Monday, September 24, 2012

Required Senior Manager Network Development - Etihad Arways - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

Successful candidate will act as a subject matter expert, and undertake detailed research and analysis on network development opportunities in order to provide clear advice and value-adding recommendations to senior management. Responsible for the creation of detailed business cases for all new routes and significant capacity changes. Develop Etihad's 10 year network plan and 5 year financial plan. Lead negotiations with external stakeholders to seek cost efficiencies and/or financial support in order to maximise the financial return from all network initiatives.

Requirements   
Minimum requirement is a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Mathematical related topic from an internationally recognized university. A Master's degree in business or Operations Research Management would be an advantage. Overall 10+ years airline experience of which 5 years in Network Planning.

Training & Knowledge:
    Airline planning courses
    Operations Research Management courses would be advantageous
    Detailed knowledge of airline Network planning and industry data sources
    Excellent analytical, planning, organizing skills and fully computer literate
    Presentation and negotiation skills
    Strong verbal and written English language skills

Your responsibilities shall include but not limited to-

    Create and maintain short, medium and long term plans for the profitable and sustainable development of Etihad's passenger network (including seasonal allocation plans for the deployment of all new aircraft).
    Provide senior management with accurate forecasts of new route performance in order for them to assess the impact on Etihad's strategic and financial objectives.
    Provide 5 year financial plan for new route business cases valued to 250m USD on average per year; Conduct detailed market research and analysis; Use the network planning tool to model the route as an addition to Etihad's Network; Ensure final business cases are signed off by senior management.
    Advise internal stakeholders and lead assessment of new route opportunities and commencement feasibility. Provide innovative new route proposals and challenge existing practices where necessary to create value for Etihad. Validate business case assumptions with Government & International Affairs (bilateral air traffic right entitlements), Revenue Management (Yield), Sales (Traffic), Cargo (Cargo revenue) and Finance (Costs), and confirm operational feasibility with Network Operations.

Closing date     3 October 2012

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