IBIS Company Description Located on Anna Salai Road, opposite Metro Station, ibis Chennai City Center - An Accor Brand is 20 minutes by metro to the Chennai Airport. The hotel features a well-equipped fitness center, 'The Hub' lobby level bar and 'Spice It', a multi-cuisine 24-hour restaurant with the longest breakfast from 4 AM to noon. The well-designed rooms feature high-speed free WiFi, LED TV, safe deposit, tea and coffee amenities along with a mini fridge. The bathrooms are well-fitted with health faucets and shower cubicles. Located next to the Gemini flyover, within a radius of 0.6 mi from the US Consulate, Apollo Hospital, Spencers Plaza & Express Avenue Mall, the hotel is an ideal destination for guests. The hotel also has a multi-cuisine restaurant. Guests can avail of a long breakfast from 4 AM until noon. It is a convenient base for travelers, being 1.2 mi away from one of the country's leading hospitals -Sankara Nethralaya and 3.1 mi away from Chennai Central and Egmore Railway Station. The nearest airport is Chennai Airport, 9.9 mi away. Job Description Department : Front Office Designation : Reservation Executive Reports To : Front Office Manager Prime Function:
- Plan the room reservations.
- Ensure proper selling techniques and strategies are utilized to maximize room revenues.
- Coordinate all duties and responsibilities of the reservation department ensuring a high level of accuracy and efficiency.
- Any matter which may affect the interests of the hotel should be brought to the attention of the Management.
- Responsible for INTERREACT.
Key Responsibilities: Sales & Marketing Planning - Plan & prepare forecasts on a timely basis for review.
- Plan & prepare monthly reports, forecasts and other relevant reports.
- Ensure that the various monthly statistical reports are generated and assist in the development of occupancy forecasts for the annual budget.
People Management - Provide effective support to the team to enable them to provide effective and efficient services.
- Respond to customer queries by resolving issues in a timely and efficient manner to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Ensure that the team has been trained for all safety provisions.
Financial Management - Identify optimal, cost effective use of the resources and educate the team on the same.
- Maintain and update corporate database, entering guest bookings to ensure guest information / records are kept up to date and accurate for future events.
- Assist in the development of occupancy forecasts for the annual budget.
Operational Management - Ensure that team refers to guest history before creating a Guest folio to follow special instruction in case of regular and VIP Guests.
- Ensure the accurate positioning of the hotel in terms of occupancy and rooms availability
- Ensure that the corporate account number is recorded on the Guest Folio to help monitor quantum of business generated through respective companies.
- Ensure calculative overbooking.
- Give discounts and corporate rates, as per the company's policy.
- Supervise and delegate work to reservation associate
- Ensure that all reservations are recorded as per standard procedures.
- Handle additional responsibilities as and when delegated by the Management.
Managerial Qualities - Leadership skills that utilize persuasion and motivation to attain organizational goals is the most desirable management quality, followed by honesty, integrity, ethical behaviour, tactfulness, openness, and cultural awareness;
- Ability to accept responsibility;
- Self confidence, motivation, drive and tenacity;
- Ability to enhance organizational performance;
- Ability to clearly delegate tasks and responsibilities;
- Ability to think strategically, inductively, and creatively;
- Propensity to recognize and acknowledge other peoples' ideas.
Hygiene / Personal safety / Environment: - Ensures that the workplace and storage areas remain clean and tidy
- Respects the instructions and safety guidelines for the equipment (s)he uses
- Applies the hotel's security regulations (in case of fire etc)
- Respects the hotel's commitments to the "Environment Charter" (saving energy, recycling, sorting waste etc)
Key Contacts Liaises with Responsible for (as assigned) Sales & Marketing team Front Office team. Reservations Associate
Occupational Health & Safety Employee Responsibility All employees to safeguard their health and safety, and the health and safety of others, in the workplace.
Replacement and Temporary Mission: Be ready and responsible for any job, which may be assigned by the management.