Oleksandra Dziubenko
Reservation Sales Agent
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About
I am a newcomer to Canada with 1.5 years of experience as a Reservation Sales Agent here and 3 years of experience as a Reception & Accommodation Supervisor for Docklands Apart Hotel back home, I believe I am well-suited for this role.
In my previous and current positions, I proved myself to be a team-oriented and collaborative professional with strong organizational skills. I have a high level of computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc), and Opera Cloud PMS. I am eager to bring these skills to your team and continue my professional development with your organization.
Experience
Reception & Accommodation Supervisor, Docklands Aparthotel, Russia J an 2021-May 2022
- Hotel with 297 rooms, collaborate with a team of 30 staff
- Serviced 20-30 clients per day and ~10,000 total from 2021-2022
- Accustomed to Opera PMS hotel management systems
- Salary growth of 30% from 2019-2022
- ~30% average monthly bonus for bookings
- Managed accommodations for ~200 celebrities (athletes, actors, influencers) totaling ~50 million followers
- Communication with VIP customers and their special requests as necessary
- Assist the Front desk team with phone handling and e-mail inquiries, as well as booking entry when needed
- Primary involvement in the hiring and training of new department staff
- Coordinator between departments (front desk, housekeeping, management, administration)
- Attending general management team meetings and conducting front desk team meetings
- Interaction with the coordinators of group stays
- Fostered and promoted a cooperative working climate, maximizing productivity and coworker morale
- Facilitated conflict management and resolution between coworkers and administered discipline
- Developed and implemented daily operational tasks ensuring effective customer service
- Ensured sanitation and safety standards are maintained at all times
Reservation Sales Agent, Century Plaza Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada Feb 2023-Current
- Hotel with 250 rooms, collaborate with a team of ~20 office and front desk staff
- Processing data received from calls and emails to create a new reservation (~20 calls/~60 emails)
- Timely and accurate entry of bookings and rooming lists
- Ensure that daily arrivals have accurate rate, and room type information and that all guest requests are profiled and implemented to the greatest extent possible
- Produced monthly marketing reports
- Accustomed to Opera PMS hotel management
- Maintain the reservation files ensuring permanent information is filed including FIT companies, Med PO services, daily chronological, monthly forecasts, P&L, and Reservation Binder.
- Extensive knowledge of the hotel and its facilities
- Check on a daily basis the guaranteed no-show from the previous day, duplicate reservations and cancellation
- Following established credit procedures
- Ensure that guests are treated with superior service throughout the reservation procedure
- Communicate clearly with other departments, especially the Front Desk
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Education
Bachelor of Arts, St. Petersburg University, Russia (Evaluated in Canada) Sep 2016-Aug 2020
- Specialization: Social Sciences - Linguistic
- Key Courses: Law (80%), History (83%), Geography (85%)