Reservationist

Description:

Reservationist

Location: Wyboston
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:30pm
Duration: Temporary for a few months
Pay: £12.71 per hour

Are you an experienced Reservationist looking for a temporary role where every day brings something different?

We're delighted to be supporting a highly respected hospitality and leisure organisation as they recruit for a Temporary Reservationist to join their busy Reservations team for a few months.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys speaking with customers, building relationships and providing exceptional service. You'll be responsible for handling reservations across bedrooms, spa, golf, restaurants and group bookings, whilst ensuring every guest receives a professional and seamless experience.

Who are we?

Our client is a well-established hospitality and leisure organisation offering a wide range of facilities and experiences, including accommodation, spa, golf, restaurants, events and meetings.

With a strong focus on customer experience, commercial performance and teamwork, you'll be joining a professional and supportive environment where attention to detail, communication and a positive attitude are highly valued.

Benefits

Monday to Friday working hours 8:30am – 5:30pm.
Opportunity to work within a highly respected hospitality and leisure organisation.
Varied role covering accommodation, spa, golf, restaurants and group bookings.
Professional and supportive working environment.
Duties

Handle customer enquiries and reservations by telephone, email and online across bedrooms, spa, golf, restaurants and group bookings.
Deliver exceptional customer service, ensuring special requests and guest requirements are accurately recorded and communicated.
Maintain accurate bookings, guest profiles, payments and correspondence using the relevant systems.
Proactively upsell additional services, including room upgrades, dining, golf, spa and packages.
Coordinate bedroom allocation, room inventory and overbooking situations to maximise occupancy.
Liaise closely with Guest Services, Revenue, Meetings & Events and venue teams to ensure reservations run smoothly.
Manage group bookings, reports, administration and financial processes in line with company procedures.
Handle customer feedback and complaints professionally while supporting wider commercial and operational objectives.
What we would like from you

Previous experience within reservations, hospitality, customer service or a similar customer-facing environment.
Excellent communication skills and a confident, professional telephone manner.
A genuine passion for delivering outstanding customer service.
Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
Commercial awareness with the confidence to identify upselling opportunities.
Good IT skills and the ability to learn new booking or property management systems Protel or Opera.
A positive, proactive and flexible approach, with the ability to remain calm under pressure.
A strong team player who enjoys building relationships and working collaboratively across different departments.
Previous experience within a hotel, resort, leisure or hospitality environment would be advantageous, but is not essential.
If you're available for a temporary assignment and are looking for a varied customer-focused role within a successful hospitality and leisure organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

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OA is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted