Overview
£35,000 – 45,000 depending on experience
Revenue Manager – Saga Travel Group
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!
** For hybrid working, your allocated Hub will be Enbrook, Folkestone. You will need to be within commutable distance of this hub.
Role Responsibility
- 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 behaviors 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 behavior.
- 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.
Package Description
Every day, our colleagues deliver exceptional experiences to our customers. We believe exceptional work deserves even more exceptional rewards, so we have put together an amazing benefits package.
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional leave up to 5 extra days
- Pension scheme matched up to 10%
- Life assurance policy on joining us
- Wellbeing programme
- Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises and holidays!
- Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Grandparents leave
- Company performance-related annual bonus – Up to 5%
- Income protection
- Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform
About the Company
Over the past 70 years we have become the UK’s specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.
At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.
Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.
Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.
Job Reference: saga/TP/205960/3224
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