Revenue/Reservation Manager at a Highly Rated Ultra-Luxury Hotel - FlexEdge Limited

FlexEdge Limited - Our client, a highly rated ultra-luxury hotel in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, is recruiting suitable, qualified and well experienced candidate to fill this position:

Job Title: Revenue/Reservation Manager

Location: Abuja
Reporting to: General Manager

Position Objective
The objective for the Revenue/Reservation Manager position is to:

• Work closely with the General Manager, Sales & Marketing and Front Office manager to formulate forecasts and apply revenue management techniques for the hotel
• Responsible for development and management of revenue/yield strategies including pricing, demand analysis, budgeting, forecasting, financial planning as well as inventory management.
• Manage and direct reservations team

Role / Responsibilities

• Manage the Hotels reservations department by Implementing revenue and reservations management operations, procedures and best practices
• Independently implements appropriate hotel inventory distribution strategy; maintains accurate rates and inventory allotments in the provided applications/systems in a timely manner to promote rate parity throughout all booking channels
• Develop measurement techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of revenue Management strategies and decisions.
• Complete stated periodic forecast for the Hotel Operations Team.
• Develops near and long term top-line rooms revenue hotel forecasts
• Perform daily review and analysis of inventory and rates, then identify and implement appropriate revenue strategies based up on those daily analyses.
• Develop daily, weekly, and monthly occupancy and revenue forecasts
• Maintain high level knowledge about competition and their product offerings.
• Analyse and present accurate picture of market trends, demand and conditions
• Coordinate various activities to further enhance revenue potential.
• Identify and interpret market demand
• Assist in creating and developing marketable packages and promotions.

Professional / Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or other related field.
• A minimum of 3-4 Years revenue / reservations management experience in hotel environment or related business operations
• Experience in Central reservations, GDS and internet distribution systems.
• Highly proficient in the use of the following:
• Hospitality software (micros, Opera, Fidelio etc.)
• Microsoft Office (MS Excel, Word, Power Point).

Qualities and Skills Required:

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to perform critical analysis, budget and solid understanding of forecasting
• Understands revenue maximization and practice and yield management/pricing
• Special ability to take initiative and get creative in resolving challenges
• Detail oriented
• Excellent time management
• Ability and Knack to prioritize work.

Application Closing Date
12th May, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: [email protected] with “RRM-HOSP-FCT” as subject of the mail.

Note:

• Failure to use code as subject of the mail automatically disqualifies candidate
• Only qualified candidates will be contacted.