Vice President of Revenue Strategy
Concord Hospitality Enterprises
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC
Description
Concord Hospitality is seeking a Vice President of Revenue Strategy who will function as the strategic leader for yield management across all Concord hotels. Accountable for pricing, positioning, and inventory management to maximize transient and group room revenue. Oversees demand forecasting, inventory management, and opportunity analysis. Partners with the sales strategy team to develop and implement revenue-generating hotel sales strategies. Identifies future revenue opportunities and effectively communicates strategies to the sales organization and property leadership. Manages all Shared Service Agreements related to revenue management.
As a Concord Leader you will be responsible to:
Responsibilities:
- Assists with annual marketing plan approval and annual marketing plan tool development. Develops annual marketing plan to evaluate business growth by segments.
- Along with VP of Sales & Marketing, develops Concord revenue and pricing performance standards relative to market share, mix management, overall pricing and communicates standards to hotels.
- Ensure hotel make appropriate strategy chance as calendar year roles into reservations systems.
- Maintains pace reports for non-Marriott brand hotels.
- Implements annual revenue management satisfaction survey.
- Handles pre-opening sales and marketing checklist responsibilities as delegated by the VP of Sales & Marketing.
- Implements minimum quarterly portfolio topline revenue calls with hotels, reviewing pricing an direct sales opportunities.
- Provides weekly, monthly and quarterly analyses of company revenue and market share, reporting out as appropriate.
- Maintain knowledge of revenue trends based on company results, reporting from key hotel sources such as Smith Travel, PFK, etc.
- Provides training of company forecasting tolls as needed. Maintains current "revenue opportunity tools, ensure hotels are using latest technology.
- Oversees budget fee and expense financials for Revenue Management department.
- Ensures hotels meet brand standards for reservation programs.
Qualifications:
- 7-10 years of progressive experience in hotel revenue management, with multi-property or corporate leadership.
- Maintains expertise in hospitality technology, revenue management platforms, pricing strategies, distribution systems, and emerging industry trends.
- Able to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement innovative technology solutions that drive revenue growth and operational efficiency.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, able to present to executive leadership and ownership.
- Able to leverage brand loyalty programs and guest engagement initiatives to maximize revenue opportunities.
- Effectively utilizes Delphi and related analytics tools to support group, catering, and revenue optimization strategies.
Why Join Concord?
At Concord Hospitality, we put our Associates First. We offer competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time associates, including:
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Tuition assistance
- Discounted hotel stays
- Extensive training and career development opportunities
We’re proud of our unique culture built on our five cornerstones: Quality, Integrity, Community, Profitability, and FUN. Join us in building an inclusive and rewarding workplace where everyone can thrive.
“We Are Concord!”
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
Salary Range: $170,213 - $191,490
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Concord Hospitality Enterprises
Management Company
Careers and Hospitality Job Opportunities with Concord
Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company is an award-winning hotel management and development company. Through the combined efforts of over 4,200 hard working and focused associates, Concord offers a unique blend of entrepreneurship, seasoned experience, innovation and technical excellence. These elements create a company equipped to produce above-standard returns, market sustainability and a partnership well worth investing in.
Since Concord's inception in 1985, our success has been guided by our cornerstones: Quality, Integrity, Community, Profitability and Fun. These cornerstones are the indispensible and fundamental basis of our daily actions. Our commitment to these cornerstones has led us to be recognized as the respected hospitality company that we are.
Concord is one of North America's largest hotel management and hotel development companies. Concord's passion for success has resulted in over twenty years of proven results as a hotel owner, manager, and developer of mid market and first class hotel properties. Concord's goal is to create value for its partners and associates by leveraging its operations, development, sales & marketing, technology, accounting, and management skills over its growing portfolio of first-class business hotels.
Concord has experienced sustained growth of a remarkable 35% annually for three years in a row and with over half a billion in new hotel projects in the pipeline, that number is projected to increase noticeably. Additionally, Concord is expanding its portfolio through third party management contracts with leading brand partners such as Marriott, Hilton, Starwood, Choice and Intercontinental Hotels. These growth opportunities have presented themselves to Concord based on our strong relationships with investment partners.
