Revenue Manager Saga Travel Group in Folkestone

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum depending on experience

FT - 35 hours per week

Permanent

Hybrid role: 3 in-office days a week, in Enbrook Park, Folkestone.

Our Travel trading team is currently seeking a Revenue Manager to join Saga Travel Group. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the 5-year growth strategy of one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in our demographic.

As a Revenue Manager at Saga, you will be responsible for setting prices across stays and monitoring their ongoing performance, whilst reacting quickly and effectively to maximise commercial potential. This role would be ideal for someone experienced in revenue management who is eager to play an integral role in decisions that will shape the growth of a recognised brand.

If you have experience in Revenue Management and possess an interest, or experience in the travel sector, apply to join a team that is keen to welcome you on board to a role where no day is the same!

Main Responsibilities:

• Implementing the pricing strategy agreed by the business for your geographical area; setting and managing those prices across the year.
• Performance Analysis: Continuously review the Trading performance of the Stays and Tours under your control.
• Pricing Opportunities: Identify adjustments to pricing that need to be made, including promotional activity.
• Capacity Management: Identify what regions we have limited or excess capacity in and determine the corrective action required.
• Forecasting: Monitoring the key metrics within your area for each departure month, on a rolling basis to guide the business on the full-year forecasted customers and revenue.
• Partnering with key departments such as Product and Marketing, to ensure alignment on the business needs, for both the short- and long-term goals.
• Competitor Analysis: Periodically reviewing competitor behaviours and pricing to determine trends in the market.
• Process Improvement: Highlight and drive changes to existing processes where applicable.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Revenue Management experience / an excellent understanding of pricing and yield processes, commercial issues, and their impact on the wider business.
• Highly numerate, with good Excel skills.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• The ability to manage and use initiative with confidence when identifying potential issues that may need escalation.
• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise accordingly.
• Strong data analysis skills, to monitor trends and patterns in booking behaviour.
• Assertive/ can-do attitude to ensure correct actions are swiftly taken when required.
• Experience working in the Travel sector is desirable.
• Desirable systems experience includes the reservation system Tigerbay and the revenue management tool Alytic.