Director of Revenue Single Property - London Marriott Hotel County Hall
Marriott
London, England, United KingdomPosted 11 days agoFull-time
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JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for maximising revenue and profit associated with rooms and function
space. Develops and recommends sales strategy for pricing the Transient,
Contract, Group and Catering segments. Oversees the processes associated with
demand, revenue, price positioning, forecasting, inventory management and
opportunity analysis. Works with the Sales Strategy Team to develop, implement
and evaluate the hotel sales strategy. Identifies future revenue opportunities
and communicates clear commercial recommendations to the Hotel Leadership Team
and relevant ownership stakeholders, including performance, forecast risks and
opportunities. Fosters productive relationships with hotel stakeholders. The
role is also responsible for the recruitment, mentoring and supervision of team
members.
SCOPE
Functions as a senior Revenue Management leader for a standalone property.
CANDIDATE PROFILE Education and Experience
• Two-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration,
Finance and Accounting, Economics, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or a
related major, with six years of experience in revenue management, sales and
marketing, or a related professional area.
• Or a four-year bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance and
Accounting, Economics, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or a related major,
with four years of experience in revenue management, sales and marketing, or
a related professional area.
• Minimum of three years of experience in the Revenue Management discipline;
experience across at least two different properties is preferred.
CORE ACTIVITIES Managing Revenue Management Priorities and Strategy
• Provides revenue strategy expertise and leadership to the Property Leadership
Team.
• Ensures full adoption of Revenue Management systems and tools to drive
revenue and profit opportunities for the hotel.
• Determines sales strategies and communicates recommendations to property
leadership.
• Prepares, communicates and critiques weekly and monthly hotel room
projections.
• Establishes and maintains effective and rational pricing strategies for rooms
and function space.
• Oversees the annual pricing process for Transient, Group and Catering
segments.
• Supports the annual business-planning process and generates the annual
room-revenue budget.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of property participation in electronic sales
channels, validating participation, rate set-up, information accuracy and
competitor positioning.
• Analyses competitive sets, price positioning, seasonality, mix and
displacement on a continuous basis.
• Analyses weekly and monthly market-share information to review past
strategies, identify improvement areas and competitor strengths, and develop
strategies to capture available market share.
• Identifies and communicates revenue and profit opportunities to the Property
Leadership Team.
• Ensures hotel strategies conform to brand philosophies and initiatives.
• Prepares the sales strategy meeting agenda and supporting documentation and
leads property meetings.
• Conducts sales strategy analysis and refines strategies as appropriate to
increase market share.
• Provides pricing recommendations for the hotel and input on
business-evaluation recommendations.
• Ensures all rates are loaded correctly and promptly and are available through
all relevant distribution channels.
• Ensures the execution, implementation and analysis of regional and/or market
demand-generation activities.
• Checks distribution channels for hotel positioning, placement, rate parity
and information accuracy.
• Analyses period-end and other available systems data to identify trends,
future need periods and obstacles to achieving goals.
• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Enforces the company Best Rate Guarantee and monitors rate parity across all
channels.
• Ensures D360 goals are in place for team members.
• Supports DTT priorities and adoption for the hotel, ensuring activity is
aligned to commercial objectives and measured for impact.
• Drives adoption of approved AI, Copilot and digital tools to improve
efficiency, insight generation, commercial decision-making and team ways of
working.
Building Successful Relationships
• Develops and manages key internal stakeholder relationships, working closely
with the Hotel Leadership Team.
• Provides targeted and timely communication of results, achievements and
challenges to stakeholders.
• Uses interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence and encourage
others; advocates sound financial and business decision-making; demonstrates
honesty and integrity; and leads by example.
• Drives team engagement through motivation and recognition.
Leading the Discipline Team
• Manages the appraisal process for direct reports and supports career
progression through career-pathing and training resources.
• Ensures the interview and selection process follows company standards and
that all new team members receive structured onboarding.
• Develops, implements and maintains onboarding and training for Revenue
Managers and Executives.
• Communicates performance expectations in accordance with
job descriptions and
monitors progress.
Skills and Knowledge
• Meeting the Needs of Key Stakeholders: Understands and meets the needs of key
stakeholders, including hotel leadership teams, owners, corporate teams and
guests.
• Demonstrating Leadership: Uses interpersonal and communication skills to
lead, influence and encourage others; advocates sound financial and business
decision-making; demonstrates honesty and integrity; and leads by example.
• Demonstrating Knowledge: Demonstrates knowledge of job-relevant issues,
products, systems and processes.
• Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishes long-range objectives and
specifies the strategies and actions needed to achieve them.
• Executing on a Strategy: Takes a predetermined strategy and drives its
execution.
• Communicating Information Promptly: Informs and updates executives, peers and
colleagues on relevant information in a timely manner.
• Generating and Delivering Accurate and Timely Results: Produces accurate and
timely reports, presentations and other outputs.
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyses information and evaluates
results to select solutions and resolve problems.
• Commercial Storytelling and Influence: Translates complex revenue data into
clear insight, recommendations and actions for hotel leadership, owners and
key stakeholders.
• Analytical and Critical Thinking: Gathers and organises information
logically, recognises patterns and relationships in complex data, identifies
implications and develops and evaluates alternative solutions.
• Change Leadership: Supports adoption of new processes, tools and ways of
working, helping teams understand the purpose, benefits and impact of change.
• Digital and Analytical Skills: Uses revenue systems, Microsoft Excel and
approved digital tools to analyse performance, identify trends, improve
efficiency and support data-led commercial decisions.
• Job-specific Computer Skills: MARSHA, Opera S&C, HPP, MarRFP, eFast, MINT and
One Yield.
• Oral Comprehension: Listens to and understands information and ideas
presented verbally.
• Writing: Communicates effectively in writing for the needs of the audience.
• Mathematics: Uses mathematics to solve problems accurately.
• Developing Others: Participates actively in the development and training of
team members and peers to grow capability and future talent.
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES Leadership
• Communication: Conveys information and ideas convincingly and engagingly
through a variety of methods.
• Leading Through Vision and Values: Keeps the organisation's vision and values
at the forefront of decision-making and action.
• Managing Change: Initiates and manages change, removes barriers and serves as
a role model by maintaining composure and performance under pressure or
challenge.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making: Identifies issues and opportunities,
compares information, develops and evaluates alternatives and selects a
course of action.
• Professional Demeanour: Demonstrates confidence, commands respect and
represents the company in alignment with its values.
Managing Execution
• Building a Successful Team: Uses an effective interpersonal style to build a
cohesive team and sustain engagement by focusing the team on its mission and
importance to the organisation.
• Strategy Execution: Ensures successful execution of business plans designed
to maximise customer satisfaction, profitability and market share through
effective planning, organisation and ongoing evaluation.
• Driving for Results: Sets high standards, assumes responsibility, monitors
progress and takes proactive action.
Building Relationships
• Customer Relationships: Develops and sustains relationships based on
stakeholder needs and company service standards.
• Global Mindset: Supports colleagues and business partners with diverse
styles, abilities, motivations and cultural perspectives and uses differences
to enhance results.
• Strategic Partnerships: Develops collaborative relationships and leverages
corporate, continental and shared-service partners to achieve objectives and
ensure strategies are understood and executed.
Generating Talent and Organisational Capability
• Organisational Capability: Evaluates and adapts assignments and work
processes to support the goals of the organisational unit.
• Talent Management: Provides guidance and feedback to strengthen the skills
and abilities needed to achieve work objectives.
Learning and Applying Professional Expertise
• Technical Acumen: Applies professional skills and knowledge to manage
everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to functional
challenges.
• Operations Accounting and Analysis: Applies knowledge of profit and loss
statements and accurately plans and forecasts expenses and revenue using
appropriate data inputs.
• Communications: Uses communication strategies to convey information in a way
that enables understanding, buy-in and action.
• Project Management: Uses a defined process to create and manage a project
within constraints of scope, time, resources and budget.
• Project Business Planning: Facilitates project planning, approval and funding
decisions, including resource needs and work allocation.
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