Front Office Manager

The Whitney Hotel•Boston, MA

About The Position

Opportunity: Front Office Manager Manage hotel front office operations in accordance with established guest service and sustainability standards. Your Growth Path Assistant General Manager – General Manager - Area General Manager Your Focus Interview, select, train, schedule, coach and support associates, ensuring they perform in accordance with established brand or hotel standards and consistent with HHM core values. Be aware of guest satisfaction scores and work toward increasing departmental and overall guest satisfaction. Monitor all front office financial operations and ensure front office compliance with accounting controls and procedures. Develop, implement and monitor daily, weekly, monthly, and annual department-wide budgets and forecasts. Review, submit for approval, and order capital budget items as required. Supervise all guest services department managers. Review correspondence from guests and incident logs and direct staff according to information obtained. Oversee all vendor and personnel contracts throughout the hotel. Monitor occupancy of guest room space to ensure most efficient use and minimize overbooking. Create specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely action plans to remedy guest service deficiencies. Practice safe work habits, wear protective safety equipment and follow MSDS and OSHA standards. Perform other duties as requested by management. About Us A refined gem among Boston boutique hotels, The Whitney welcomes guests to a calming retreat where uncomplicated luxury resides. Rooms are restful enclaves that provide a chic place to sleep, while the hotel’s social spaces serve everything from coffee to cocktails. Inspired by our namesake, Henry Melville Whitney—an American Industrialist and founder of the West End Railway Company —attention is paid to the smallest of details, from lush gardens by Matthew Cunningham down to interiors by Ealain Studio. With the help of the architects at Boston-based Hacin + Associates, we have created a new cult favorite of the neighborhood—a timeless classic with urban flair. Blending in seamlessly with Beacon Hill’s black-shuttered townhouses and fashionable boutiques, The Whitney is an unexpected find where guests are indulged and instantly at home. This property is a part of the Echelon Luxury & Lifestyle division of HHM Hotels. HHM Hotels is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other group protected by law.

Requirements

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
2 to 5 years hospitality related experience.

Responsibilities

Interview, select, train, schedule, coach and support associates, ensuring they perform in accordance with established brand or hotel standards and consistent with HHM core values.
Be aware of guest satisfaction scores and work toward increasing departmental and overall guest satisfaction.
Monitor all front office financial operations and ensure front office compliance with accounting controls and procedures.
Develop, implement and monitor daily, weekly, monthly, and annual department-wide budgets and forecasts. Review, submit for approval, and order capital budget items as required.
Supervise all guest services department managers.
Review correspondence from guests and incident logs and direct staff according to information obtained.
Oversee all vendor and personnel contracts throughout the hotel.
Monitor occupancy of guest room space to ensure most efficient use and minimize overbooking.
Create specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely action plans to remedy guest service deficiencies.
Practice safe work habits, wear protective safety equipment and follow MSDS and OSHA standards.
Perform other duties as requested by management.