Operational experience:
• Front Office Manager at Super Hotel Candle – 287 Doi Can, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
(2021 – present)
- Review and build proper SOPs, guide FO staff to follow
- Supervise all Front office department’s activities, operation (cleanness, staff’s grooming & attitude, facilities, equipment, energy….)
- Recruit, training, evaluate, promote staff. Roster assignment
- Maximize revenue by room assigning, upselling
- Maximize guests’ satisfaction (short & long term, VIP, loyalty…)
- Monthly P & L meeting attendance
- Propose the plan of revenue to maximize F/O profit
• Room Division Manager / Operation Manager at Venus Tam Dao Hotel – Ward 1, Tam Dao Town, Vinh Phuc
(2020 – 2021)
- Training FO staff
- Assist colleagues in setting up, managing, operating and seeking potential guest who has the requirement for rental villa
- Operational tasks
o Oversee and direct the operations of various departments within the hotel to ensure efficient performance.
o Supervise the provision of services to guests, ensuring prompt response to legitimate requests and swiftly addressing complaints to achieve guest satisfaction.
o Manage revenue to maximize the average revenue per room and occupancy rates.
o Personally inspect the setup of rooms for special VIP guests; organize reception, inquire about their experience, address their requests, and promptly resolve any issues that arise during their stay.
o Propose and plan the repair and upgrade of the hotel's infrastructure and interior furnishings in accordance with the recognized star rating.
o Monitor food safety and hygiene practices, and oversee security measures and fire prevention protocols.
- Sales & Marketing tasks:
o Periodically develop business and marketing plans for the hotel, submit them for approval to the Owner, and implement the approved plans.
o Continuously update and stay informed about the domestic and international hotel industry to adjust business plans accordingly in response to new developments.
o Collaborate directly with the sales department to engage relationships with the hotel's major partners and clients.
o Ensure the achievement of quarterly and annual business targets as set forth.
- Financial tasks:
o Approve requisitions for goods and services required for daily operations.
o Control expenses, food costs, and key performance indicators related to breakage, loss, and depreciation of tools and equipment.
o Approve payments to partners and suppliers, and select vendors.
o Prepare budgets and profit and loss (P&L) reports. Be accountable to the Owner for the hotel’s operational efficiency and overall profitability.
- Administrative tasks:
o Develop periodic wage plans and submit them for approval by higher management.
o Manage the hotel’s human resources, ensuring the necessary staffing levels for efficient hotel operations, creating a positive work environment for employees, establishing fair and deserving reward and penalty systems, and ensuring timely payment of salaries and other benefits.
o Implement recruitment and training plans for staff, personally handle the recruitment of senior management positions.
o Maintain strong relationships with customers, partners, and management units.
o Sustain and develop relationships with regulatory agencies, the local community, and other relevant entities, and represent the hotel in participating in local social activities.
- Other tasks:
o Organize and lead regular and ad-hoc briefing meetings with department heads to promptly understand the hotel's operational status.
o Carry out additional tasks as assigned by higher management.