Front Office Manager

Salaried Position $50,000 to $60,000 based on experience

Why The Embassy Suites in Cary, NC?

• Free employee lunch made by our excellent kitchen staff
• Positive team culture with strong advancement opportunities
• We value diversity and encourage all associates to be themselves
• 273 Renovated Guest Rooms

At Atrium Hospitality, we want our associates to have positive experiences; and we strive to bring to life a culture that promotes six simple values that drive us to be better for our associates and our guests.

We are looking for a highly motivated individuals to join our Front Desk team as the Front Office Manager. The ideal candidate uses their engaging personality to create a memorable first impression for our guests. While helping to lead out front desk team with checking in, registering guests.

This role plays an important part in our culture:

Service:

• Provide exceptional customer service by being engaging and taking sincere interest
• Check guests in, ensuring proper credit is received, special requests are noted and fulfilled, and accurate information is established
• Conduct pre-assignment of hotel rooms, which includes VIPS, repeat guests, all packages, and any special requests

Perseverance:

• Help to resolve problems through recovery when things aren't quite right

Inclusion:

• You will be committed to the equitable treatment of all associates and guests as well as equal access to opportunities and resources for all, at every level of the organization
• Training all new Front Desk Agents to provide exceptional customer service

Respect:

• You will value everyone's contribution to the team, and we will value your contribution as a key part of our success
• Train, direct the work of, resolve issues/problems and coach and counsel the front desk team members to ensure a quality operation

Innovation:

• You will look for ways to become an expert on the local area, being able to answer inquires pertaining to hotel services, registration, shopping, dining, and traveldirections
• You will look for new ways to enhance the guest experience

Teamwork:

• Supervise daily shift process ensuring all team members adhere to standard operating procedures
• Works closely with the Maintenance and Housekeeping teams to communicate and coordinate the day

What do we need from you to be successful in this role?

• Manage direct reports by ensuring Associates understand employment practices, recommending employment decisions and corrective action, supporting performance management, and implementing discipline
• Customer service is our top priority, consistently being awarded JD Powers Customer service awards. Being on our team means you have a strong desire to make an impact on other people
• This role interacts with guests and team members all day, they must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to communicate with an outgoing and engaging personality.
• The front office manager is at the center of attention to all hotel guests and requires someone to be able to stand for the duration of the shift
• Hotels operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our teams must be flexible with respect to working days, early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

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When you're an Atrium Associate, you're a part of a crucial workforce providing the ultimate 'Home Away From Home' for our guests. We know that it takes a lot of time and effort to provide these exceptional experiences, so we reward your efforts with a competitive compensation plan and other benefits and perks that allow you to offer your best to our guests. These benefits include:

• Daily Pay
• Significant Travel Discounts on Marriott and/or Hilton properties
• 401k Plans
• Medical Insurance
• Other property specific benefits

Plus, we make sure you can grow your career the way you want to through Internship programs, training and development and over 80 hotels that offer incredible opportunities for career driven associates.

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Qualifications:

Required Prior Experience:

Minimum 2 years of hospitality, front desk experience,

Minimum 2 years of prior supervisory experience

Preferred Prior Experience:

2 years of night audit experience

Required Technology:

Basic computer knowledge, including the Microsoft Suite of Word, Excel, PowerPoint Outlook, and Teams

Physical:

Able to lift 50lbs occasionally

Able to lift 10lbs regularly

Able to stand/or walk for duration of scheduled shift

Other:

Able to work a flexible schedule to include evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and special events

Competencies:

(65) Managing Vision and Purpose

Communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; talks beyond today; talks about possibilities; is optimistic; creates mileposts and symbols to rally support behind the vision; makes the vision sharable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire units or organizations.

(15) Customer Focus

Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

(60) Building Effective Teams

Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.