What's in it for you…

• Benefits starting Day 1. 
• Competitive compensation package.
• Paid time off and holiday pay incentives.
• Promotional opportunities.
• 401(k) available for all associates.

About this job…

The Assistant Front Office Manager assists with leading the hotel’s front desk and guest services team. Assistant Front Office Managers must be a strong problem-solver with an unwavering focus on guest satisfaction throughout the hospitality experience. As the team leader, Assistant Front Office Managers must ensure adequate staffing, promote hotel standards, train and coach team members, and model expected behavior. The primary responsibilities of an Assistant Front Office Manager include attracting and retaining top talent on the guest services team, resolving guest challenges, modeling and executing hotel brand service standards, exceeding guest expectations, and maintaining excellent communication with guests, team members, supervisors, and other hotel department teams.

What you’ll be doing…

As an Assistant Front Office Manager, you will assist in supervising the Front Office Team to ensure that Team Members are prepared and well-informed to deliver Guests an exceptional experience from check-in through check-out. An Assistant Front Office Manager is responsible for managing the first impressions of our Guests and, therefore, must perform the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Assist the Front Office Manager to oversee the entire Front Office operation to maintain high standards
• Assist the Front Office Manager to evaluate levels of Guest satisfaction and monitor trends, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Ensure regular and VIP Guests are recognized and that the Front Office department operates with a sales attitude and promotes the hotel brand's loyalty program
• Maximize room occupancy at best rates and use up-selling techniques to promote hotel services and facilities
• Assist the Front Office Manager with setting departmental objectives, work schedules, budgets, policies, and procedures
• Monitor the appearance, standards, and performance of the Front Office Team Members with an emphasis on training and teamwork
• Ensure Team Members have current knowledge of hotel products, services, pricing and policies, as well as knowledge of the local area, and are continuously trained to learn and understand policies and practices
• Adhere to Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond Luxury Standards and expectations
• Maintain good communication and working relationships with all hotel departments
• Monitor staffing levels to meet cover business demands
• Conduct monthly communication meetings, in the absence of the Front Office Manager, and produce minutes
• Assist the Front Office Manager with staff performance issues in compliance with company policies and procedures
• Assist the Front Office Manager with recruiting, managing, training and developing the Front Office team
• Act in accordance with policies and procedures when working with front of house equipment and property management systems

• Previous supervisory experience in Front Office within the hotel/leisure/retail
• High level of IT proficiency
• High level of commercial awareness and sales capabilities
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• Accountable and resilient
• Commitment to delivering a high level of customer service
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent grooming standards
• Flexibility to respond to a variety of work situations
• Ability to work on your own and as part of a team

About First Hospitality…

Founded in 1985 and based in Chicago, First Hospitality is a forward-thinking hotel development, investment, and management company. First Hospitality’s strategic vision is to create value for all through excellence and an openness to doing things differently.

First Hospitality seeks to attract and retain a high-performing and diverse workforce in which employee’s differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the customers we serve. FH fosters an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration, flexibility, and fairness.

Equal Opportunity Employer.