Stefania Sossi
Executive Manager at The WS Society- Claim this Profile
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Italian Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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Spanish Professional working proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Bio
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Stefania is very professional, hard worker with great enthusiasm, very passionate in her work with great leadership role.
Marco Conte
Stefania is very professional, hard worker with great enthusiasm, very passionate in her work with great leadership role.
Marco Conte
Stefania is very professional, hard worker with great enthusiasm, very passionate in her work with great leadership role.
Marco Conte
Stefania is very professional, hard worker with great enthusiasm, very passionate in her work with great leadership role.
Credentials
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French Proficiency test
DELF (Diplôme d'Études en Langue Française)Mar, 2005- Nov, 2024
Experience
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The WS Society
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United Kingdom
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Manager
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Apr 2018 - Present
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Assistant Manager, Corporate Services
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Nov 2015 - Mar 2018
- To keep daily Financial records using Sage 50: daily process sales and purchase invoices, payment runs, bank reconciliations, debtors control, creditors control, etc.- To liaise with the Society's external accountancy company on preparation of quarterly management accounts- To assist Director level with organization and delivery of education events- To assist with marketing initiatives and activities (creation of monthly newsletter and periodic Signet Magazine)- To manage and supervise the facilities- To organize all membership events (Diet of Admission, Annual Dinner, Summer Ball, etc.)
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Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa Edinburgh
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United Kingdom
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Duty Manager
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Nov 2014 - Oct 2015
- To co-ordinate and supervise the daily running of the Front Office through constant communication with all relevant department.- Responsible for supervising the work of Guest Service Agents and Switchboard operator and ensuring that they carry out their tasks to the required standard.- To be fully aware and train fellow staff members on all relevant standards.- Dealing with guest complaints and issues. - To co-ordinate and supervise the daily running of the Front Office through constant communication with all relevant department.- Responsible for supervising the work of Guest Service Agents and Switchboard operator and ensuring that they carry out their tasks to the required standard.- To be fully aware and train fellow staff members on all relevant standards.- Dealing with guest complaints and issues.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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Hospitality
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700 & Above Employee
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Guest Service Agent
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Oct 2013 - Nov 2014
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Front Office Agent
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Oct 2012 - Sep 2013
- Welcome and assist guests with check-in/check-out and all their inquiries, following the company’s standards - Handle all discrepancies/complaints and offer superior guest resolutions- Ensure Starwood and Westin Brand Standards are consistently upheld as well as enrolling guests in SPG program
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Concierge
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Feb 2012 - Oct 2012
- Providing maximum level of service possible- Developing relationships with guests in order to understand their needs - Satisfy guests’ requests during their stay in order to make them feel like at home: booking theatre tickets, tables in upscale restaurants, finding cars or limousine with chauffeur for private tours, etc.- Tracing lost baggage and taking care of their storage during the absence of the guest- Providing the guests with all the information they need regarding the hotel and the city, advising them on how to make the most of their time during the stay
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Intern, F&B Department (assistant of the F&B manager)
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Jul 2011 - Feb 2012
- Analysis of the revenue reports (FRS, mid-month feeling, etc.) and draft of the comments about the trends to be reported to the GM, Starwood and the Property- Analysis of the F&B Forecasting Tool to organize the personnel’s work for the future months- Weekly analysis of the outlets’ beverage consumption to monitor the costs- Daily check and analysis of the GSI (Guest Satisfaction Index)- Participated to the creation of new initiatives to be put in the Budget in order to increase 2012 Outlets’ covers (e.g. Saturday Crunch)- Communication activities: creating posters to advertise events or initiatives inside the hotel- Collaborated with the Operations Manager to develop new projects (eg. the training content for the FO Upselling, programs related to the Chinese guests)- Entirely contributed to the realization of a big event called "Piatto d'Autore" in collaboration with Grazia Saporiti, manager at "CM Comunicazione". For more details: http://piattod'autore.it
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Interpreter and Translator Traineeship
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Feb 2010 - Mar 2010
- Translated various types of documents- Called new customers to promote our service (marketing activities)- Collected money from debtors - Translated various types of documents- Called new customers to promote our service (marketing activities)- Collected money from debtors
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Education
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Pitman Training Group
Accounting Technician with AAT Level 2, Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping -
Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM
Master's degree, MTM, Tourism Management -
IULM University
Bachelor, Interpreting and Communication -
Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
Erasmus, Interpreting and Translation