Job Description

Company Description

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Position Scope:

As a Area Director Revenue, you are responsible to achieve the optimal mix of rooms and conference sales revenues to achieve budget RevPAR targets.

Responsibilities:

• Maximize Revenue Incomes for Individual, Group and Conference business
• Implement weekly RevPro meetings with a directive on Revenue Strategies. Discuss Sales Strategies with DoS and GM
• Maintain and manage all Reservation Channels, ensuring RIL rate integrity policies
• Analyse Market Conditions and Trends
• Analyse Business Opportunities
• Develop, execution and review an optimal revenue strategy
• Provide Education and training to Front Office, Reservation, and Sales
• Active role in Forecast and Budget creation and Sales and Marketing Plan
• Creation of a team-working environment promoting morale and commitment, pride, and performance in the reservations department and the hotel.
• Ensures all directions are followed at the request of Senior Management
• To manage the room inventory to maximize yield per available room
• To educate team members on local, Regional, and Corporate programs
• To analyse the impact of promotional programs
• Update and maintain all 3rd party websites on a daily basis
• Update and maintenance of GDS xe2x80x93 TARS & Hotel Distribution
• Set daily selling hurdle and market rate to maximize yield
• Implement an upselling program
• Maintain communication of any changes to Senior management
• Effective communication on the hotel level and with the Regional Director of Revenue
• Create and Communicate overbooking policy and adjust according to market mix, daily movements, historical wash, and lead times
• Competition analysis for all main reservation channels
• Recording turn-aways in PMS
• Update daily Pickup report
• Review of no-shows with DOSM and decision about charging fees
• Controlling all reservation movements for standard coding with direct feedback and monthly training on mistakes
• Ensure correct market segmentation of gained business

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:

• Minimum 5 years experience in Revenue Management.
• Strong business acumen and ability to identify and capitalize on business opportunities.
• Multi-property management is a plus.
• Excellent leadership, motivation, and communication skills.
• Strong computer skills and number oriented
• Written and spoken professional business English and French language.
• Good presentation skills
• Experience in an international hotel is preferable.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and prior experience with Revenue systems are required.
• Demonstrate the ability to forecast sales and trends in the market.
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and good analytical approach to problem-solving.
• Proven ability to build and maintain good relationships.
• Communicate thoughts, actions, and opportunities clearly with assertive skills.

Additional Information

• Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
• We are an inclusive company, and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

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