Cluster Reservations Manager
Job Description
We are currently seeking for passionate and dynamic guest focused Revenue professionals who pride themselves on their ability to deliver extraordinary levels of customer service and provide creative solutions to our guests.
As a Reservations Manager you are responsible for managing the Reservations Department and promote a helpful and professional image to our guests, whereby your role will include key responsibilities such as:
• Give full cooperation to any customer requiring assistance with a prompt, caring and helpful attitude and anticipate clients needs
• Be thorough with the application of room reservations and group reservations procedure
• Know the required operation procedures of Opera and maintain an awareness of guest profile through system
• Show complete product knowledge, understand rate structure and apply rate management
• Ensure all administration procedures are maintained to hotel and company standards
• Positively contribute to all the sales activities within the hotel and maximize sales opportunities
• Ensure all incoming calls are answered as per the Rotana standards, information received by fax is inputted and tallies with the computer and requests are confirmed to correctly and within 24 hours
Skills
Education, Qualifications & Experiences You should have a degree within the hospitality field and minimum two years experiences in hotel reservations. You must be a computer literate and with excellent communication skills, written and oral proficiency in English, while additional language skills are an asset.
Knowledge & Competencies
The ideal candidate will be an outgoing ‘people person’, who enjoys leading from the front and being part of a winning team. You bring along a guest and service oriented attitude, backed up by a pro active approach and a strong drive for results when undertaking pro active initiatives in order to generate additional revenue, while possessing following additional competencies:
Understanding Hotel Operations
Teamwork
Planning for Business
Supervising People
Understanding Differences
Supervising Operations
Customer Focus
Adaptability
Effective Communication
Drive for Results
Job Location Manama, Bahrain Located in the heart of Manama’s bustling financial district, Downtown Rotana is ideally situated for both business and leisure travellers within walking distance of local businesses, historic sites and the famous shopping hub of Manama Souq. Bahrain World Trade Centre and Bahrain Financial Harbour are only a few minutes’ walk away and Bahrain International Airport is just a 20-minute dr... ive. The 26-storey hotel boasts floor-to-ceiling windows throughout offering commanding views of the city. All 243 rooms and suites are furnished to the highest degree, giving guests the cosiness and warmth of home, as well as the splendour and modern five-star that can only be offered at Rotana. Four distinctive food and beverage venues including Teatro Downtown bring an elevated dining experience to the city. In addition 1,250 sqm of meeting space including a ballroom with natural daylight and a spacious pre-function area, seven meeting rooms and a business centre provide meeting and event solutions for all requirements. Guests with recreation in mind can access Bodylines Fitness & Wellness Club, exercise in the fully equipped gym or take a dip with a view in the rooftop swimming pool.
