Corporate Planning Manager
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About the Role
Qatar Airways seeks a Corporate Planning Manager to develop medium and long-term strategic initiatives, manage network planning, and lead a team of analysts. The role requires expertise in commercial aviation economics, strategic planning, and data analysis.
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Responsibilities
- Develop medium and long term strategic initiatives
- Manage analysis and data gathering requests across departments
- Prepare business cases and project manage related implementation
- Optimize allocation of capacity throughout the network (new destinations, frequency changes, structural changes)
- Manage development of short and long term route network with business cases
- Monitor and review existing performance and identify ways to enhance operating results
- Assist in creation of Annual Budget Operating Plan
- Manage use of industry Network Planning system and tool(s)
- Establish department objectives and priorities to align with business objectives
- Oversee and supervise employees, recruit, train, develop and discipline
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent with minimum 8 years of job related experience
- Comprehensive understanding and experience in commercial aviation economics, strategic planning and business management
- Project and contract management experience
- Previous corporate planning experience
- Ability to manage and scrutinise detailed analysis thoroughly
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Strong command of English language – excellent communication skills
- Strong leadership experience – able to manage diverse teams and cross functional groups
- Able to work in high pressure and fast paced work environment
- Ability to produce and deliver persuasive management ready presentations in PowerPoint
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About the Role
- Responsible for developing medium and long term strategic initiatives, working on day to day functions, projects and ad hoc tasks across division.
- Manage analysis and data gathering requests, both internally within Corporate Planning (CP) and between departments.
- Formulate and deliver recommendations to the management and rest of the business (jointly), steer decision making and represent Corporate Planning in departmental cross functional initiatives.
General
- Mentor, steer and guide analysts, as well as interns and graduate developees and deliver studies on core CP related activities which support strategic projects.
- Prepare business cases and project manage any related implementation, including leading special projects.
- Work closely and coordinate with other stakeholders/departments with supporting data, and/or ad hoc material relating to QR interests.
- Supervise and/or provide recommendations to maximise or enhance profitability by optimising the allocation of capacity throughout the network.
- Actively participate in search of new opportunities to expand the network in a profitable and balanced way.
Network Planning/Network Performance
- Manage the development of QR short and long term route network with business cases that support the design, optimisation and expansion of the network.
- Monitor and review existing performance and identify ways to further enhance or improve operating results.
- Assist line manager in creation of Annual Budget Operating Plan and provide updates to the plan.
- Manage an assigned portfolio comprised by routes and projects, being the ultimate responsible and decision maker.
Network Planning Systems, Tools, Data and Reporting
- Manage use of industry Network Planning system and tool(s) which encompasses calibrating connection builder and market share model parameters.
- Monitor and improve the accuracy of the models' data inputs though continuous fine tuning.
- Be part of the centralized team that represents the single source of data for department.
Management & Leadership
- Establish the department or teams' objectives and priorities to align with and support business objectives.
- Regularly evaluate the department or teams' objectives, plans, procedures and practices, and makes appropriate changes if needed.
- Oversee and supervise employees. Direct daily activities, recruit, train, develop and discipline to ensure a high standard of service delivery.
- Train and develop other employees, to ensure succession planning is in place.
- Contribute to the National talent development, by coaching the national developees.
About You
- Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent with minimum 8 years of job related experience.
- Comprehensive understanding and experience in commercial aviation economics, strategic planning and business management.
- Project and contract management experience.
- Previous corporate planning experience.
- Able to prioritise appropriately and dynamically (80/20), to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
- Ability to manage and scrutinise detailed analysis thoroughly.
- Excellent problem solving skills, with the ability to guide team confidently in the task of manipulating large volumes of data and key data mining.
- Strong command of English language – excellent communication skills.
- Strong leadership experience – able to manage diverse teams and cross functional groups.
- Able to work in high pressure and fast paced work environment.
- Ability to produce and deliver persuasive management ready presentations in PowerPoint.
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