Assistant Manager Inventory

Job summary :

We are seeking a highly skilled and data-driven Product Manager to join our team and take ownership of our accommodation inventory. As the Product Manager for Accommodation Competitive Inventory, you will be responsible for ensuring that our platform offers the most complete and competitive inventory in the market to serve our users. Leveraging data analytics and market insights, you will drive initiatives to enhance our accommodation offerings, improve competitiveness, and deliver an exceptional user experience:

Job Descriptions:

• Ensuring that the organization has critical presence in terms of inventory in strategic locations globally based on analysing of travel trends and market conditions.
• Managing the acquisition of room inventory through the following means:
• Short term: Contractual rate agreements
• Medium term: Leasing agreements
• Ensuring efficient utilization of room inventory through active management and monitoring of demand trends
• Developing key partnerships with related parties including hotels/resorts and management teams so as to maintain and/or improve the quality of the organization’s vacation products
• Developing and maintaining relationship with hotel partners and on-line travel portals to secure the competitive rates and room allocations especially during peak seasons.
• Establishing targets and preparing quarterly reports on inventory acquisition / utilization
• Conducting due diligence including legal, economic and socio perspectives, on the feasibility of vacation products in new markets as required
• To review and analyse inventory utilisation by running availability reports and work with the General Managers of the respective properties to improve yield for home resorts and leased inventories
• Responsible to liaise with hotel partners as required in leasing, room allocations, payments and fulfilment of requests from our customers.
• To support Customer Experience in working with new and current cross use partners, DAE and lease partners in resolving any customer service issue including quality concerns and work with the appropriate internal team to address the issues
• To liaise with appropriate internal and other Q Lifestyle divisions as required to identify process improvements and create SOP/templates for an effective work environment, increase productivity and strive for continuous improvement in process and business results.
• Establishing targets and preparing quarterly reports on inventory acquisition / utilization

Qualifications:

• Successful candidates should be resourceful, dynamic, motivated and have a strong business acumen.
• Possess a diploma or degree in hospitality or equivalent
• Minimum 3-5 years of related experience in travel or the hospitality industry
• Sound financial evaluation skill, analytical and problem-solving skills (excel)
• Able to communicate ideas (both written and verbal) effectively
• Good planning and organisational skills

Below stated some of key benefits :

• Flexi & Hybrid work arrangement
• 13th month salary / Performance bonus
• Birthday leave/encashment
• Group insurance - Hospitalization/Outpatient/Life coverage
• Dental / Optical
• Global exposures / Corporate events & trainings.