Groups Manager

 Join the team that Always Cares!

Are you the type of person that gets out of bed on the right side every day? If so, we would like you to come and join us as a Groups Manager at the Royal Lancaster London, where we encourage your personal development and growth. We are located next to Lancaster Gate tube station, and a short distance from Paddington, Bayswater and Marble Arch stations.

Some of our fabulous benefits you will enjoy as a Groups Manager are:

Salary: £32,244.68 + service charge

·         Pension scheme with company contributions

·         50% discount in all our restaurants and Spa’s across our properties

·         Team member and Friends & Family rates across our properties

·         Complimentary stay after passing probation

·         Extensive discounts on our benefits platform

·         Access to private medical insurance

·         Support through development plans, apprenticeships and world-class management development programmes including educational sponsorship to be the best you can be

·         Interest free season ticket loan

·         Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing

·         Bike to work scheme

·         Recommend a Friend incentive

·         Complimentary laundry

·         Free meals on duty

·         Opportunity to join our taskforces to contribute to the business focuses, community and environment

·         Employee recognition schemes and Social Committee events including gala dinners and much more!

We are currently looking for a passionate Groups Manager to join our Reservations team on a permanent basis, with an immediate start to join us in consistently delivering memorable moments and five star service to our guests and each other. It is important to us that everyone in the team brings positive energy to support our happy and fun environment, as we strive to build a community of diverse backgrounds and life experiences, where we care about careers and not just jobs.

As a Groups Manager your main duties and expectations for the role will include:

·         To lead the groups reservations in providing a courteous and co-operative service to clients and other departments at all times, supporting the Reservations department as a whole.

·         To ensure the groups process is in place for the department and lead the team to achieve maximum reservation accuracy and ensure a world class guest experiences and service.

·         To ensure all enquiries are dealt promptly and efficiently within an 8 working hours response time

·         All group and incentive related enquiries are quoted within the parameters set by the Revenue Centre Manager/ Director of Revenue

·         All accounting instructions are checked and approved and ensure sufficient credit accounts exist and have been approved when necessary

·         All promotion codes are correct as well correct market segment segments are being used.

You will be required to work such hours as are necessary to fulfil their duties and in any event not less than 40 hours.

We are …

·         Best Employer for 2021 at Springboard’s Excellence Awards

·         One of the happiest hotels in London

·         Earth Check Silver Certified 2023

·         2 rosettes

·         Hoteliers’ Charter Approved

·         Preferred Hotels & Resorts member

We are more concerned with what’s in the glass, not whether its’ half full or empty, so if you feel this Groups Manager role is for you, come and pour some happiness into yours by joining our award winning family today!

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK