As Corporate Planning Manager, you will be working within the Corporate Planning team, responsible for developing medium and long-term strategic initiatives, working on day-to-day functions, projects and ad-hoc tasks across the division. You will be managing analysis and data gathering requests, both internally within CP and between departments. Within a complex data environment, tasks will involve ensuring teams perform sound analytic processing and comprehensive market research to support informed decision-making within CP. Through your team member’s support (or independently), formulate and deliver recommendations to CP, and for management and the rest of the business (jointly). The role will steer decision making and represent CP on departmental cross-functional initiatives.

This role falls under Corporate Strategy and Fleet Planning

·       Steer a small team and deliver material on core Corporate Planning-related activities which support various strategic projects, both internally and externally, on an ad-hoc basis.

·       Develop innovative concepts to support and enhance future strategic options within QR

·       Lead special projects to support/enhance future strategic options.

·       Manage and update the QR fleet plan including:

o   Collating inputs from various stakeholders to update database.

o   Deliver an optimized entry and exit fleet plan on a regular basis.

o   Provide supporting material for fleet negotiations as and when requested.

o   To share fleet exit plan with other stakeholders on a need-to-know basis.

o   Develop business cases to adjust aircraft exit dates including leases

·       Manage the preparation of long-term strategic plans and the evaluation of key strategic decisions

o   Preparation of and evaluation of long-term network and fleet plans

o   Evaluation of investment proposals including new routes

o   Assessing demand and evaluation the profitability of such initiatives

o   Evaluation of LOPA options for new aircraft

o   Evaluation of measures to enhance profitability

·       Keep abreast with key industry developments including monitoring of trends to forecast opportunities and challenges for QR.

·       Support the preparation of Fleet and Strategy management presentations. 

Qualifications

About You

We are looking for a passionate and experienced professional to join the Corporate Strategy and Fleet Planning Team.

·       Minimum qualification of bachelor’s degree or equivalent is essential.

·       7+ years of job-related experience

·       Comprehensive understanding of commercial aviation economic, strategic planning and business management

·       Project and contract management experience.

·       Able to cope under pressure and work to tight deadlines.

·       Ability to manage and scrutinize detailed data analysis.

·       Ability to produce and deliver impactful management level presentations

·       Ability to interpret and evaluate market research and/or reports

·       Able to engage, influence and manage peers at all levels across the business both to technical and  non-technical audiences