FandB Reservations Agent

Mandarin Oriental

Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai is looking for a F&B Reservations Agent to join our Food and Beverage Administration team.

Are you a master of craft? Do you thrive in a team that succeeds together, demonstrating integrity and respect while acting responsibly? Do you embrace a growth mindset? We invite you to become a fan of the exceptional.

Mandarin Oriental is the award-winning owner and operator of some of the most luxurious hotels, resorts and residences located in prime destinations around the world, with a strong development pipeline. Increasingly recognised for creating some of the world s most sought-after properties, the Group provides legendary service inspired by Asian heritage whilst representing the very cutting-edge of luxury experiences.

With a pristine oceanfront setting, Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai is a stylish urban resort overlooking the clear blue waters of the Arabian Gulf and Dubai s glittering skyline, which is dominated by Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. The hotels beachfront location and open-air facilities are designed to bring a new level of relaxed luxury to the city.

As F&B Reservations Agent, Food and Beverage Administration, you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Complete customer and guest booking requests for Mandarin Oriental, Jumeira using Mandarin Oriental Standards for Data Entry, Email Quality & Call Quality
• Proactively handle customer queries and escalations through telephone and email
• Contribute to revenue objectives through maximising booking conversions
• Where appropriate upsell and promote all restaurants to guests
• Ensure group and event booking requests are completed and handed to team in agreed time scales.
• Keep up to date with information and training required to complete role effectively
• Flexibility to work to demands of the business including rotational shifts
• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of Mandarin Oriental Jumeira restaurants customer data base
• Actively demonstrate and comply with Mandarin Oriental Jumeira IT security and compliance policy
• Any other duties as may reasonably be requested by the management
  
  

• 1-2 years experience in high end customer service role and dealing directly with customers face to face or over the phone (essential)
• Communicate effectively with various customer profiles to deliver their expectations (essential)
• Demonstrate good knowledge of Microsoft Office (essential)
• Fluent in English spoken and written (essential)
• Team player
• Demonstrates good knowledge of a table management/reservation system.
• Additional languages are desirable (especially Arabic, Russian, Mandarin, German, French, Spanish)
• Experience in F&B industry
  
  

• Learning & Development. Your success is our success. We craft unique learning and development programmes for various stages in your career so that you grow, continuously.
• MOstay. When you work as hard as our colleagues do, it s important to take time off. As a member of the #MOfamily, you can stay with us wherever you go in the world. The MOstay programme offers complimentary nights and additionally attractive rates on rooms for you and your loved ones.
• Heath & Colleague Wellness. Finding the right work-life balance is important. Your wellbeing matters to us. A variety of health benefits and wellness programmes are offered to all our colleagues, globally.
• A competitive salary and benefits packages