Reservations Agent

Maybourne Beverly Hills Hotel•Beverly Hills, CA

About The Position

The Maybourne Beverly Hills Hotel invites you to explore opportunities to push your creativity and be outstanding in a career that will bring out your craft and passion. We look for people that will share our vision and help bring it to life. If this is something you want to be a part of, we look forward to receiving your application. Summary of Position As a reservation agent, you will be a vital part of our reservations department, responsible for handling reservations inquiries, assisting with booking accommodations, and providing valuable information to enhance our guests’ stay.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required
Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a customer service role required
One-year experience working either at the front desk or in the reservations department for a luxury hotel
Knowledge of hospitality sales, marketing, and other revenue management functions to include research, planning, market positioning, market segments, internal marketing, distribution channels, sales management, reservations, and yield management.
Excellent telephone etiquette and verbal and written communication skills required
Good cognitive skills; the ability to solve problems and make rational decisions
Knowledge of Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and Outlook required
Must be dependable and available to work within the hotel on weekends, nights, and/or holidays based on business demands.
Must possess a good attitude, attention to detail, and ability to work well under pressure
Demonstrative experience working in a highly professional, multi-tasking environment and possessing outstanding interpersonal skills.
Polished and professional demeanor in person, online, and via phone
Must be a team player and treat colleagues with respect and the highest level of professionalism

Nice To Haves

Preferred working knowledge of Opera, Pegasus, Mitel, Sertifi, Cendyn, Onyx, and Open Table

Responsibilities

Providing excellent customer service to all guests and taking reservations using proper hotel verbiage, ensuring to adhere to hotel standards
Accurately inputting and organizing reservation information via rooming lists, internet, travel agency requests, sales department, and reception with appropriate follow up
Accommodating in-house guest requests, ensuring a high level of guest satisfaction
Maintaining accurate logs of special requests and ensuring that requests are blocked in PMS or front office system
Answering and directing in-bound calls to the hotel and frequently using email and fax systems, coordinating and responding to mailed correspondence
Understanding the selling strategy for the hotel by knowing the status of room inventory and following it
Processing rooming lists accurately as well as all changes and cancellations for group reservations
Preparing group guest lists prior to arrival
Controlling and blocking rooms as well as pre-blocks for special groups
Ensuring that all reservations transferred to PMS or front office system are accurate
Aggressively selling hotel rooms to maximize transient room revenue using up-selling and yield management techniques per company policy
Memorizing hotel facilities and giving clear directions to the hotel for inquiring guests
Coordinate required departmental training for reservations team to include newly hired agents
Coordinate attendance of scheduled departmental meetings in the absence of the manager
Act as the main resource for reservation agents in need of assistance
Be the primary liaison for internal reservation communications from Sales, Executive Office, Group and Revenue Management Team