Revenue Manager
Industry: Service / Hospitality
Location: Nairobi Kenya
Salary: Competitive
Main Duties
- To ensure that all Electronic Distribution Systems are up to date at all times in order to maximize distribution and accommodation yield.
- To ensure that close out and free sale charts are up to date in order to gain maximum effect
- To carry out regular cross training between the Reservations and Sales team to ensure that everyone within the department is able to deal with all clients calls efficiently
- To ensure that all target market segments are developed for the long-term benefit of the hotel’s business
- To monitor in statistical format, the pick-up patterns, lead times and business trends
- To work with the team to promote internal sales and the up selling of all facilities
- To ensure that the Daily Selling Strategy is completed and checked before the morning meeting
- Ensure all daily, weekly and monthly revenue management reports are up to date and are completed in accordance with standardized company procedures
- Carry out ongoing refresher reservations training for all front office, and revenue staff on a regular basis, which is based around the effective implementation of the room’s management strategy
- Ensure that regular departmental meetings are planned, take place, and are minuted to ensure follow through
- Carry out regular team building events for the team to build on their individual strengths and ultimately on the teams strengths as a whole
- As part of the Business planning process, draw up a training plan for the department and implement along with scheduled team building activities for both the Revenue and House Departments
- Prepare the annual room statistics and assist in other sections on the Business Plan production
- To host weekly Revenue Strategy Meetings in order to communicate strategy and develop corrective action for dip dates
- To be fully involved in the production of the business mix reports for the weekly rooms meeting, the monthly business meeting and the annual budgeting meetings
- Carry out regular Departmental meetings with your team to discuss and resolve any issues that may arise
- To participate fully in any training identified as beneficial to you and your role
- To undertake any other reasonable task or responsibility as required by your line manager or member of senior management in order to meet our business needs
- Determines daily pricing to maximize revenues which are aligned with the overall objectives of the hotel
- Analyzes the external marketplace, customer demand and competitor offerings to ensure proper price competitiveness within the hotel market and competitive set
- Evaluates channel and intermediary opportunities in line with segmentation goals and in compliance with corporate guidelines
- Develops guidelines for managing hotel’s inventory and pricing strategies to maximize the revenue received from each segment and channel
- Seeks opportunities to improve results by utilizing the various revenue optimization tools and programs
- Communicates rate and space availability to the hotel sales, reservations and management team
- Partners with sales team on contracted, group and negotiated transient revenue generation and ensures alignment with overall pricing and promotional activity
- Develops guidelines for and manages hotel’s overall revenue strategy including guestrooms, meeting space, catering and food and beverage revenues in cooperation with other departments of the hotel
- Assists with the hotel budget process and budget input in cooperation with the General Manager, the Financial Controller and the Head of Sales
- Prepares and distributes accurate revenue forecasts for the General Manager and the Head of Sales
- Monitors hotel segmentation performance relative to plan and recommends action where needed to ensure goals are met or exceeded
Skills Requirements
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications
- Must be Self-motivated and hardworking
- Must be a social persona and a team player
- Must have detailed problem solving approach to work, have a positive attitude towards work,
- Should have good communication skills (written & verbal), assertive and decisive.
- Must be flexible to change
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business
- Experience in Sales and Marketing and revenue streams
- Experience coming up with pricing strategies
- Over 5 years experience in sales administration in a senior post
If you meet
the above requirements send your CV only, to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke indicating
the title (Revenue Manager – Service) on the subject line before the 30th
April, 2014.
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