Job Summary
Our client owns a group of hotels in East Africa and they are looking for a professional possessing ALL of the below skills. Note: Only candidates with below skills should apply and only they will be contacted.
- Minimum Qualification:Bachelor
- Experience Level:Mid level
- Experience Length:3 years
Job Description/Requirements
About the job
• Oversee revenue
management and distribution strategy of the hotel and manage day to day yield
operations.
• Daily pick-up analysis, strategy adjustments and reporting.
• Perform competitive benchmark studies and follow market trends.
• Create and maintain a 13 month rolling demand calendar.
• Create and develop pricing strategies in conjunction with the individuality
of each hotel.
• Provide weekly dynamic forecast of expected results, variances and budget
comparisons.
• Manage and oversee strategy for all 3rd party distribution
• Responsible for assessing, analysing and pricing group business strategies
• Analyze overall monthly hotel performance and provide summary report with
recommendations to improve long term strategies.
• Ensure all related systems are configured correctly, validated and working to
full capacity
• Oversee and audit the standards and operations of the reservations
department.
• Ensure web site booking process is maintained up-to-date and functional.
• Ensure reservation personnel is fully competent in the use of all systems
• Work in liaison with hotel sales and reservations departments as a team.
• Regularly check the input and the quality of data (segmentation, denials
tracking, etc…)points.
• Conduct quarterly property performance review and develop strategic and
tactical action
• Responsible for best practice standards to include: competitor analysis;
environmental scanning; market modeling; distribution yield management;
business mix yield management; length of stay yield management; inventory
availability by channel; pricing control and new pricing concepts
• Evaluate performance of distribution partners and contracted rates (OTA, FIT,
tour operator, corporate, consortia, crew, groups, etc…).
• Reduce the cost of distribution by finding new less expensive means of
delivering business
• Prepare outline for and support the annual revenue budget process.
• Any other reasonable requests made by management.
About you
• Business Development DNA
and commercial minded.
• Strong sense of need for achievement of goals and success.
• Sound ability and knowledge to develop standards of operations and strategic
processes
• Good analytical and numeric skills for fast data crunching.
• Ability to work under own initiative in a highly pressured environment.
• Good listening skills and the ability to anticipate business needs.
• Able to develop relationships with 3rd parties and the hotel teams.
• Capacity to read situation, understand environments and respond accordingly
• Capable of prioritizing between revenue generating actions and time consuming
tasks with low yield impact.
• Ability to work across all levels and functions of The Zanzibar Collection
portfolio under own initiative in a highly pressured environment.
• Well developed interpersonal, adaptive influencing and supervisory management
skills
• Willingness to travel and ability to interact professionally with other
cultures
• Mentality of client service and taking responsibility beyond direct duties.
• High level of motivation, determination and commitment.
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