Assistant Guest Experience Manager
Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Job description
Job Description
Primary Responsibilities
VOICE OF THE GUEST
· As the project leader, he/she should support GM to lead and grow all Guest Experience initiatives within the property
· Focuses on guest satisfaction when identifying business improvement opportunities
· Represent the guests’ voice within the hotel; centralize and analyse all available guest feedback concerning hotel products and services (directly from guests and tools: VOG, Local Measure, Accor Customer Digital Card, ResaVision…)
· Encourage staff to invite guests to answer to the hotel guest satisfaction survey
· Fully master guest satisfaction tools to monitor and drive the Reputation Performance Score (RPS) as well as CompIndex
· Manage responses to all guest feedback, as per AccorHotels’ recommendation
· Share guest insights during morning briefing to GM, HOD and employees: negative as well as positive feedbacks (develop recognition of employees)
· Performing root-cause analysis in each touchpoints, problem resolution & prevention plans, following-up on necessary actions and implementation
· Deep Dive on Member’s experience and satisfaction and work closely with the loyalty activist
· Conduct monthly HOD meeting to communicate performance, support and follow up on action plans
· Lead and develop a team of Guest Experience Champions within the hotel to infuse the guest experience centric culture and keep improving guest satisfaction to drive preferences
· Champion the internal communication of Guest Experience related matters to all employees including performance, best practices implemented in other AccorHotels .
· Conducts Guest Experience Management induction for new Heartists.
BRAND ASSURANCE AND QUALITY PROGRAM
· Embrace and communicate the Brand Assurance Program and all new brand/quality initiatives effectively to all stakeholders
· Is fully knowledgeable about the brand essentials (standards), checks and ensures full implementation across all departments
· Review and follow up on action plans proposed by each department post LQA audit
· Take the initiative to actively implement daily / weekly cross-department assessments and appoint staff and empower them in doing the task
· Set internal target to ensure the highest audit score during the mystery audit
OPERATIONAL: GUEST SERVICE
· Has regular and close interactions with hotel guests to collect feedbacks and ideas
· Ensure VIP guests’ experience meet expectation from pre-arrival to departure
· Train, direct and monitor guest relation team performance to ensure all standards and operation procedures are adhered to
· Takes pride in delivering a high quality service
· Exhibit problem solving skill in efficient and timely manner, has ability to recover guest experience from negative into positive one
· Allows and supports team members to resolve internal and external guest service issues
OTHER INVOLVEMENT
· HEARTIST: The Guest Experience Manager works closely with T&C to ensure the entire hotel team fully embrace Heartist service culture as it will help enhancing guest experience.
· ACDC ( Accor Customer Digital Card) : The Guest Experience assistant Manager works closely with the ACDC Champion in embracing the platform, collecting and using guest preferences to personalize guest’s experience.
· Change Management: models a positive response to organizational change; leading the change process through coaching and communication
Other Responsibilities
· Maintain complete knowledge of all hotel services, contents & preparation methods, outlets and hotel services/features.
· Be well versed in hotel fire & life safety/emergency procedures.
· Prepare & attend all briefings, meetings and trainings as assigned by management.
· Report for duty on time wearing clean and complete uniform at all times.
· Maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene at all times.
· Perform other reasonable duties assigned by the assigned by the Management of the Hotel