Supervisor de Recepção

About us

As the world’s largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand. Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world.

Towering over the city center, our luxury Doha hotel is one of the tallest in Qatar. You’ll find us in the exclusive West Bay area, close to the city’s Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre, government offices, and corporate headquarters. Our spacious rooms and suites have panoramic city and sea views, while award-winning restaurants, state-of-the-art meeting venues, easy access to local highlights, a health, and fitness club, and a rooftop pool, ensure a memorable stay

InterContinental Doha The City is looking for a Front Desk supervisor to join our team.

What’s the job? 

As a Front Desk Supervisor you are responsible to supervise front office team members to ensure efficient and smooth operations for producing excellent feedbacks and guest satisfaction. Respond in a professional and courteous manner to guests by providing accurate and timely information and services. Promote the desired work culture by living the 5 winning ways value – Do the Right thing, Show we care, Aim Higher, Celebrate Difference, Work better together. 

Your day-to-day

• Ensure outstanding customer care at all times.
• Maintains a friendly, cheerful and courteous demeanour at all times.
• Courteously and accurately answers inquiries from potential guests and accepts hotel reservations. 
• Responds to telephone and in-person inquiries regarding reservations, hotel information and guest concerns.
• Uses suggestive selling techniques to sell room nights, increase occupancy and revenue.
• Supervise daily shift process ensuring all team members adhere to standard operating procedures.
• Train, direct the work of, resolve issues/problems and coach and counsel the front desk team members to ensure a quality operation.
• Resolve customer issues, complaints, problems in a quick, efficient manner to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and quality service.
• Adhere to company credit limit / floor limit policies.
• Allocate rooms to expected arrivals after checking the guests preferences and special requests.
• Build strong relationships and liaise with all other department's especially housekeeping, reservations etc.
• Cross Check all billing instructions are correctly updated 
• Controls cash transactions at the front desk and maintains complete responsibility for personal bank as specified by hotel bank agreement policy.
• Supervise the operations of the front desk to ensure an optimal level of service and hospitality is provided to the guests.
• Performs other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management.
• Ensure Front office log book and hotel log book is always updated and actioned upon.
• Ensures safety by following guest check in and security procedures and reporting suspicious activity to security, manager, or MOD.
• Participate in hotel committees and task force assignments.
• Assist all departments in servicing the guests during high volume periods.
• Takes responsibility in the absence of the Duty Manager  /Front office manager

How do I deliver this?

We genuinely care about people and we show this through living out our promise of True Hospitality each and every day. It’s what connects every colleague in all IHG® hotels.

True Attitude: being caring, wanting to make a positive difference, and building genuine connections with guests 

True Confidence: having the knowledge and skills to perform your role, and giving guests the confidence that they can trust you, to help and support them during their stay

True Listening: focusing on what your guest is saying, picking up on body language that is often overlooked, and understanding what the guest wants and needs

True Responsiveness: is about providing guests with what they need, and doing so in a timely and caring manner