BUTLER EXPERIENCE MANAGER

Job Description For Butler Experience Manager(HOZ) in Palma de Mallorca,Spain.
Job Number Job Category Rooms & Guest Services OperationsLocation The St.
Regis Mardavall Mallorca Resort, Carretera Palma-Andratx 19, Palma de Mallorca, Baleares, Spain VIEW ON MAPSchedule Full-TimeLocated Remotely? NRelocation? NPosition Type ManagementJOB SUMMARYAs the original house of luxury, St.
Regis continues to redefine modern luxury through service.
At the core is the Butler program, an icon to our heritage and the heart and soul of new luxury.
It is high-touch, personalized, creative and original.
It is brought to life by all talent but serving as the primary face to the program is our Butler team, who are the ultimate luxury ambassadors.
he Butler Experience Manager is responsible for the management of all aspects of guest experience, including Butler, Guest Services and telephone operators.
Directs, implements and maintains a service and management philosophy that serves as a guide to respective staff.
Responsible for developing and maintaining the acknowledgment of all guests visiting the location.
Ensures all departments are aware of all guests needs and information prior to arrival that will lead to a unique, memorable and personal stay.
The Butler Experience Manager success is rooted in a deep passion for service, uncompromising standards, leadership excellence, the ability to anticipate needs, impeccable interpersonal skills and technology skills to successfully lead the Butler program, Guest Services and telephone operators.
ANDIDATE PROFILE Education and Experience• High school diploma or GED; 2 years of experience in butler services, guest relations, or related professional area; completion of a formal butler training program.
OR• 2-year degree from an accredited university in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major; completion of a formal butler training program; no work experience required.
ORE WORK ACTIVITIESManaging Butler Services• Manages day-to-day butler services operations verifying that quality and standards exceed the expectations of guests on a daily basis.
This includes all pre-arrival activities, Butler Service Desk operations, and Butler staff in order to provide a seamless butler program for guests.• Manages VIP guests.
Recognizes repeat and important guests and builds rapport in order to develop personal guest contact, obtains preferences and proactively anticipates guest needs and requirement.• Manages VIP guests schedules as appropriate to support potential needs.• Manages the guest experience so that a high level of privacy is afforded and confidentiality is kept on behalf of VIP guests when possible.• Supervises Butler Service Desk and verifies resources provide seamless services during the on-site guest journey.• Conducts daily stand-ups and communicates clear and consistent messages through stand-ups regarding the Butler team updates and goals to produce desired results.• Obtains list of check-ins and VIP guests both to prepare work assignments for the Butler team.• Keeps the Butler team focused on the critical components of operations to drive guest satisfaction and the desired financial results.• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among departments such as Front Office and Housekeeping whose touch points intersect with butler services and Butler team members.• Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors and sets the bar for execution of butler services through training and mentorship.• Continuously strives with the team to provide the bespoke and uncompromising services.• Supports and trains other departments who deliver on signature services (e.
., housekeeping, room inspections, delivery).
anaging Guest Services• Sets the standard and tone for how Butler team members drive guest relations.• Coaches team members to recognize and build rapport with guests.• Establishes processes to obtain guest preferences and proactively anticipate guest needs and requirements.• Verifies that the team manages guests schedules to anticipate potential needs.• Verifies that the team maintains a high level of privacy, discretion and confidentiality on behalf of guests when possible.• Fosters positive guest relations by coaching team members to actively listen and respond positively to guest questions, concerns, and requests using brand or property specific process (e.
., LEARN, PLEASED, Guest Response, LEAP) to resolve issues, delight, and build trust.
?• Assists other employees to verify proper coverage and prompt guest service.
anaging Departmental Costs• Manages areas of operation to budget by reviewing operating statements, budget worksheets and payroll progress reports.• Manages department controllable expenses and cost per occupied room to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.• Supervises and approves the budgeting and ordering of product and supplies in support of butler services.• Manages departmental budget in such a way that the overall property financial goals are met, and supporting staff are educated on relevant details as appropriate.
onducting Human Resources Activities • Interviews, hires and develops Butler team members with the appropriate skills to meet the business needs of the operation.• Communicates performance expectations in accordance with job descriptions for each position and monitors progress.• Reviews staffing levels and modifies as appropriate so that butler services are delivered at the expected level, balanced with meeting financial and operational objectives.
In reviewing staffing levels, creates monthly/weekly schedules, meeting departmental and individuals needs.
Includes control of attendance by using software used by Human Resources Department.• Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and verifies employees do the same within the team.• Verifies recognition of employees is taking place across areas of responsibility.
arriott International is an equal opportunity employer.
We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture.
We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.
Combining timeless glamour with a vanguard spirit, St.
Regis Hotels & Resorts is committed to delivering exquisite experiences at more than 50 luxury hotels and resorts in the best addresses around the world.
Beginning with the debut of The St.
Regis hotel in New York by John Jacob Astor IV at the dawn of the twentieth century, the brand has remained committed to an uncompromising level of bespoke and anticipatory service for all of its guests, delivered flawlessly by a team of gracious hosts that combine classic sophistication and modern sensibility, as well as our signature Butler Service.
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Regis.
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Regis, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International.
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