Director of Revenue Management

Welcome to the award-winning five-star Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain, located adjacent to Bahrain International Airport, with a magnificent view of the sprawling lagoon and less than 10 minutes away from downtown city centre of Manama, the capital of Kingdom of Bahrain.  

The hotel offers 97 luxury hotel rooms and 10 suites with state-of-art facilities and amenities. Our 5 star hotel went through a complete transformation; including restaurants and bars as well as rooms and suites.

Silk's restaurant is all day dining, offering international cuisine and theme nights. Gallery lounge is located in the high ceiling natural light glass lobby, serving French pastries, high tea and Swiss Mövenpick coffee and delights. While Xenia bar and lounge is offering exotic cocktails and bar food with live night entertainment daily. Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain is well known for its award-winning Friday Brunch.

The award-winning European Rimal spa, features 12 treatment rooms, including single treatment suites, one double female suite and two traditional Turkish hammam suites with their own steam rooms and heated wet tables. Rimal Spa is the only spa that offers non-surgical CACI Synergy machines in the Kingdom. All treatment rooms are designed to the highest standards and have private showers.  

Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain is a place to experience world-class luxury hospitality, blended with Arabian tradition and a touch of Swiss that makes our guests feel at home in one of the most attractive and friendly destinations in the Gulf Region.

Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain is looking for a strategic and ambitious senior leader who can help shape the future of revenue management: drive revenue growth across our iconic hotels and brands, nurture high-performance teams and shape emerging capability, and be at the helm of sector-leading technology as we roll it out across our global operations

As Director of Revenue Management, you will our Reservations team, working together to optimize our revenue performance and achieve our business goals. You will formulate and execute revenue strategies for our hotels, collaborate with the executive team on long-term business plans, develop our revenue community of practice internally and externally, and identify and inspire talent growth. You will prioritize recognition, comprehensive support and career development amongst your team, and receive the same in turn as you grow your career as a Heartist®.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the revenue management team and develop robust revenue strategies.
• Support the executive team on long-term business plans and manage the revenue management budget process.
• Lead the weekly/bi-weekly Revenue Management meetings providing insights based on reporting data.
• Develop topline revenue forecasts and actively seek opportunities to drive incremental profit across all revenue centers of the business.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and optimize pricing and inventory.
• Mentor, coach and develop junior team members in revenue management practices.
• Drive initiatives to enhance guest satisfaction and sustainability efforts.
• Collaborate with sales, finance, and front office teams to achieve revenue goals.
• Ensure reservations are optimized by coordinating with the reservations team.
• Drive market share in your competitive set and ensure all systems are adequately used to optimize RevPAR.
• Develop an evolving culture of understanding and best practice in the changing distribution landscape, including online travel agencies and distribution networks.
• Responsible for data quality and system hygiene of Revenue Management and Distribution applications; platforms and tools used by the hotel.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• 3-5 years of experience in senior revenue management roles.
• Proven leadership and team management skills, with a track record of getting the best out of people and driving high-performance.
• Exceptional analytical skills and ability to make strategic decisions that enhance revenue growth.
• Advanced knowledge of revenue management principles.
• IDeaS Revenue Management Platform experience highly desirable.
• In-depth knowledge of the distribution landscape, online travel agencies, and emerging market trends.
• A collaborative forward-thinking mindset with a passion for elevating revenue management as a respected and valued community of practice with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Being curious & open-minded.

Role Benefits & Perks

• Enjoy discounted Heartist® rates across our global network of 5,600 properties, 10,000 food and beverage venues, and wellness centers.
• Grow and travel with your career globally across more than 110 countries, 45 hotel brands from luxury and lifestyle to premium and economy.
• Continuous learning and investment into your capability, including Accor’s Revenue Management Academy certification.
• Work with sector-leading IDeaS revenue management platform.