Analyst, Commercial Acceleration Strategy

**Work type**:
Full-Time (Permanent)**Location**:
Brisbane**Job type**:
Consulting & Strategy**Applications close**:
**Analyst, Commercial Acceleration Strategy**:
Hello. We’re Virgin Australia. We’re the airline that’s always done things a little different. Our way. The Virgin way. We’re on a mission to make flying better than ‘nice’. And to do that, it takes a team of talented people who are passionate about customer experience, doing the right thing always, with a focus on safety - in the air, on the ground and in our workplaces. A team who values real diversity and inclusion, in a big brand with big ambitions.

**What you’ll be doing**:
Our Commercial Acceleration Strategy team is a high performing team, with top talent, diverse backgrounds and broad Management Consulting experience. We are looking for a Strategy Analyst to help us in identifying opportunities to drive incremental revenue increases across the commercial part of the business.

You will support the development of the broader commercial strategy and transformation roadmap, to achieve our aspirations. You will focus on selected deep dives into these opportunities (i.e. special projects) as part of a 4-6 week sprints within Agile methodology. Projects could include optimising Revenue Management opportunities (e.g. inventory and price setting optimisation), as well as optimising how we deliver our value proposition to our customers. All our strategic projects are in collaboration with the relevant commercial functions and other teams within the Virgin Australia Group. You will be required to lead complex analysis to measure initiative effectiveness, and the provide insights to drive optimisation. You will work closely with relevant teams to augment commercial analytics to drive commercial outcomes.

In addition, this role will play a critical role in supporting the preparation of outputs to facilitate stakeholder management and decision making.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Support the workstream within special projects and selected deep-dives for value acceleration capture
- Support the development of commercial strategy and transformation
- Actively support the preparation for ELT/Board updates
- Proactively work with internal stakeholders across the commercial functions and across the VA Group
- Work closely with the Finance, Network, Customer channels and Revenue Management teams
- Support the Senior Manager of Commercial Acceleration Strategy to identify and scope commercial opportunities, and lead the sizing of commercial benefits and investments
- Support delivery and optimisation of initiatives as required, including tracking and measuring initiative effectiveness
- Ability to create complex models in Excel (strong knowledge of creating formulas in Excel is necessary)
- You are based in the greater Brisbane area or willing to relocate to Brisbane

**Who we’re looking for**:
This is an incredible opportunity for an Associate or Senior Associate, that’s in a Consulting role and looking to move into an industry role. A Commercial Analyst would also enjoy this position. Someone highly analytical with strong stakeholder management skills Is highly desirable.
- Relevant Bachelor degree (or relevant post-grad degree would be desirable)
- 2+ years' experience in Strategy/Management Consulting, or as a Commercial Analyst
- Experience in growth focused work is highly desirable, but not essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Experience in preparing CEO/Board level presentations is desirable
- Very strong excel skills, with the ability to build models from scratch where necessary
- A genuine interest in aviation

**We’re committed to looking after you, with some of the best benefits and conditions in the industry - including (but not limited to)**:

- Discounted flights for you and your loved ones (including $1000 worth of travel credits per year)
- A flexible, hybrid work style. Work from home or the office, adapt your location to suit your style and needs
- One of Brisbane’s most admired head office locations, with South Bank train station, a supermarket, pharmacy, and lunch options downstairs plus a 5-minute walk to the Busway, a rooftop restaurant and onsite gym (with a low membership fee) and South Bank Parklands just across the road
- Discounts on travel insurance, lounge membership, car hire, accommodation, and experiences worldwide
- Cheaper hospitality, retail, technology, beauty and wellness services
- Free counselling and access to a wellbeing app to support your physical, mental, social and financial health
- ‘Dress for Your Day’ - enjoy the freedom to wear whatever makes you feel great for the type of work you do and the day you have ahead of you.

**When everyone is included, everyone wins**

**Ready to apply?**

We’re ready to hear from you.