Restaurant Reception jobs in Bournemouth

Oceana Hotels & Restaurants is a group of unique hotels and restaurants Located in the beautiful region of South of England. Located in the dream location of the award-winning sandy beaches of Bournemouth. We are a well-established hospitality business catering to the needs of thousands of guests each year and pride ourselves at delivering market leading guest experiences.

The overall objective of the Central Reservations Agent is to take room reservations for the Oceana collection of hotels and to maximise occupancy across the group, to be motivated, expand the business and achieve targets and budgets set.

Duties & Responsibilities:

To promote the Properties at all times in a professional manner to the high standards required by Oceana Hotels.

Positive attitude and good communications skills.

A friendly and pleasant personality

Good use and understanding of the English language

Develop a good understanding of each of the Oceana Collection properties, to maximise occupancy and average room rate.

Understand the seasonal demand on the business.

Have a good working knowledge of both Guestline the hotel PMS system and Profitrooms the hotels CRS system.

Ensure all incoming enquiries (telephone, e-mail, written, live-chat and B2B) are dealt with quickly and efficiently.

Commitment to delivering a high level of customer service

Making sure all reservations are entered correctly with correct and detailed notes for accurate statistics and smooth and correct check-in by the receptions.

Making sure the hotels are aware of any changes to reservations, meal bookings and date changes

Have a good understanding of promotions, offers and special events and key dates throughout the year.

Balancing the days takings, between the PMS and PDQ machines

To be fully aware of and comply with hotels and company rules and regulations as identified in the Staff Handbook

Adhering to GDPR policies

Salary on application

– Day Shifts 5 days out of 7 Monday through Sunday

– In person

Benefits

· Excellent training and development opportunities

· Meals and uniform provided as per company policy

· Excellent career progression opportunities within a successful growing business

· Discounts in the Oceana Day Spa, overnight stays across the Oceana Hotels Group

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Referral programme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bournemouth BH1 3AG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person