Senior Manager Scheduling

Senior Manager Scheduling
Deliver a viable seasonal flying schedule for the airlines growing fleet of aircraft
Permanent Position based in Melbourne, VIC
Jetstar thrives on innovation. We're always looking for proactive professionals to help our business work smarter and more efficiently. You will be encouraged to think innovatively whilst developing and maintaining best practice.
‌The Scheduling Team designs and delivers a viable seasonal flying schedule for the airlines growing fleet of aircraft, essentially responsible for the detail of where we fly to, at what times, and from which bases.
The Senior Manager Scheduling is responsible for the development, management and publication of Jetstar Airways seasonal schedules and schedule changes. This role is a leadership position within the Commercial team and requires a highly collaborative approach to manage a broad range of stakeholders to balance commercial, operational and cost considerations.
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The core responsibilities of this role are:
Lead the development, optimisation and publication of Jetstar’s seasonal schedules and interim schedule variations in response to changes in fleet, operational conditions & market conditions and profitability targets.
Ensure robust published schedules are aligned with operational and resource capabilities and comply with government regulatory requirements and legal obligations.
Effective communication of key details of the schedule to all areas of the business responsible for delivery.
Proactively communicate schedule changes and lead the schedule change review process.
Engage commercial and operational areas to provide inputs and influence stakeholders to facilitate successful outcomes.
Manage and own the slot portfolios at key congested airports and ensure slot compliance at fully coordinated airports across Jetstar’s network.
Support operational robustness and customer NPS with thorough trade-off analysis to ensure a stable schedule with minimal post-publication changes.
Respond to emerging trends to by managing fleet allocation in the short, medium and long term.
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To be considered for this role, you will need:
3+ years of airline network planning, operational planning and / or financial/strategic planning
Experience across multiple geographies and cultures
Senior stakeholder management capabilities
Strong negotiation and communication skills
Understanding of airline economics and the drivers of cost
Experience managing complex prioritization and trade-offs
Broad knowledge of airline industry and the Asia Pacific market
Talented leadership, capable of delivering business targets, whilst motivating & developing people
To be highly articulate & accurate
Proven ability to consider analytical inputs and diverse qualitative inputs to make top quality decisions
Comfort working in a thriving in a high-pressure environment
Resilience, capable of effective leadership in a dynamic business with evolving challenges and priorities
About Us
The Jetstar Group has airlines in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Japan. Since launch in 2004, we have grown from a team of 700 to 7,600 and have flown more than 200 million passengers. Collectively we now offer more than 4,200 flights a week to more than 80 destinations in 17 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region, with a fleet of more than 120 aircraft.
Our Culture
Jetstar is alive with a sense of adventure. Day in and day out, our teams search for new places to fly, new ways to add value and new ideas to improve performance. If you love the road less travelled, you’ll love working here because ours is a team who innovate every day, thrive on delivery, support each other and celebrate our successes. You’ll be supported to challenge, anticipate and explore while you work will connect people and enrich lives. We encourage diversity and aim to create an environment where our employees feel valued, respected and enabled.
Our Benefits
Team members have access to heavily discounted fares to destinations all over the world – not only for team members, but for their favourite travel companions too. Our staff travel benefit includes discounts on airfares, accommodation, car hire and travel insurance for both domestic and international travel. Discounts can be used within the Jetstar Group airlines, Qantas and other partner airlines.
If you’re ready to step into a culture that will challenge and excite you, submit an application and let’s explore how we go places together.
Applications close: Tuesday, 9th April 2024