Hourly Rate: $30.89
At Aqua Aston Hospitality (AAH), we make vacation dreams come true for travelers around the world in a supportive, friendly, and beautiful work environment. As a Administrative Assistant II at AAH, you will assist in providing our Owners/guests with experiences and events to make memorable vacation memories, where we are empowered to be our best selves.
- Where great benefits lead to a life fulfilled.
- Competitive Pay
- Medical/Dental/Vision/401K opportunities
- Travel discounts
- Credit Union Membership
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Professional Counseling & Family Support
- Growth and Development Opportunities
- As a Sr. Agent Reservations, a typical day will include:
- All functions of the reservations/guest and owner services agent selling condo vacation rentals via phone and email for individual condominium units at multiple property complexes.
- All functions of an on-site front desk (GSA) when guest come to office and or on the phone, assisting guests and owners in-house as well as pre & post arrival from off site via phone and email.
- Optimize Phone Sales efforts and call conversions, keep abreast of rate specials and other appropriate information, take actions for improvement when needed, goal of 85% MCH/Navis or other CRM platform used by MCH non-negotiables for phone customer service, embrace and represent MCH/AAH 5 promises (GSCT).
- Responsible for accurate reservation information in the system – correct rates, clean reservations, cancel reservations (weeds), deposits being collected on time and reminders going out when appropriate, processing deposits, mailing brochures and information and confirmations in a timely manner.
- Responsible for wholesale and internal extranet availability, positive working relationship with travel agents and wholesale partners.
- Responsible for arrival information/packets to guests set up and provide lock access as needed and or assigned.
- Responsible for checking reservations prior to arrival confirming payment and information, verify wholesale arrivals are valid and accurate, check for guests’ requests and try to honor, assign arrivals based on unit grade best first.
- Assist with vendor relations including wholes account familiarization tours, outside vendors providing services for units, guest service data input and responses via phone and or email.
- Guest Aloha Calls and departure calls, creating and following up on work orders, assisting owners with quotes for repairs and renovations.
- Must become familiar with all properties for sales purposes as well as owner relations.
- Effectively deal with internal and external customers with a high level of patience, tact and diplomacy, to defuse anger and collect accurate information to reach an effective and positive conclusion for the customer and limit liability of MCH, responsible for incident report when required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Guest Experience and Company Standards
- Handle customer complaints.
- Provide for the safety and security of the employees or the property
To Become a Sr. Agent Reservations at AAH:
- High School Diploma or equivalent, some college preferred, Real Estate experience helpful.
- 1 year experience in hospitality reservations (previous Vacation Rental experiences a plus) or equivalent. Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work with minimal supervision, able to adhere to and enforce company standards, policies, procedures, rules and regulations. Possess a pleasant personality and enjoy working with people. Able to complete special projects as assigned. Able to work with and be part of a team.
- Real Estate License a plus but not required – no real estate sales activity is allowed in this position so as not to create a conflict of interest or alienate real estate agents from referring customers to MCH. Experience with V12.net, Escapia and or TRACK PMS and or Navis software a plus but not required. Should be able to use Word and Excel proficiently.
#imvwro
Marriott Vacations Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture.
