FLEX Senior Manager, Inventory Product
Company: Marriott Hotels Resorts
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Description This is a temporary position. JOB SUMMARY The Senior
Manager, Inventory Product partners closely with the Director of
Inventory Product to drive the successful configuration, testing,
and rollout of Marriott’s Reservation Platform across multiple
integrated systems. Bringing deep expertise in hospitality
operations, product development, and best practices, this role
plays a critical part in advancing Marriott’s strategy for selling
lodging and non-lodging products. As the CRS subject matter expert,
the Senior Manager provides trusted guidance on product definition,
system configuration, governance, and business rules; represents
key stakeholder perspectives across Revenue Management,
Reservations, and product teams; and supports informed, timely
decision-making in a complex, fast-moving environment. This role
also leads business process reviews, user acceptance testing,
training readiness, and change management efforts—delivering
results with clarity, collaboration, and energy even amid
ambiguity. CANDIDATE PROFILE Education and Experience Required
4-year degree from an accredited university in Business
Administration, Hospitality Management, or related major. 5 years
of relevant professional experience, demonstrating progressive
career growth and a pattern of exceptional performance Preferred 5
years’ experience with Marriott’s systems platforms, which
includes: MARSHA, HPP, MarRFP, One Yield, PMS and Total Yield Prior
experience evaluating business processes and successfully
implementing medium to large-scale projects. Experience as a
Product Systems owner in the lodging/hospitality industry
experience or a related discipline preferred CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Develops CRS use cases supporting inventory and product definition
across property configuration, reservations, groups, pricing/yield,
distribution, integrations, and system conversions. Serves as a
Subject Matter Expert on CRS functional requirements and their
linkage to Marriott business processes and impacted systems.
Represents stakeholder perspectives including Revenue Management,
Reservations, Group Housing, and Sales. Collaborates
cross-functionally to align business strategy and system
capabilities. Provides recommendations to enhance the effectiveness
and performance of the reservation platform. Gathers, prioritizes,
and incorporates Continent feedback on requirements and process
design. Supports development, validation, and readiness of training
materials to enable successful CRS rollout and adoption. Maintains
ongoing communication and provides regular reporting to the
Reservation Platform team. Reviews QA test cases and executes
comprehensive user experience testing. Documents, tracks, and
reports defects within established timelines. Partners with
Marriott Global Technology and third-party vendors to support
effective technical implementations. Develops and manages complex,
multi-stakeholder project plans with milestone tracking and status
reporting. Identifies and prioritizes business needs, scenarios,
and opportunities, proposing and executing solutions. Manages
priorities, resources, schedules, and dependencies to ensure
on-time project delivery. Executes work plans efficiently to meet
performance, budget, and timeline objectives. Analyzes data and
evaluates outcomes to determine optimal solutions and
recommendations. Produces accurate, timely reports, presentations,
and data analyses for leadership and stakeholders. Recommends and
drives continuous improvement of processes and programs.
Understands and proactively addresses the needs of key
stakeholders. Develops and delivers clear, targeted presentations
for diverse stakeholder audiences. Supports leadership-defined
priorities, schedules, and plans to ensure task completion. At
Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal
opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to
opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique
backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our
greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and
experiences of our associates. We are committed to
non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability,
veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law.
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