Reservations Manager

Nestled right opposite the scenic Albert Park Lake with stunning views of Melbourne’s skyline, Pullman & Mercure Melbourne Albert Park offers an unparalleled environment for both leisure and business travellers. Our dual-branded hotel features 378 stylish rooms, a vibrant restaurant and bar, plus top-tier wellness amenities including a pool and a gym. We also host one of the largest conference centres in Melbourne, with 32 versatile event spaces that create the perfect setting for meetings, celebrations, and everything in between. Ready to be part of something exceptional? Come make an impact with us!

Pullman & Mercure Melbourne Albert Park is part of the Accor group. Accor is Australia’s largest hotel network with 50+ brands, 5100+ hotels operating in 110 countries. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.

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• Lead, train, and support the Reservations team to ensure brand standards, procedures, and high service quality are consistently delivered.
• Drive revenue and occupancy performance through forecasting, monthly objectives, rate management, upselling, and inventory control.
• Manage all reservation enquiries and booking processes efficiently, ensuring accuracy, professionalism, and maximised revenue opportunities.
• Oversee group bookings and inventory management, including room allocations, block management, overbooking mitigation, and back-to-back occupancy optimisation.
• Ensure strong cross-department communication, particularly with Front Office and Sales, to support room allocation, guest needs, and business opportunities.
• Monitor performance and reporting, including analysing forecast vs actual results, preparing reports, and maintaining accurate reservation and account records.
• Maintain financial and administrative compliance, including managing budgets, processing commissions/fees, tracking expenses, and ensuring timely completion of financial tasks.
• Collaborate with Revenue and Sales leadership to set financial targets, attend yield meetings, identify opportunities, and implement strategies to achieve revenue and market share goals.

• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role, or equivalent experience in a reservations/sales leadership capacity
• Qualifications in Hospitality/ Tourism Management or Sales/Commercial
• Hotel industry experience is preferred
• Demonstrated leadership experience, in a sales environment preferred.
• Strong computer and systems skills preferably in Opera Cloud.

Applicants must have full working rights in Australia to be considered, and we are unable to provide sponsorhip.

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