Manager Aircraft Trading

At Qantas, we strive to achieve the impossible, transforming our business to meet future demands
- Challenge yourself to make an impact to this exciting new role and take an opportunity to grow and diversify your career
- 2 Year Fixed Term Contract based at our Mascot campus

Today, we’re busy planning for tomorrow. We look to the future to guide the way we innovate, helping us stay relevant and responsive in an unpredictable industry. We’ve always been pioneers, and we’re proud to see that spirit in our people. Our resilience has helped us through good and tough times, and it still drives us to keep pushing the challenging expectations today.

As a Manager Aircraft Trading, you will work with the Senior Manager Aircraft Trading overseeing a large Group Fleet renewal process to ensure that an appropriate aircraft trading strategy and execution plan is established that sets out how the Qantas Group will approach the future retirement and renewal of the Group’s fleet. You will be responsible for:
Successfully leading commercial negotiations for the purchase, sale and lease of aircraft, aircraft assets and associated aircraft maintenance and leasing services for and on behalf of the Qantas group. Undertaking a thorough due diligence and risk assessment process to support the commercial evaluation of potential suppliers and customers in accordance with Qantas Group policy and Australian and international guidelines, laws and sanctions governing the sale, use, purchase and lease of aircraft and any related third-party services. ensuring that execution of the strategy and strategic sourcing activities occur in line with the aircraft trading strategy as well as delivering to targets as set out within the Group Fleet team (e.g. benefit targets); and the effective management of contracts and supporting data associated with aircraft trading activities. You will take a lead to collaboratively support the Senior Manager to manage a diverse team across the business as well as being supported by peers that may include a combination of engineering specialists and areas of the TILTA group.

You’ll have
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in aviation and/or aircraft trading experience
- Degree qualified preferably within procurement, commerce, finance, international business, engineering, project management and/or law
- Extensive experience in international and multi-disciplinary procurement, including all facets of contracting, project management and supplier relationship management (eg.sourcing, negotiating, risk minimisation, business case development)
- Broad commercial skills and highly developed business acumen
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills utilising multiple mediums to effectively deliver the correct message to each stakeholder group, especially senior leadership
- Broad-based knowledge of Qantas divisions, airline operations and operating methods
- Technical experience preferred / knowledge of aircraft and aircraft maintenance processes and programs
- Good understanding of regulatory environment.
- A sound understanding of project management disciplines is required and experience managing multiple projects concurrently
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Superior time management and organisational skills with the ability to work on and manage multiple complex issues/work priorities concurrently and independently
- Why Qantas?_
- You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully._
- There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us - so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless._
- The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel._
- _ We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays._
- _ We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 14 weeks paid parental leave and the option to purchase additional paid leave for eligible employees._
- _ We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and _entertainment. You_ can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devic