Reservations Sales Specialist, IHG - Remote (Mexico)

Location: Mexico (Remote; must have permission to work in Mexico)
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Role Purpose:
Join our dynamic team as a Reservations Specialist, where you will provide exceptional travel advice and solutions. As a key point of contact for our customers, you will embody the IHG brand experience, taking pride in every interaction to educate guests about our offerings. You will have the autonomy to make creative decisions that cater to the unique travel needs of our guests, driving revenue and fostering customer loyalty. If you are passionate about learning and growing in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver industry-leading reservation solutions in both Spanish and English for all customer inquiries.
• Champion our brand values by demonstrating knowledge, passion, and pride in our services.
• Embrace the global and cultural diversity of our guests and business needs.
• Consistently meet or exceed performance expectations in revenue, conversion, quality, and guest satisfaction.
• Build rapport with guests through active listening and a warm, conversational approach.
• Inspire loyalty through personalized and efficient service tailored to guest needs.
• Proactively find creative solutions to challenges and take accountability for results.
• Manage time effectively, adhering to schedules and compliance requirements.
• Navigate multiple web-based systems to enhance the guest experience.
• Actively participate in company initiatives, training, and events.
• Take ownership of your personal development while aligning with team and company goals.
• Embrace change and support colleagues through transitions.
• Seek opportunities to improve individual and team performance.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Education: High school diploma required; a college degree in Tourism or a related field is preferred.
• Experience: Previous call center experience in a sales capacity or other call handling experience is preferred. Hotel/travel experience is a plus.

Technical Skills:

• Bilingual communication skills (Spanish and English) – listening, written, and verbal. An English test and interview questions will be part of the selection process. Intermediate to advanced English skills are required for the job.
• Strong customer service and sales skills, balancing sales with service.
• Social intelligence, including empathy and cultural sensitivity.
• Strong web-based navigation skills and the ability to embrace technological changes.
• Efficient and accurate data capture and basic troubleshooting skills.
• Effective use of online communication tools and systems.

Schedule Flexibility:

This position requires schedule flexibility, as operations may require working on weekends or national holidays. Normal working hours will be a 9-hour schedule (including a 1-hour lunch break) within the reservations center service window (5 AM to 12 AM midnight), with 2 days off per week.

Physical Requirements:

The majority of work is performed in a remote environment (work from home).

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Who we are

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.

Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws.  We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.