Department - Sales & Reservations

Designation - Inventory Manager

Reports to - VP, Sales & Marketing

Experience - 4 to 7 years of relevant hotel experience

1. Role Purpose
- The Inventory Manager Sales & Reservations is responsible for strategic management and optimization of room inventory across all sales and distribution channels, ensuring the right inventory is available to the right channel at the right price and at the right time.
- The role works closely with Reservations, Sales, Revenue Management, Front Office, E-commerce, OTA partners and Distribution teams to maximize occupancy, ADR, RevPAR and overall room revenue while maintaining inventory accuracy and preventing revenue leakage.

2. Inventory Management
- Manage daily room inventory across all room categories and rate plans.
- Monitor availability, pickup, cancellations, no-shows, modifications and booking patterns.
- Ensure inventory is accurately updated across PMS, CRS, Channel Manager, website and OTAs.
- Manage allocation between direct bookings, OTAs, travel agents, corporate accounts, wholesale partners,



groups and packages.
- Monitor approved overbooking levels with Revenue Management and Front Office.
- Protect inventory during high-demand periods.

3. Revenue & Rate Optimization
- Work with Revenue Management / Sales leadership to optimize ADR, occupancy and RevPAR.
- Monitor competitor rates and market positioning.
- Identify opportunities for rate increases, promotions, tactical discounts, minimum-length-of-stay, closed-to-arrival and room-type upselling.
- Ensure promotional rates are activated and closed as per approved strategy.
- Monitor rate parity across OTAs and direct channels and escalate discrepancies.

4. OTA & Distribution Management
- Manage room availability and rate loading across major OTAs and distribution platforms.
- Ensure correct mapping of room categories, meal plans, occupancy, inclusions, rate plans and cancellation policies.
- Monitor OTA extranets, promotions

📌 Inventory Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 Ayatana Hospitalities
📍 Bengaluru