Area Director of Revenue Management
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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:
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!