Company Description:

You create experiences for our guests. As an employer, we create experiences for you.

At The Cloud One hotels, every day is unique. Never the same-same, always excitingly different. This is a place where individuality is celebrated, creativity is encourage and people are at the heart of everything we do. We are locally rooted, connected to the city, its culture and its energy - and we bring that spirit into every guest experience.

Now we are bringing The Cloud One to the UK for the very first time.

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Front Office & Reservations Manager for a 196-rooms hotel located at a vibrant location in London and offering a lot of exciting projects to be involved in! The hotel is part of the award-winning German-based Motel One Group. Join our team and grab this unique opportunity!

From the initial reservation to the farewell at the front desk, looking after our guests in a professional manner is of utmost importance to you and your team. You coordinate and lead the Front Office & Reservations department, and also take care of:

Leading by example - ensuring shifts flexibility (Mondays to Sundays, expected cover of early, middle, late, nights shift when required), supporting your team during peak times and with their development, taking ownership of the shift and guaranteeing duty management
Checking in guests, as well as taking and processing bookings, including reviewing bookings, overbookings and options
Producing duty rosters and holiday schedules
Monitoring costs and the accommodation revenue budget
Implementing and maintaining the internal Cloud One quality management system
Conducting internal coaching and cross-trainings, as well as organising development training courses for Front Office & Reservations staff

Qualifications:

Do you have a great personality and excellent hosting skills? Then you will fit in here! Because these are our priority. You will also:

Have completed an apprenticeship in the hotel trade and/or have professional experience in the hotel/catering/customer call centre industry or be looking for a change of career
Enjoy developing employees – management experience is beneficial
Have an excellent sense of quality and service, as well as hosting skills and a passion for the hotel industry
Be open and communicative and have excellent manners, as well as a solid command of (written and spoken) English
Be a team player and willing to provide assistance across departments – we achieve our results together
Bonus skill: having dealt with a rebranding project already!