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Front Office Manager

Hilton Garden Inn Chicagoland - Lake Forest

26225 North Riverwoods Boulevard
Mettawa, IL 60045

170 Room Hotel
Managed By HHM Hotels
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Full-Time

Overview

Opportunity:  Front Office Manager

Manage hotel front office operations in accordance with established guest service and sustainability standards.

Your Growth Path

Assistant General Manager – General Manager - Area General Manager

Your Focus

  • Interview, select, train, schedule, coach and support associates, ensuring they perform in accordance with established brand or hotel standards and consistent with HHM core values. 
  • Be aware of guest satisfaction scores and work toward increasing departmental and overall guest satisfaction.
  • Monitor all front office financial operations and ensure front office compliance with accounting controls and procedures.
  • Develop, implement and monitor daily, weekly, monthly, and annual department-wide budgets and forecasts. Review, submit for approval, and order capital budget items as required.
  • Supervise all guest services department managers.
  • Review correspondence from guests and incident logs and direct staff according to information obtained.
  • Oversee all vendor and personnel contracts throughout the hotel.
  • Monitor occupancy of guest room space to ensure most efficient use and minimize overbooking.
  • Create specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely action plans to remedy guest service deficiencies.
  • Follow sustainability guidelines and practices related to HHM’s EarthView program.
  • Practice safe work habits, wear protective safety equipment and follow MSDS and OSHA standards.
  • Perform other duties as requested by management.

Your Background and Skills

  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • 2 to 5 years hospitality related experience.

Work Environment and Context

  • Work schedule varies and may include working on holidays and weekends.
  • Requires standing for extended periods, walking, pushing, lifting up to 25 pounds, bending and reaching, stooping, kneeling, or crouching.

What We Believe

People Are Our Capability – Hearts That Serve – Only Excellence – Stay Nimble - Own It

About Us

HHM Hotels is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other group protected by law.

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Posted April 12, 2024

Hilton Garden Inn Chicagoland - Lake Forest

At A Glance

Right off I-94, we're steps from Conway Park and 10 minutes from the Lake Forest Metra Station, Wildlife Discovery Center and Market Square. The Great Lakes Naval Station can be reached in 20 minutes and O'Hare Airport is only 20 miles away.

  • Updated on-site restaurant & lounge, evening room service
  • Located at I-94; easy access to Chicago O’Hare International Airport
  • Modern fitness center and indoor pool
  • 3,500 sq. ft. flexible meeting space