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**Job Number** 23035507**Job Category** Rooms & Guest Services Operations**Location** Perry Lane Hotel a Luxury Collection Hotel Savannah, 256 East Perry Street, Savannah, Georgia, United States**Schedule** Full-Time**Located Remotely?** N**Relocation?** Y**Position Type** Management**Additional Information:** This hotel is owned and operated by an independent franchisee, Sage Hospitality. The franchisee controls all aspects of the hotel s employment policies and practices, including the selection and hiring process. If you accept a position at this hotel you will be employed by a franchisee and not by Marriott International.**JOB SUMMARY**Perry Lane Hotel seeks an Assistant Front Office Manager to join our award winning team! We passionately strive to be the best and create excellence in everything we do. We are known among our team, our guests and our communities as leaders in our field who are authentic, humble and innovative operators driven to anticipate needs and exceed expectations.**The Perks:**+ Marriott and Sage Hotel & Restaurant Discounts+ Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance+ 401K with Employer Matching+ Complimentary Employee MealStationed in the midst of Savannah s historic district, Perry Lane Hotel invites guests to immerse themselves in all that is Savannah. Combining regional and contemporary aesthetics, this Luxury Collection Hotel boasts 167 elegant guest rooms and three lively food and beverage venues. Perry Lane Hotel is where true southern warmth endures as we genuinely connect with our guests. Rather we are welcoming a long-weekend adventurer, a business traveler, or a Savannah sophisticate, we are setting the tone for our guest s entire stay, and we do so with creative spark and worldly elegance.**JOB REQUIREMENTS**+ Respond in a professional and courteous manner to arriving, departing and in-house guests by providing accurate and timely information and services. Responds to inquiries regarding hotel information and guest concerns. Supervise the daily operations of the Guest Services personnel; promoting a safe environment and quality services to achieve maximum guest satisfaction and financial success.+ Greets and completes established check-in procedures for arriving guests on a daily basis, using both manual and computerized methods, in order to ensure guests are satisfied and in rooms as requested.+ Facilitates guest departure (check-out) on a daily basis by following established manual and computer procedures in order to close guest accounts ensuring the guests are satisfied.+ Ensures the entire front desk team regularly calculates and/or posts monies, receipts, guest accounts and other forms of credit using accurate, proper cash handling methods and established procedures in order to present the customer with timely and precise hotel charges upon check-out and maintain accurate hotel records.+ Courteously answers inquiries and accepts reservations by accurately communicating hotel rates and information and by using suggestive selling techniques to sell room rates, increase occupancy and revenue.+ Maintain good guest relations by keeping abreast of all in-house and area functions in order to answer questions and concerns with timely and knowledgeable responses, in person and on telephone.+ Operates the PBX equipment by accepting incoming calls, assisting outgoing calls, scheduling and setting wake-up to provide guests with timely and efficient service.+ Control cash transactions at the front desk and maintain complete responsibility for personal bank as specified by hotel bank agreement policy.+ Maintain a friendly, cheerful and courteous demeanor at all times.+ Perform other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management.+ Assist and make recommendations to the Assistant General Manager in the areas of conducting performance evaluations, discipline and terminations as appropriate.+ Coordinate guest service efforts to include group arrivals and departures, and guest transportation, while maximizing the guest experience through top quality customer service.+ Coordinate and supervise the activities and foster good relations with our valet service, taxi services, and the Airport Connection to provide the maximum level of quality service.+ Provide information and assist staff in recommending area restaurants, theaters, community events, activities, etc., to ensure optimum guest satisfaction.+ Greet guests, offer assistance with check-in/check-out, deliver laundry and store luggage.+ Provide guest transportation as required by hotel s standard operating procedures.+ Order all supplies and maintain inventory control minimizing unnecessary expenses.+ Follow-up on any complaints or problems a guest may experience in a timely and professional fashion to ensure a quality guest experience.+ Implement emergency training and procedures to ensure appropriate protection of the hotel s guests, staff and company assets.+ Provide weekly schedule for all Front Office Associates.+ Responsible for covering/finding replacements for call-offs.+ Ensure proper communication to subordinates on all hotel activities in a way that insures that guest needs are being met in a timely fashion.+ Ensures all new hires are aware of all aspects of the hotel.+ Ensure all associates are properly trained on Fosse along with all other systems/procedures that will help them provide our guests with quality service. Make sure all Front Desk Associates are SSM trained.+ Provide motivation to the department.+ Ensure all Front Office Associate duties are completed daily (checklists, call back log, guest request log, wake-up log, etc.)+ Provide assistance to other employees and departments to contribute to the best overall performance of the department and hotel.+ Participates in Hotel MOD program_This company is an equal opportunity employer._frnch1