Revenue Management Director

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Job summary

A leading holiday rental company is seeking a Revenue Management Director to lead pricing strategies and optimize revenue across multiple properties. This role involves collaborating with various departments to enhance customer experience and drive growth. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in revenue management, familiarity with commercial analytics tools, and a strategic mindset. Join a fast-growing team committed to excellence and innovation.

Benefits

Annual Bonus Scheme

33 days annual leave

Health Cash Plan

Training & Development programs

Mental health support

Employee Savings Scheme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in revenue or commercial leadership in the holiday rental sector.
• Expertise in yield management and commercial analytics.
• Strong understanding of UK regional travel trends and customer behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver revenue strategies across properties and regions.
• Implement dynamic pricing models and maximise RevPAR.
• Lead a high-performing commercial team.

Skills

Revenue management

Dynamic pricing

Commercial analytics

Data analysis

Tools

RMS

PMS

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Salary: £100k+ (Depending on Experience) plus benefits
Department: Commercial
Location: Regular Prescence at Chester HQ
Reports to: Chief Commercial Officer / Managing Director
Direct Reports: Revenue Managers, Pricing Analysts, Ancillary Revenue Managers




Role Purpose

The Revenue Management Director at Forge Holiday Group will lead the commercial optimisation of a diverse holiday rental portfolio through cutting-edge revenue management strategies.

This role is central to our commercial strategy, responsible for dynamic price setting, real-time yield optimisation, and machine learning-led forecasting to maximise income per booking and overall occupancy. You’ll align pricing tactics with shifting consumer behaviours, evolving product types, and market demand, while also identifying growth through tailored pricing strategies and new revenue streams.



Role Responsibilities


Define and deliver revenue strategies across properties, regions, and product types.
Balance short-term trading agility with long-term growth targets.
Implement dynamic pricing models and maximise RevPAR and occupancy.
Leverage AI and automation to adapt in real time to booking and demand trends.
Collaborate with Data Science on predictive forecasting and price decisioning tools.
Use data to identify anomalies, trends, and opportunity gaps.
Optimise strategies in response to consumer behaviour, booking patterns, and perceived value.
Tailor tactics for high-impact and underperforming properties.
Inform supply strategy with insights on profitability, demand, and seasonality.
Lead and grow upselling and ancillary revenue programmes.
Build performance dashboards and guide trading decisions across the business.
Lead a high-performing commercial team, embedding a test-and-learn culture.
Partner across Product, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to ensure alignment.




Your Experience

Essential:


Extensive experience in revenue or commercial leadership in the holiday rental, hospitality, or accommodation sectors.
Expertise in yield management, dynamic pricing, and commercial analytics.
Proven ability to implement automated or ML-powered forecasting tools..
Strong understanding of UK regional travel trends, OTA/distribution dynamics, and customer behaviours.
Proficiency with RMS, PMS, pricing automation tools, and BI dashboards (Power BI, Tableau).
Experience in multi-product and multi-market environments.


Desirable


Hands-on involvement with predictive analytics or demand forecasting systems.
Familiarity with channel managers, API rate distribution, and pricing experimentation frameworks.
Experience collaborating with data science teams or integrating third-party ML pricing vendors.
Understanding of upselling frameworks and pricing for value-added services


About You


Commercially curious and comfortable with complexity.
Strategic thinker who can also execute tactically.
Analytical, decisive, and data-literate.
Collaborative and confident communicator across all levels.
Adaptive mindset suited to fast-moving, seasonal, and consumer-driven businesses.




About Forge Holiday Group

Forge Holiday Group brings together four market-leading holiday brands like Sykes Holiday Cottages, Forest Holidays, UKCaravans4Hire, and Bachcare in New Zealand. We’re four companies built around market-leading technology, service, and products. From woodland accommodation to holiday cottages and caravans, we’re here to do one thing.

With a team of 1,700 passionate professionals, we live by four core values that guide everything we do: One Business, Keep It Simple, Grow & Learn and Sustainable Impact. These values inspire us to stay true to delivering great experiences for our customers, supporting our colleagues and building a better future together.



Why This Role?


A real seat at the table, you’ll help shape long-term strategy.
You’ll be a part of a strong, values-led team.
A chance to lead meaningful, complex work that directly impacts our performance, customer experience, and long-term growth.
Freedom to experiment, build, and improve, with the tools and support to make things happen.
A business that’s growing fast, thinking ambitiously, and ready for someone who wants to lead with impact.




Forge Holiday Groups Company Benefits


Annual STIP Company-wide Bonus Scheme offering up to an additional 30% of your salary through our performance-based bonus program
33 days of annual leave including bank holidays, plus up to 5 extra days with long service
A day off to celebrate your Birthday
Two paid Volunteering Days off annually
One of only 1000 BCORP-certified companies in the UK
Enhanced Parental leave (24 weeks maternity, 3 weeks paternity at 100% pay)
Exclusive discounts on stays for you, family and friends
Discounts and offers with a focus on your overall wellbeing
Health Cash Plan & Life Assurance
Pension Scheme
Training & Development programs to set you up for success
24/7 mental health support and initiatives
Access to the gym at our Chester HQ
Chester HQ has on-site parking and is close to Chester train station
Employee Savings Scheme transferring directly from your salary
Long Service Awards


Diversity and Inclusion: We encourage and welcome our people to bring their authentic and best selves to work every day. We know the power that comes from different ideas, backgrounds and perspectives. We recognise the role diversity plays in achieving our goals as a business. We actively welcome applications from as wide a range of backgrounds as possible. If you need any particular support or accommodations as part of your application process, please get in touch - our recruitment team are happy to help.

If you’re looking for a role where you can actually shape something, lead with purpose, and work alongside people who genuinely care, this might be it.

Apply now to learn more or share this opportunity with someone you know would be a great fit.