Centralized Revenue Manager- Chicago or Los Angeles

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HEI Hotels and Resorts Corporate Office - Norwalk, CTtime type:
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JR113009

HEI manages an unparalleled portfolio of leading full-service branded hotels and luxury and lifestyle independent hotels across the U.S. We are the acknowledged experts on upper-upscale, luxury, and premium select-serve hotels in urban, super-suburban, and destination locations. At HEI, we recognize that our enormous success is solely the result of our greatest asset:
Our People. Where people work is a choice. Against that choice, our greatest obligation is to ensure day in and day out that our associates have the compensation and benefits they deserve and industry leading tools, training and support that they need to excel. At HEI, simply said, we honor the privilege of our associates choosing us by investing in and making them more valuable.

We value U.S. military experience and invite all qualified military candidates to apply.
** Overview
* * Optimize the hotel's Room and Catering revenue by working closely with the General Manager, Director of Sales and Front Office Manager to implement strategies. Monitor all distribution channels to ensure effective selling through inventory management, market mix and pricing. Communicates demand patterns to revenue team and assists with forecasting. Helps set strategies leading to increased market share.###
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* Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

*** Update and manage selling strategies and product information in all available distribution channels and reservation sources (onsite, third-party reservation providers, call centers, websites, GDS, etc.). Optimize RevPAR by analyzing and forecasting demand and establishing effective selling strategies, oversell strategies, and optimal market mix.
* Work with the hotel General Manager, Director of Sales and hotel team to establish strategies to increase revenue of both Rooms and Catering. Work with the Regional Director of Revenue Management in implementing Revenue Management programs and new initiatives at the hotel.
* Conduct ongoing competitor price and product analyses to ensure proper rate positioning and product offering relative to competition. Actively participate in all pricing decisions for transient, group, and wholesale segments. Facilitate Weekly Sales and Revenue Strategy meetings.
* Interview, hire, train, recommend performance evaluations, resolve problems, provide open communication and recommend discipline and/or termination when appropriate.
* Facilitate Daily and Weekly Sales and Revenue Strategy meetings
* Actively participate in budgeting and business planning for the Food and Beverage department including Catering, and any other revenue generating department
* Work with the hotel DOSM and hotel team to establish strategies to increase revenue of both rooms and catering
* Contribute to the financial success of the hotel via participation in annual budgeting and sales and marketing plan process
* Generate and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly revenue management reports and present results from all segments including internet channels
* Maintain historical statistical data from all distribution channels, in all market segments
* Continually monitor all pertinent travel related websites to ensure competitiveness in both availability and price
* Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
* Perform any other job related duties as assigned.
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* Qualifications:

*** Bachelor's Degree in Hotel Administration, Business, Statistics, Marketing, Finance or a relevant field of work preferred.
* Two years revenue management experience required.
* In-depth understanding of tools- spreadsheets, statistical methods for analyzing data.
* Strong analytical skills.
* Ability to identify relevant data and use it to draw inferences with reference to impact on hotels revenues
* Knowledge of hotel operations, including marketing plans, security and safety programs, personnel and labor relations, preparation of business plans, repairs, maintenance, budget forecasting, quality assurance programs, hospitality law, and long-range planning.
* Ability to use PMS, reservation and revenue management systems to forecast and implement optimal strategies
* Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences, such as effectively communicating with supervisors, coworkers, public etc.
** Compensation
* * Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $95,000.00 Annually### ### ##
** Benefits
* * HEI Hotels and Resorts is committed to providing a comprehensive benefit program that offers you choices for your physical, mental and financial wellness, creating value in your most important investment - you!
For your physical and mental wellness we offer competitive Medical and Dental programs through Anthem Blue…