Cluster Director of Revenue Management
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Company Description Join us at Accor, where life pulses with passion! As a pioneering in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations in 110 countries. While each brand has its own personality, where you will be able to truly find yourself, they all share a common ambition: to keep innovating and challenging the status-quo. By joining us, you will become a Heartist, because hospitality is, first and foremost, a work of heart. You will join a caring environment and a team where you can be all you are. You will be in a supportive place to grow, to fulfill yourself, to discover other professions and to pursue career opportunities, in your hotel or in other hospitality environments, in your country or anywhere in the world! You will enjoy exclusive benefits, specific to the sector and beyond, as well as strong recognition for your daily commitment. Everything you will do with us, regardless of your profession, will offer a deep sense of meaning, to create lasting, memorable and impactful experiences for your customers, for your colleagues and for the planet. Hospitality is a work of heart , Join us and become a Heartist . Job Description
- Leads strategic planning and collaborates with all hotel profit generation teams to actively seek opportunities to drive incremental profit for Rooms, Restaurants, Spas, and other revenue streams.
- Effectively communicates a compelling Total Hotel Profit Optimization vision to all relevant property leaders, fosters Revenue Management Culture within the revenue generating departments of the hotel and teaches RM concepts within the hotel.
- Leverages Revenue Management analytics, technologies, processes, tools, and training programs to optimize hotel profits.
- Creates short- and long-term forecasts that yield the best decisions on pricing and yielding tactics.
- Participates in the annual budget process and produces long-term projections, as required.
- Actively participates in ownership conversations and presentations.
- Monitors relevant economic, market, and competitive set indicators to derive insight-led profit generation strategies.
- Chairs and prepares materials for the weekly Revenue Management Meetings, following Brand guidelines.
- Maximizes room revenue contribution through a thorough understanding of all booking channels and management of inventory and rate therein.
- Optimizes pricing, promotions, and availability strategies through definition and management of all rates, rate levels, stay restrictions and other tactics, which are congruent with demand factors to target the most profitable customer segments to maximize profits.
- Directs and manages all channel distribution strategies. Ensures & maintains a high Distribution health score for the hotel.
- Collaborates with the Marketing team to execute, measure, evaluate and improve digital marketing efforts, to support the hotel strategic marketing plans working within the established budgets.
- Optimizes opportunities to drive incremental revenues through upsell programs in all booking channels.
- System owner for RMS, CRS (ORS and TARS), Rate shopping system, TravelCLICK products and hotel specific platforms. Responsible for data quality and system hygiene, following Accor standards, recommendations and procedures.
- Oversees content management in all electronic channels, liaises with hotel Marketing team to ensure regular updates of images and descriptions of hotel, room brands, outlets and services are completed.
- Oversees relationship with GRC and Distribution services teams.
- Maintains relationships with local market competitors to keep informed of trends and news.
- Motivates, leads, coaches and manages all aspects of team members’ performance towards achieving exceptional guest service and employee satisfaction results.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Dynamic can-do attitude.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Presents a professional and polished appearance.
- Effectively deals with guests and other team members.
- Previous reservation experience highly preferred.
- Experience with Ideas G3 RMS, Opera PMS, Passkey, Delphi or Opera Sales and Catering preferred.
- Possessing the trait of being organized and multi-tasking.
- Ability to complete work within given deadlines.
- Maintain confidentiality of proprietary information and protect company assets.
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