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About Us

Who are we?

We are a distinguished hospitality group operating in the heart of Ghent, Belgium, offering two, in oktober three exceptional properties: the Ghent Marriott, the Residence Inn and Holiday Inn Express.

• Ghent Marriott stands proudly in the historic city centre, gracing the banks of the Leie River within the medieval harbour. Boasting 150 luxurious bedrooms, 9 versatile meeting and event spaces, a renowned restaurant, and a charming terrace overlooking the canal, it's a beacon of hospitality in the city.

• Meanwhile, the Residence Inn , Belgium's first of its kind, opened its doors in 2019. Nestled in the southern part of Ghent near the Ghelamco Football Arena and major motorways, it offers 105 modern self-catering apartments, catering perfectly to extended stays with all the comforts of home.

• Excitingly, our growth doesn't stop there: Our owners are reopening the holiday Inn Express in October 2024 expanding our footprint and solidifying our presence in the local market.

All properties are managed by Aimbridge Hospitality EMEA, a division of the esteemed Aimbridge Hospitality brand, overseeing a vast portfolio of over 1,600 hotels and resorts worldwide. From big brands like Hilton, Accor, Marriott, and IHG to boutique and independent hotels, Aimbridge Hospitality prides itself on excellence and diversity.

Currently, we are seeking an accomplished Cluster Revenue Manager to oversee revenue operations across our properties in Ghent. This pivotal role involves crafting and executing revenue strategies, aligning with brand policies, and driving growth through effective sales and pricing strategies.

Your day to day

A little taste of your day-to-day

Every day is different, but you’ll mostly be:

• Attending and driving our business meetings ensuring that sales and pricing strategies are based on commercial judgement through effective analysis and reporting.

• Doing brand positioning: Assist in achieving brand positioning and contribute ideas to brand plans.

• Playing a senior role within the hotel commercial team to develop and drive revenue strategies to optimize all available space through all distribution channels.

• Ensuring that relevant hotel and central commercial team members are actively engaged in all revenue decisions.

• Doing Market analysis: Ensuring effective information gathering and analysis is conducted to identify and maximize all possible opportunities and minimize any risks.

• Doing budgeting: Participate in the delivery of annual budgets for specific areas of the business.

• Ensuring professional and efficient utilization of all systems, in line with company best practices and standard operating procedures.

• Integrating with other functions to ensure we exceed our customer's and owner's expectations.

• Managing and developing the reservations team.

What we need from you

What we need from you

• 2+ years of direct experience in revenue management and reservations experience within rooms and/or M&E. Advanced Excel skills.

• Strong preference for setting up and using systems to monitor and evaluate information from a wide variety of sources.

• Strong preference for analyzing and organizing numerical financial and statistical data.

• Strong presentational and influencing skills.

• Effective coaching skills.

• Effective communication skills.

• Highly skilled in organization and planning.

• Fluent English / Dutch is essential.

• IHG - Marriott brand and system knowledge is preferred.

• Pre-hotel opening roadmap implementation.

What we offer

What you can expect from us

We give our people everything they need to succeed. From a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life.

We welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. We are an equal opportunity employer and offer opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

So, join us and you’ll become part of our hotel family.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.