About the Role
W Hotels in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Controller-Rooms to join their Rooms & Guest Services Operations team. This full-time, non-management position is suitable for individuals looking to begin their career in the hospitality industry, requiring less than one year of related work experience. The Controller-Rooms will be instrumental in ensuring smooth guest experiences from arrival to departure, managing room allocations, and verifying billing accuracy.
Key Responsibilities
- Assign rooms based on guest requests and preferences whenever feasible.
- Pre-register designated guests and prepare key packets.
- Organize and coordinate check-in and pre-registration processes for arriving groups.
- Review, track, and accommodate requests for room or check-out changes when possible, communicating status to relevant staff.
- Confirm reservations and cancellations.
- Review out-of-order rooms on a daily basis.
- Ensure rates align with market codes and document any exceptions.
- Verify and adjust guest billing.
- File guest paperwork or documentation.
- Process all guest check-ins and check-outs.
- Activate room keys.
- Secure valid payment.
- Identify any over-commitments.
- Perform duplicate reservation checks and block rooms accordingly.
- Run daily reports to monitor operations.
- Follow up with guests to ensure their requests or problems have been met to their satisfaction.
- Receive, record, and relay messages accurately, completely, and legibly.
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
- Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional.
- Maintain the confidentiality of proprietary information and protect company assets.
- Welcome and acknowledge all guests according to company standards.
- Anticipate and address guests' service needs.
- Assist individuals with disabilities.
- Thank guests with genuine appreciation.
- Speak with others using clear and professional language.
- Prepare and review written documents accurately and completely.
- Answer telephones using appropriate etiquette.
- Coordinate tasks and work with other departments.
- Serve as a departmental role model.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others.
- Support the team to reach common goals.
- Comply with quality assurance standards.
- Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time.
- Enter and locate information using computers and/or POS systems.
- Move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 10 pounds without assistance.
- Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors.
Qualifications and Requirements
- High school diploma or *** equivalent.
- Less than 1-year of related work experience.
- No supervisory experience required.
- No specific licenses or certifications are required.
Required Skills
- Guest Request Management
- Reservation Management
- Billing Verification
- Customer Service
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Computer Systems Operation
Work Environment and Location
This is a full-time, non-management position located at Area 1 Al Aqeeq Street, Financial District, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 13519. The role is not remote.