Assistant Distribution Manager
Location: BANGKOK
Job Description:
The Assistant Distribution Manager is responsible for enforcing the strategic distribution approach of SHR and ensuring that individual hotels effectively optimize available resources to maximize online channels. This role will work closely with revenue management, digital marketing, and e-commerce teams to enhance distribution efficiency and channel performance.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist in the development and execution of the hotel’s distribution strategies across multiple channels, including brand website, OTAs, IDS, and other third-party channels.
- Ensure accurate rate loading, inventory updates, channel mapping, and regular maintenance of distribution systems and connectivity while ensuring compliance with brand standards across all channels are adhered to guidelines.
- Communicate with OTA market managers to analyze performance trends and identify growth opportunities.
- Maintain and update OTA content, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and brand alignment.
- Implement and manage distribution-related systems to enhance operational efficiency.
- Monitor and ensure rate parity across all distribution channels.
- Manage booking systems for ancillary revenue streams, optimizing additional revenue opportunities.
- Prepare and present weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports on channel and offer performance to the hotels and SHR management.
- Collaborate with internal teams, including revenue management, marketing, and IT, to align distribution strategies with overall business objectives.
- Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to improve distribution performance.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as Business, Marketing, or Hospitality Management.
- Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in hotel distribution or revenue management within the hospitality industry.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills to engage with external partners and internal stakeholders.
- Fluency in both written and verbal English and Thai is essential.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to multitask and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Knowledge of hospitality industry trends, distribution technologies, and e-commerce strategies.