Vacature van de week: Odyssey is looking for a Revenue Manager Benelux

Auteur: Redactie

We, The Odyssey Hotel Group, are an ambitious hotel operator in Europe and the team behind many global hospitality names. We partner with Marriott, IHG, and Accor to develop exceptional properties across various brands, from Holiday Express to Marriott's Autograph collection. Powered by over 700 Bravehearts and supported by Activum MQ SG as our major shareholder, our purpose is to create wonderful stories through a passion for unique and locally inspired hotel design and attention to every detail. We achieve this through a culture of enabling and empowering our teams to be masters of the art of hospitality.

Odyssey culture

You’ll be joining a fast-moving, ambitious and successful team that’s shaking up the industry we love. If you thrive on responsibility, share a passion for great service, and are a natural collaborator, we’ll be a good fit. We pride ourselves on a Braveheart spirit with a collaborative mindset.

The position

You are charged with the daily Revenue Management operations and develop the long-term strategy. You will analyse market trends, rate positionings, seasonality, segment/ source mix and displacements and be held accountable for pricing, positioning and effective deployment of segment strategies. You are in close touch with the property leaders and ensure that their respective hotel receives best in class revenue management services on a daily basis.

Your key responsibilities

Plan and execute revenue management tasks including daily reporting and inventory management.
Ensure hotels receive the Revenue Management deliverables according to the task / core deliverables list, which is established for each hotel.
Update pricing, positioning and deploy segment strategies following the agreed strategy.
Lead the coordination and planning on the 18 month total hotel revenue forecasting process and annual budgeting.
Identify need periods and anticipate adequately.
Produce reports, analyse data and pro-actively anticipate on changing needs and opportunities.
Analyse competitive sets and utilize benchmark information to develop RevPAR Index forecasts.
Lead group and contract pricing and displacement decisions.
Ensure Sales Strategy Meetings are planned and held with hotel teams.
Business evaluation insights and recommendations.
Maintain an active channel mix strategy (ranking, conversion and yielding).
Ensure a full funnel approach is activated and that conversion goals are reached.
Contracted business evaluation, Spec. corp, Wholesale, Contract etc.
Training and coaching junior team members.
Ensure that hotels follow the established distribution guidelines.
Various implementation projects / new hotel activations.

How you will do it

By being a warm and helpful communicator and being guest oriented.
With the ability to put things in perspective when it comes to helping guests, colleagues and accounts;
Thinking out of the box to create unique experiences;
With a love for structuring a bit of chaos;
By being a great team player and being proactive;
Love being a part of a brand and live and breathe the Odyssey values: Entrepreneurial, Together, Positive, Accountable.

What you will bring

Master or Bachelor degree in business administration, hospitality or other relevant field.
You have already gained several years’ experience in Hotel Revenue Management.
You have a proven knowledge of the wider Amsterdam hotel market.
You are a fast learner and you can quickly adapt to new and multiple markets and understand the different dynamics.
You have the ability to present a complex analysis which translates in actionable strategies.
You are a meticulous planner and deliver before the deadlines.
You have a proven record of strong technical and business acumen.
You have excellent presentation and training skills.
You are fluent in English and Dutch, written and spoken.
Being familiar with the IHG or Marriott Revenue Management/Sales systems, tools and philosophy is a strong advantage.

Why this role at Odyssey?

Flexible working hours [optional: and a hybrid working environment] - you choose your schedule!
A market-competitive salary
Employee discount rates in more than 7000 hotels, for you and your family
Your personal development taken seriously. You have the option to grow within our diverse hotel brands and our headquarters. You'll be regularly informed of vacancies and are free to apply internally!
Room for your ideas and creativity - your vision is important to us
Working from a beautiful location, as all our hotels are well designed
A big discount on your meals that you can enjoy during your shifts
Working in a dynamic work environment where no day is the same
A culture where great colleagues become true friends
Diversity in the work and tasks and getting involved in projects