As a Manager Corporate Planning, you will be responsible for providing strategic guidance, direction and management oversight to the Corporate Planning medium and long term goals and implementation of initiatives in support to Corporate Planning Senior Management. Ensure that QR standards are met on data gathering and analysis; thus, spearheading the delivery of recommendations across business divisions within and outside Corporate Planning Department. Steer decision making in collaboration with the management and will act as Representative for Corporate Planning ensuring synergy and alignment to Corporate Planning overall objectives.

Other strategic and operational accountabilities

1. Network Planning

• Provide recommendations that will help maximize the network profitability by allocating capacity in new and existing spanets, optimizing the fleet utilization, and enhancing connectivity in the hub.
• Coordinate the research of new destinations and spanet opportunities, and lead discussions with Commercial, Finance, and Cargo stakeholders to ensure favorable decisions for the business.
• Support the network optimization in the short-term planning window, helping increase the airlines bottom line by quickly adjusting the capacity based on the latest spanet trends.
• Champion development of the network structure with particular emphasis on the connectivity of the Doha hub.
• Develop the Annual Budget Operating Plan (BOP) and contribute towards the 5-year Plan.
• Lead and manage ad-hoc Network Planning Projects supporting the overall Corporate Strategy.
• Improve CPIs decision-making through ongoing usage and development of reports and tools through continuous monitoring of performance.
• Facilitate and chair the Capacity Review Meetings with Revenue Management and Cargo to jointly work out network changes to maximize the businesss bottom line.
• Take the lead in supporting the Alliance & Partnerships teams with model runs to validate future agreements.

2. Network Planning Systems

• Be overall in charge of the industry Network Planning tool(s) which include but are not limited to:
• Define and monitor accuracy of calibration quality levels agreed with the vendors to ensure optimal system output
• Manage the in-house calibration of the tools to optimize business case results and minimize cost to third parties
• Calibrate connection builder and spanet share model parameters (e.g. Service type, elapsed time/time preference) in order to accurately reflect changing competitive landscape.
• Ensure the professional use of the Network Planning Tools across all users by providing regular/ad hoc training in order to maximise benefit of the tool as decision making support
• Analyse passenger flows, revenues and costs by route and verify forecasted versus actual performance
• Continuously monitor and refine the accuracy of the models data inputs
• Represent QR in industry events for Network Planning Tools
• Develop supporting business cases and ad-hoc projects using comprehensive analysis in order to facilitate the development of QR medium and long term route network e.g. for new or existing routes. Lead the vendor relationship and calibration services (e.g. Lufthansa Systems).

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