marriott International Full Time

Job Title: Manager, Reservations

Job Number: 23140288
Location: Sheraton Lagos Hotel, 30 Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Lagos
Schedule: Full-Time
Job Category: Reservations
Position Type: Management

Job Summary

• Responsible for soliciting and managing of reservations sales-related opportunities.
• Manages and provides training and work assignments to Reservations Sales staff.
• Actively up-sells each business opportunity to maximize revenue opportunity. Achieves personal and team related revenue goals.
• Responsible for driving customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience.
• Provides service to our customers in order to grow share of the account on behalf of the company.

Core Work Activities
Understanding Markets & Maximizing Revenue:

• Identifies new reservations sales business to achieve personal and property revenue goals.
• Understands the overall market, including competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them.
• Closes the best opportunities for the property based on market conditions and property needs.
• Monitors same day selling procedures to maximize room revenue and control property occupancy.
• Gains understanding of the property’s primary target customer and service expectations; serves the customer by understanding their business, business issues and concerns, to offer better business solution.

Conducting Daily Reservations Sales Activities:

• Responds to incoming reservations sales opportunities for the property that are outside the parameters of the .
• Uses negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts.
• Uses sales resources and administrative/support staff effectively.
• Assists in monitoring group reservation forecast data.
• Coordinates with sales and Convention Services to process rooming lists and reservation cards.
• Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposals, writing contracts, customer correspondence).
• Assists with monitoring accuracy of reservation sales orders within tracking systems.
• Tracks no-show reservations and processes charges as needed.
• Checks daily arrivals to ensure all necessary billing instructions are applied to reservations.
• Manages wait list and prioritizes order of wait list contacts to be made.
• Prepares work and maintenance orders.

Providing Exceptional Customer Service:

• Supports customer loyalty and property’s brand standards by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience.
• Services our customers in order to grow share of the account.
• Provides excellent customer service consistent with the daily service basics of the brand.
• Executes exemplary customer service to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty by assisting the customer and ensuring their satisfaction before and during their program/event.
• Sets a positive example for guest relations.
• Executes exemplary customer service to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty by assisting the customer and ensuring their satisfaction before and during their program/event.
• Serves the customer by understanding their needs and recommending the appropriate features and services that best meet their needs and exceed their expectations, while building a relationship and loyalty to the company.
• Handles guest complaints and disputes following the instant pacification procedures.

Managing and Conducting Human Resource Activities:

• Monitors reservations sales agents while on phone calls.
• Develops, implements, and maintains a departmental orientation program for employees to receive the appropriate new hire training to successfully perform their job.
• Utilizes all available on-the-job training tools for employees.
• Creates monthly labor scheduling for the team.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Utilizes applicable intranet for resources and information.
• Creates contracts as required.

Candidates Profile
Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED; no work experience required.

OR

• 2-year Degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the sales and marketing, guest services, front desk, or related professional area.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.