Analyst, Hotel & Pricing

This position is on – site in our Royal Caribbean Headquarters 1050

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The Royal Caribbean Group’s Silversea’s Turnaround Operations has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Analyst, Hotel & Pricing reporting to the Senior Director, Land, Hotel and Turnaround Operations.

Position Summary

Manage hotels and transfers pricing online and ensures adequate inventory is available for sales in the point of sales system. Use data analysis and market research to determine the optimal price for the Silversea product and consider market trends with the goal to maximize profitability and remain competitive in the market. Monitors hotel sales and provides bi-weekly progress reports. Collaborates with the Lead Hotel Procurement and assist with hotel inventory forecasting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Establish hotel and transfer launch pricing and yield manage based on available inventory. Accountable for making decision and executing actions.
• Monitor hotel and transfer inventory proactively in the reservations system and determines price increases/decreases to hotel allotments. Accountable for making decision and executing actions.
• Analyze results by area, port, hotel and provide hotel inventory forecasts for sourcing in collaboration with revenue management. Analyzes air sea forecast and cruise unbundling initiatives and impact to hotel and transfer revenue. Accountable for analysis; consults Senior Director for decisions.
• Drives hotel and transfers revenue and promotional strategies and participate in strategic discussions, continuous improvements, and work-flow enhancements. Accountable for analysis; consults for initiatives.
• Supports cruise and hotel promotional strategies and reviews marketed product description to optimize sales, Accountable for description review.
• Reviews, maintain and monitor and addresses FX rates impact for hotel and transfer pricing. Accountable for making decisions and executing actions.
• Maintains knowledge of all aspects of hotel products, policies & procedures. Accountable for keeping informed.

Performs other duties as required. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

Qualifications

• BSc/BA or equivalent professional experience in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
• Minimum 1 year in the cruise/travel industry, hotel industry, travel agency

Financial Responsibilities

• Position is responsible for approximately $19milion gross revenue and $3.1 million net with potential to growth by approximately 10% in the next couple of years. The

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft products, Excel mastering, BI reports and other data visualization tools.
• Strong analytical skills necessary to compare sales trends and determine market data
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for working with team members at all levels.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in analyzing large data sets.
• Problem -solving skills to identify declining sales trends and suggest improvement strategies.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations. The environment includes office location, and /or moving inside/outside the office. Responsibilities include traveling between numerous offices.  A high noise level is possible if visiting shipboard or offsite locations.

We know there's a lot to consider. As you go through the application process, our recruiters will be glad to provide guidance, and more relevant details to answer any additional questions. Thank you again for your interest in Royal Caribbean Group.

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