- 15 SOUTH BUONA VISTA ROAD West Region (Singapore) Singapore
Lokasi Kerja
Penerangan Kerja
Tanggungjawab
Position Summary
The Duty Manager is responsible for the overall management of the Front Desk operation, guest services, reservations administration, daily revenue controls, and Front Desk staff performance.
The role ensures that all reservations, guest documentation, payments, communications, and daily operational tasks are completed accurately and on time.
Key Responsibilities
1. Front Desk Operations
Manage the daily Front Desk operation and ensure proper coverage for all shifts.
Ensure smooth guest check-in and check-out.
Handle guest enquiries, requests, complaints, and service recovery.
Ensure Front Desk staff provide professional and consistent customer service.
Monitor daily arrivals, departures, stayovers, room changes, extensions, and special requests.
Ensure proper shift handovers and follow-up of outstanding matters.
2. Reservations & Cloudbeds
Monitor all new reservations received through:
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Agoda
Expedia and other OTAs
Direct bookings
WhatsApp/telephone
Ensure every reservation is correctly reflected in Cloudbeds.
Verify guest names, dates, room types, rates, payment status, remarks, and booking documents.
Ensure required documents are uploaded to Cloudbeds immediately.
Check for reservations or documents that have not been properly migrated or uploaded.
Prevent duplicate bookings, missing bookings, incorrect room allocation, and reservation errors.
3. Daily Revenue & Payment Control
Ensure all accommodation charges are correctly posted.
Check credit-card charging and outstanding payments daily.
Follow up on declined cards and unpaid reservations.
Reconcile OTA payments, direct payments, cash, and other payment methods.
Identify incorrect rates, unauthorized discounts, or revenue leakage.
Escalate discrepancies to Management immediately.
Ensure staff do not manually override rates or provide unauthorized discounts.
4. Rate & Inventory Control
Check that the correct rates and room availability are displayed across Cloudbeds and OTA channels.
Monitor sold-out dates, low inventory, and unusual booking patterns.
Inform Management of significant pickup, cancellations, or occupancy changes.
Ensure promotions and discounts are correctly applied and not unintentionally stacked.
Flag any booking where the effective discount appears excessive or inconsistent with approved pricing.
5. Email & Guest Communication
Ensure hotel emails are checked and responded to throughout the day.
Ensure booking-related emails are actioned rather than simply read.
Upload documents and update reservations immediately when information is received.
Maintain professional and timely communication with guests.
Follow up on unanswered guest requests and unresolved cases.
6. Team Management
Supervise and train Front Desk staff.
Prepare or coordinate Front Desk duty rosters.
Allocate daily responsibilities clearly.
Monitor attendance, punctuality, grooming, conduct, and productivity.
Conduct proper shift briefings and handovers.
Coach staff when SOP standards are not followed.
Report repeated negligence, misconduct, or performance problems to Management.
7. Daily Control Checklist
The Front Desk Manager must ensure completion of all daily tasks, including:
Reservation checks
New booking verification
Cloudbeds updates
Document uploads
Guest registration/documentation
Card charging
Outstanding payment follow-up
Cash reconciliation
OTA reconciliation
Arrival/departure checks
Email follow-up
Guest request follow-up
Shift handover
Incident reporting
Daily operational reporting
Tasks should not be carried forward to the following shift or following day without a documented reason and proper handover.
8. Guest Experience
Monitor guest satisfaction throughout the stay.
Resolve complaints promptly and professionally.
Coordinate with Housekeeping and Maintenance on guest-related issues.
Follow up after complaints to ensure resolution.
Identify opportunities for upselling, extensions, direct repeat bookings, and additional hotel revenue.
9. Coordination with Housekeeping & Maintenance
Communicate room status accurately with Housekeeping.
Prioritize rooms required for arriving guests.
Report maintenance defects immediately.
Follow up until defects affecting guests or room availability are resolved.
Ensure rooms are not unnecessarily blocked or kept out of inventory.
10. Reporting to Management
Provide Management with clear reporting on:
Daily occupancy
ADR
Room revenue
Pickup
Cancellations
No-shows
Outstanding payments
Operational incidents
Guest complaints
Maintenance issues affecting room sales
Staff performance issues
Uncompleted tasks
Revenue discrepancies
Accountability
The Front Desk Manager is accountable for ensuring that Front Desk SOPs are actually carried out, not merely assigned.
Where a task is delegated, the Front Desk Manager remains responsible for checking that it has been completed correctly.
Any significant financial discrepancy, missing reservation, payment issue, guest complaint, security incident, or breach of SOP must be reported to Management immediately.
Key Performance Indicators
Performance may be assessed based on:
100% daily reservation verification
100% required guest-document upload compliance
100% daily payment and card-charging review
Minimum unresolved Front Desk tasks at end of shift
Accuracy of cash and payment reconciliation
Response time to guest communications
Guest review scores and complaint resolution
Reduction in booking and operational errors
Front Desk staff productivity and SOP compliance
Upselling/direct-booking conversion
Control of unauthorized discounts and revenue leakage
Authority
The Front Desk Manager may:
Allocate Front Desk duties.
Require staff to correct incomplete work.
Arrange operational priorities between Front Desk, Housekeeping, and Maintenance.
Handle standard guest recovery within limits approved by Management.
The Front Desk Manager may not introduce new discounts, complimentary stays, refunds, rate overrides, or significant compensation without Management approval unless specifically authorized under an existing SOP.
Reporting Line
Reports to: General Manager / Operations Manager / Management
Supervises: Front Desk Officers, Guest Service Officers, Receptionists and other Front Desk personnel.
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