Area Director of Revenue Management

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Company: Schulte

Location: Louisville, KY 40214

Description:

Collegiate Hotel Group is seeking an Area Director of Revenue Management to join our team. This position is a remote work-from-home opportunity, plus travel.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
  • Grow RevPAR and RevPAR Index.
  • Daily room inventory management
  • Monitor hotel and competitor rates, availability, strategies, and seasonality and adjust pricing accordingly.
  • Review unconstrained demand and provide recommendations for the optimal mix of business.
  • Establish target pricing for Group and Transient by segment.
  • Analyze local events and project their impact.
  • Prepare weekly and monthly forecasts.
  • Lead the weekly strategy meeting; reviewing prior week's decisions to evaluate effectiveness; following up on assigned tasks of others; critiquing year over year variances by segment; etc.
  • Conduct displacement analysis with group or contract.
  • Review STR reports and provide analysis of hotel performance against their comp set.
  • Review additional tools such as Hotelligence or Demand Positioning reports.
  • Assist with the preparation of the annual rooms revenue budget and business plans.
  • Ensure distribution channels have accurate content and pricing.
  • Develop relationships with the Online Travel Agencies (OTA) or Third Party Intermediaries to maximize opportunities through these channels.
    • Assist with internet marketing campaigns, GDS advertising, etc.
    • Assist in developing the hotel managers so that they become proficient with revenue management.
    • Review prior days results and opportunities.
    • Monitor group blocks and cut off dates.
    • Work with the hotel to ensure coding and tracking is performed correctly.
    • Review production of negotiated accounts with hotel's sales leader.

    EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
    • 2-3 years previous experience in Revenue Management within full-service independent hotels, preferred
    • Bachelor's Degree in Hospitality Management or Business preferred
    • Hilton experience preferred

    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
    • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
    • Strong leadership skills with ability to lead and motivate a team
    • Strong technical skills with ability to navigate third party vendors and create best practices to drive revenue
    • Passion for Revenue Management and the hotel business
    • Creative and Entrepreneurial culture
    • Unwavering commitment and drive towards "winning" and driving results

    BENEFITS/ PERKS
    • Work today, get paid today, with Daily Pay!
    • Free telemedicine and virtual mental health care access for all team members starting day one!
    • Multiple health insurance and life insurance options
    • 401k plan + company match
    • Paid time off for eligible team members
    • Holiday pay/ paid holidays
    • Pet insurance
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Discounted hotel rooms
    • Savings Marketplace discounts on event tickets, electronics, gym memberships + more!

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