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Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc.

Manager, Distribution Channel Optimization

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc., Trenton, New Jersey, United States,


Location: Parsippany, NJ, US

Property Name: Parsippany - 22 Sylvan Way

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

is now seeking a

Manager, Distribution Channel Optimization

to join our team at the Parsippany - 22 Sylvan Way location in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Why Wyndham?By joining Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, you will play an integral role in our mission to make hotel travel possible for all. You’ll be part of the largest hotel franchise company in the world, where we strive to deliver the best value to our owners and guests. Most importantly, you’ll be entrusted to live our unique Count on Me culture, set by our core values of integrity, accountability, inclusivity, caring, and fun. At Wyndham, we provide all team members the opportunity to grow through best-in-class training and career development, leadership training, mentorship opportunities, and educational support. Supporting our team members is a top priority, which is why we offer competitive compensation and benefits, vacation, team member appreciation days, workplace flexibility, and much more. At Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, we value and embrace a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion that supports team members of all backgrounds and experiences. We can’t wait to welcome you!

The RoleThe Manager, Distribution Channel Optimization will support the Global Distribution Account Management team by ensuring access to data and reporting to effectively manage and optimize Distribution accounts such as Online Travel Agents, Wholesalers, and Tour Management Companies. The position will help perform deep dive analyses on performance drivers as well as highlight key areas of opportunity as it relates to contribution, quality, and distribution. This role will also monitor industry trends to determine how WH&R rate strategies can best be implemented to capitalize on opportunities for each account as well as provide insights and guidance to the Global Distribution Team.

This position will help track/analyze results for Distribution initiatives and help provide strategic thought on how best to improve desired results. The Manager will ensure that all internal teams and external partners are aligned with overall company strategies by partnering with a cross-functional group of stakeholders (including Revenue Management, Analytics, Finance, Franchise Ops, and Operations Support). The role will report on Global Distribution performance, evaluate results on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis, identify opportunity areas, and define strategic action plans for the Distribution team to help drive topline growth.

What you'll do

Optimization Insights: Building a regular cadence of insights to support BAU, ad-hoc analyses, and deep dives into historical performance and trend forecasting to support account managers for optimization opportunities, future modeling of revenues through third parties, senior leadership reporting, alerting account managers on anomalies in partner behavior and/or KPIs.

Strategic Account Management Initiatives: Partner with the broader organization (i.e., marketing, revenue management, Franchise Ops) to provide data-rich insights in support of strategic revenue-generating initiatives with 3rd parties.

Project Management for key strategic initiatives and long-term planning for the Global Distribution Team and implement solutions.

You'll be successful if you have

Strong understanding of hotel eDistribution and channel management strategies.

Knowledge of large multi-brand hotel chains with both managed and franchised properties.

Strong analytic skills including knowledge of BI tools and strong SQL capabilities.

Must be competent at an expert level in Microsoft Office applications.

Knowledge of OTAs, travel technology companies, distribution systems, and central reservation systems/tools a plus.

Required Qualifications/Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, or equivalent experience required.

5 years’ experience in data analysis preferably in the travel industry/large multi-brand hotel company.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is the world’s largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties with approximately 9,100 hotels across over 95 countries on six continents. Through our network of more than 836,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveler, Wyndham commands a leading presence in the hospitality industry. Headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. with offices around the world in London, Shanghai, Buenos Aires, Dubai, and more, Wyndham employs more than 2,000 corporate team members worldwide who are dedicated to the Company’s mission of making hotel travel possible for all. Supporting thousands of franchisees and a growing global portfolio of 24 hotel brands—think household names like Wyndham, La Quinta, Ramada, Days Inn, and Super 8—Wyndham team members are a widespread group of individuals with diverse interests and backgrounds. Our unique Count on Me culture, commitment to flexibility, and core values of Integrity, Accountability, Inclusivity, Caring, and Fun are just part of what continues to make Wyndham an award-winning best place to work.

What we expect from youYou will play an important part in our mission to make travel possible for all by:

Being responsive, respectful and delivering great experiences to our guests, partners and communities.

Fostering an inclusive environment where individuals feel empowered to bring their authentic selves to work and share their diverse perspectives.

Bringing your best every day and striving to exceed expectations in all you do.

What you can expect from us

Growth opportunities through best-in-class training and career development, leadership training, mentorship opportunities and educational support.

Competitive salary and benefits.

Team member benefit programs that focus on nutrition, exercise, lifestyle management, physical and emotional wellness, financial health, and the quality of the environment in which all team members work and live.

A Culture of Diversity & Inclusion - Our inclusive culture infuses different perspectives that reflect our diverse customers and communities around the world.

About WyndhamWyndham Hotels & Resorts is the champion of the everyday traveler. Every day, we work to make hotel travel possible for all. With more hotels than anyone else, we offer the largest and widest collection of hotel experiences in the world. So wherever and however people travel, Wyndham will be there to welcome them.

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