Reception Manager

Imperial London Hotels Limited; City of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run hotel group in London seeks a Reception Manager to enhance guest experiences at its major properties. This role involves leading a front desk team, ensuring service quality, and addressing guest feedback. Ideal candidates bring hotel industry experience, strong leadership skills, and a passion for hospitality. Competitive benefits include 28+ days of holiday, training access, and employee discounts.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Training Academy programs

Discounted hotel stays

Health Cash Plan

Travel loan access

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Reception Manager or Front of House supervisor in the hotel industry.
• Excellent communication skills in managing customer feedback.
• Ability to motivate and develop a team.

Responsibilities

• Support the Front Office Management team to ensure quality service.
• Handle guest complaints promptly and effectively.
• Manage staff rotas to ensure adequate reception coverage.

Skills

Hospitality passion

Organization skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Problem-solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

Reservation Systems (Opera)

Job description

40 hours (5 days of 7 days off weekly rota)

We are part of the Imperial London Family of Hotels, a family-run company with over 185 years of history. We’re rewriting the traditional hospitality mindset, paving the way for a fresh approach at our 8 hotels in Bloomsbury. Our purpose is to provide authentic London experiences and memorable stays to all our guests. And we believe that starts with the right team.

We are now recruiting a Reception Manager at Royal National & City Sleeper. Nestled opposite the picturesque Russell Square Gardens in the vibrant heart of Bloomsbury, London. Our Royal National Hotel and City Sleeper is the largest hotel in the UK. We boast over 1600 guest rooms. Each day brings new challenges as we forge to create authentic London experiences and memorable stays within everyone’s reach.

Putting our guests at the heart of everything you do, you make it your mission to ensure that you and your team deliver an exceptional guest journey from check in to check out. Working alongside the Front Office Manager, you will be a role model for the team, leading by example to create a memorable guest experience for each guest, and address any shortfalls in service quality and operating standards.

Key Duties will include the following:

• Support the Front Office Management team in delivering quality of service and delivery for all services and facilities within Front Office departments holding regularly team meetings to agree areas of operational focus on service quality, KPI and other targets.
• Confidently handle any guest complaints in a timely manner and ensure that suitable solutions are reached to satisfaction of our guests.
• Establish guest satisfaction data and develops improvement plans to address service shortfalls in service quality and /or delivery standards
• Ensure that the front desk team provides a professional and friendly service for customers and manage any guest complaints that arise.
• Ensure that there is adequate cover across the reception through scheduling staff rotas and providing cover as needed.
• Responsible for recruiting, onboarding all Reception and other front of house team members you will create a culture of continuous professional development empowering them to deliver and be the best.

What we would like from you

• Previous experience as a Reception Manager or Front of House supervisor in the hotel industry.
• A Passion for hospitality, you are all about creating memorable experiences for others no matter what time of day.
• A multi-tasker with your excellent organisation skills, you can prioritise workload and also adapt to changing priorities where needed.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal with strong experience in dealing with customer complaints/feedback
• You will be a natural leader with the ability to motivate and develop a team to reach their full potential both personally and professionally.
• A positive can-do attitude, you are calm under pressure, able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft and knowledge of Reservation Systems (Opera).

What’s in it for you

• 28 days holiday, increasing with length of service up to 33 days (including bank holidays)
• Access to ILH Training Academy programmes, apprenticeships and supported study scheme
• Access to Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Complimentary uniform dry-cleaning. Discounted dry-cleaning on personal items.
• Access to an interest-free Season Ticket Loan or Travelcard Loan
• Team member flat rate discount & 50% discount to friends and family at any of our hotels
• 50% discount at ILH’s nine food and beverage outlets
• Access to coffee and beverage discounts at Blooms Café - £1.50 per beverage
• Access to an employee funded Health Cash Plan
• Access to local Bloomsbury London discounts e.g. bowling and restaurant outlets
• Access to Early Pay - instantly access a portion of the pay you’ve already earned
• Access to shopping discounts across several high-street brands and online retailers
• Access to salary sacrifice schemes e.g. nursery care, cycle to work & technology
• Access to mental health first aiders support & well-being support
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme by Hospitality Action

About Us:

With a 185-year legacy, our company combines the stability of a long-standing 7th generation family business with the innovation of a startup. We have big plans for growth, and we need someone who shares our excitement for the future, whilst upholding our core values of positivity, care, collaboration, growth, and pride.

We are part of the Imperial London Family of Hotels, a family-run company with over 185 years of history. We’re rewriting the traditional hospitality mindset, paving the way for a fresh approach at our 8 hotels and 9 restaurants in Bloomsbury. Our purpose is to provide authentic London experiences and memorable stays to all our guests, and we believe that starts with the right team.

Are you ready to take your culinary skills to the next level and contribute to our new generation of hoteliers? Please reach out to us today!