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United Kingdom

Leading Revenue Management across multiple brands in a franchised environment. Responsible for optimising revenue and delivering market leading profitable performance for a mix of branded and unbranded hotels. Developing brand agnostic centralised reporting incorporating IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Wyndham, Accor and independent brands, ensuring focus remains on key performance indicators delivering continuous improvement. Fostering strong commercial acumen within hotel teams and supporting… Show more Leading Revenue Management across multiple brands in a franchised environment. Responsible for optimising revenue and delivering market leading profitable performance for a mix of branded and unbranded hotels. Developing brand agnostic centralised reporting incorporating IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Wyndham, Accor and independent brands, ensuring focus remains on key performance indicators delivering continuous improvement. Fostering strong commercial acumen within hotel teams and supporting management of owner relations across multiple ownership groups in both UK domestic and International markets. Supporting with market feasibility studies and long range projections for acquisition strategies. Leading company performance and analytics reporting, creating an efficient dynamic reporting platform in a Tableau / Power BI environment. Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

• Responsible for a team of nine associates and 8 hotels, 1,495 rooms, 6,016 sqm C&B, this expanding to 13 associates, 12 hotels 2,400 rooms while offering maternity cover for two separate one year periods.• Responsible for business planning, forecasting, pricing and strategy for Group, Catering and Transient segments.• Lead in managing stakeholder relationships for discipline with GM’s, Sales & Marketing Teams and ownership.• Provided coaching and development assisting career… Show more • Responsible for a team of nine associates and 8 hotels, 1,495 rooms, 6,016 sqm C&B, this expanding to 13 associates, 12 hotels 2,400 rooms while offering maternity cover for two separate one year periods.• Responsible for business planning, forecasting, pricing and strategy for Group, Catering and Transient segments.• Lead in managing stakeholder relationships for discipline with GM’s, Sales & Marketing Teams and ownership.• Provided coaching and development assisting career progression of three graduates and multiple managers into new roles up to and including Director level.• Account management of key OTA partners• Supported sales team targeting through a robust gap analysis process for negotiated transient and group segments.• Delivered tangible five-year ROI / repositioning cases supporting capital investment for the refurbishment of multiple properties.• Restructured tasking within office to ensure more efficient practice which delivered multi-skilled employees and clearer reporting lines.• Provided support to digital services team to ensure strategies and priorities were aligned for individual units.• Succeeded in moving Associate appreciation index to 89% by end of tenure.• Delivered 26.6% RevPAR growth over three years, driven through 62.3% retail increase which supported 24.1% growth of GOP and 4.08% growth in Market Share.• Directed an increase of 100% in premium inventory deployment resulting in 209.0% increase in paid occupancy, supporting ADR growth.• Evolved on-line distribution, direct and third party product offerings to deliver a 211.0% increase in traffic.• Led project to reposition packaged offers in provincial UK markets, simplifying and aligned appropriately to properties positioning.• Engaged in project up-dating international training course “Revmax”, re-aligning teachings with current technological and market trends. Delivered this training at European training centres. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Hyde Park Gresham Hotel, London