Job Description
About Four Seasons:
Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.
At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.
About the location:
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a global, luxury hotel management company. We manage over 130 hotels and resorts and 50 private residences in 47 countries around the world and growing. Central to Four Seasons employee experience and social impact programming is the company’s commitment to supporting cancer research, and the advancement of diversity, inclusion, equality and belonging at Four Seasons corporate offices and properties worldwide. At Four Seasons, we are powered by people and our culture enables everything we do.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a global, luxury hotel management company. We manage over 135 hotels and resorts and 55 private residences in 47 countries around the world and growing. Central to Four Seasons employee experience and social impact programming is the company’s commitment to supporting cancer research, and the advancement of diversity, inclusion, equality and belonging at Four Seasons corporate offices and properties worldwide. At Four Seasons, we are powered by people and our culture enables everything we do.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Part-Time Reservations Sales Specialist to join the Worldwide Reservation Operations team. The Four Seasons Reservations Sales Specialist is seen as a trusted advisor who exemplifies the highly personalized service for which Four Seasons has been known for over 60 years. Specialists are only a phone call away and work to understand guests’ needs and interests to confidently recommend and book the perfect Four Seasons experience whether they are travelling for business or pleasure in any of our luxury properties around the world.
This is a remote, work-from-home position based in Ontario, Canada #LI-Remote.
Key Activities:
Use a consultative sales approach to identify guests’ needs and make relevant recommendations.
Actively seek opportunities to upsell and cross-sell additional services that add value to the guest experience
Book reservations ensuring a high degree of accuracy
Clearly explain rates, availability and cancellation policies pertaining to the reservation
Respond to customer service inquiries in a professional manner
Liaise with hotels on behalf of guests and travel professionals
Meet or exceed established sales and quality goals
Key Skills, Knowledge, and Competencies:
Proven consultative sales skills
Superior written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively via telephone and email by utilizing active listening
Excellent interpersonal skills
Demonstrates a pleasant, courteous, efficient, and professional telephone manner
Tech Savvy with exceptional computers and web skills
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to a fast paced and often changing environment
Self-motivated and uses sound judgement when interacting with clients and colleagues
Excellent time management skills, attention to detail and the ability to multitask
Enthusiastic, positive, friendly attitude
Reliable and flexible
Shift:
Up to 29 hours per week
Working a rotating shift during the Contact Centre’s hour of operations -- Weekdays 8:00 AM – 11:00 PM and Saturday/ Sunday 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM (These hours are subject to change based on business needs and conditions)
Education
High School graduate
Post-secondary diploma/degree an asset
Experience
Minimum 1-2 years sales and customer service
Four Seasons is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.
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