Our client, a leading five star luxury property in the UAE requires a strong Director of Revenue Management. He/she must be an experienced and dynamic guest focused Director of Revenue Management candidate. He/she will report to the General Manager and have total responsibility of the Reservations department.

As a Director of Revenue you will be responsible for maximizing overall room by setting proactive selling/pricing strategies based on and action plans in order to achieve the budgeted revenue. You will be responsible for maintaining a healthy business.

Key responsibilities:

Design and implement a continuous pro-active, selling strategy and action plan, which will drive the optimization of hotel profits

Drive market share and Revenue performance.

Ensures all ITA, content, reputation and distribution channels are optimized

Have the foresight to capture any unexpected opportunities and implement recovery plans to counteract threats to business and effectively manage and control of all inventory.

Oversee the maximization of revenues through the combined efforts of the Reservations & Sales Departments.

Plays a leading role in the property’s weekly Revenue Management and Operations meetings

Pro-actively identify need periods and prepare a need period plan, in cooperation with hotel Sales & Marketing, & Corporate/Regional resources.

Develop overall pricing strategy to include all market segments and distribution channels.

Actively support and implement Talent Development initiatives.

Ensure all distribution channels are returning appropriate availability and pricing for the following 365 days.

Ensure that the department number 2 is fully able to complete the forecast, run a Revenue meeting, manage all daily tasks, and can manage all aspects of reservations (cut off dates, rooming lists, guest complaints).

Prepare necessary data required for revenue budgets and assist management team in preparing yearly budgets.

Ensure that company strategies and structure are met at all times.

Produce accurate forecasts on weekly and monthly basis.

Provide Executive Committee with regular Monthly Forecasting updates.

Qualifications:

You will have ideally a degree in the hospitality field with previous experience in a similar role for a minimum of two to three years within the Reservations / Revenue Department of a hotel. You should possess excellent written and verbal English communication skills. For this role you need to have strong interpersonal and negotiating skills. Computer literacy and previous experience with IDEAS, EZ Yield & Opera is a must(or similar tools)

Competitive Salary Package:

Competitive Base Salary (Approximately USD 60k) commensurate with experience (tax free) plus family package( for two children) including housing for family of four, schooling for two children and all ex-pat benefits including medical coverage.