Assistant Manager

Our mission at Ibis Budget Southhampton is to create memorable moments for our guests, by connecting hearts from arrival to farewell.

A job, a career or a calling - whatever brings you here, we have something for you!

As part of our team you can have:

• Free night stays in our UK hotels and 50% discount in any Accor Restaurant (T&C Applies)
• Discounted hotel rates all over the world in Accor Hotels
• Continuously learn and develop yourself with our Accor Academy
• Support your wellbeing in your professional and personal lives
• Grow your experience anywhere. Explore limitless opportunities across 5000 hotels in over 100 countries
• Participate actively in initiatives to build a more inclusive and sustainable world
• And many more benefits and perks : Our objective is simple: make you grow and give you the spark to unleash your personality

Position Overview

• Ensures that guests' have a smooth-running stay at the hotel,
• Manages and motivates front office teams to provide high quality services for guests,
• Ensures the department meets its quantitative and qualitative targets,
• Increases revenue through his/her sales efforts and by managing rooms revenue effectively (Revenue Management),
• Implements brand and Group projects and identity features

Carry out Duty Management shifts accordingly DM ROTA and business needs.

Main responsibilities

• Develops close relationships with guests throughout their stay with the aim of gaining their loyalty,
• Anticipates guests' needs and takes them into consideration,
• Handles guest complaints if they have not been dealt with by team members and provides a rapid solution,
• Conveys the hotel's image
• Ensures optimal compliance with corporate focus audit, local health and safety, and other statutory regulations
• Evaluates changes in guest needs, guest mix and competitive set. Recommend appropriate products/services and operational changes as necessary
• Anticipate and address guest issues, establish proactive processes to promote guest satisfaction
• Communicate in an effective and timely manner with the General Manager and Executive Committee on matters which require their attention
• Represent the Brand in projecting a credible image to the market, residents and colleagues alike
• Be present to personally welcome key residents and patrons, and entertain key accounts’ representatives
• Help to ensure all Marketing and PR Communications materials are following the Brand Marketing guidelines
• Handles all administrative tasks including payroll, filling of hotel documents and procurement.

• Deliver food & beverage services in accordance with departmental standards and procedures

• Ensure that all food & beverages are served according to service standards.

• Up-sell and promote food and beverage offers at every available opportunity to maximize sales revenue. Cross sell other dining venue when outlet is full

• Apply necessary precautions with regard to the hotel food safety and hygiene standards (HACCP)

• Collect food and beverage supply requisition, ensure that the stock collected is as per requisition
• Assist the front desk with their operations during peak times or when required

Other Responsibilities

• Maintain complete knowledge of all food & beverage services, contents & preparation methods, outlets and hotel services/features

• Be well versed in hotel fire & life safety/emergency procedures

Professional techniques / Production

• Ensures that the hotel's pricing policy is correctly applied (price value, start and end of price validity),
• Keeps the database up to date,
• Ensures that guest documentation and information is available and up to date,
• Ensures that information in the directory and e-directory is clear and up to date,                                                                                                                                                           
• Draws up the rules and processes governing overbooking and the removal of guests from rooms,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
• Ensures that internal audit procedures are duly applied.

Talent and Culture Responsibilities

Assist the (Department) Management Team in the following:

• Establish on-going On Job Training Programs within the department to meet Brand and Service Standards.  Use Department Procedure Manuals as a base for all service procedures training.
• Induct new staff into the team, department and Hotel in the first week of their employment following guidelines. Ensure that all staff under your control carry out their duties in accordance with the Brand and Service Standards and Procedures Manuals.
• Openly communicate with staff ensuring regular briefings occur and all relevant information is passed on.
• Ensure that strategies and practices are in place to facilitate the efficient and effective staffing of department to achieve financial and service quality targets.
• Create a team that works together with trust and takes responsibility to meet the goals of the department / Hotel.
• Implement Accor training initiatives with particular emphasis on coordinated and structured on job training aligned with service standards and service procedures.
• Develop and implement with Shift Leaders, strategies to minimize staff turnover.
• Appraise staff performance utilizing the Accor performance review system; ensure frontline performance reviews are conducted for probationary and annual reviews; correct performance issues and counsel as required.
• Ensure staff presentation is consistent with Hotel staff handbook; uniforms correctly presented; name badges worn.
• Achieve effective communication by briefing and debriefing staff, holding regular departmental meetings and actively encouraging transparent communication with other departments within the Hotel.
• Recruit staff that are technically skilled or have potential to be through training and have a natural inclination towards customer focused service.
• Ensure all staff under direct supervision are managed in accordance to the Relevant Award.
• Ensure the employee Department Induction program is completed within 4 weeks.

Commercial / Sales

• Sets up the hotel's pricing policy in conjunction with General Manager                                                                                                                                                                           
• Trains the team to use and apply sales pitches
• Sets the daily occupancy and average room rate targets for the team
• Ensures the brand and/or Group's loyalty programme is promoted to guests
• Ensures the team applies the inter-hotel coordination policy to encourage synergy within the marketplace,

Management and administration

• Ensures that invoicing and cash operations procedures are respected,
• Updates dashboard charts (revenue, occupancy rates, average room rate, activity forecasts, headcount planning, etc),
• Draws up the annual budget for the department, analyses result and implements any corrective actions required,
• Manages the department's headcount for optimum efficiency,
• Is responsible for the efficient running of the department,

Hygiene / Personal safety / Environment

• Ensures the application of hygiene, safety and environment regulations
• Applies and ensures application of the hotel's security regulations (in case of fire etc),
• Respects and ensures respect of the hotel's commitments to the "Environment Charter" (saving energy, recycling, sorting waste etc),
• Is responsible for the security of people and property in the area under his/her remit,

Your experience and skills include:

• 3+ years experience in a 3* hotel operations field is preferred
• Knowledge of the area required
• Pays keen attention to detail
• Outstanding upselling and tech savvy skills
• Excellent communication & organizational skills
• Motivated & results oriented team player
• Highly proactive & determined