Job Title: Pricing & Inventory Executive
Organisation: Uganda National Airlines Company Limited
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
About US:
Uganda Airlines is the flag carrier of Uganda. The company is a revival of the older Uganda Airlines which operated from 1977 until 2001. It began flying in August 2019.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop pricing strategy and price points for a subset of Uganda Airlines markets, including offline and codeshare routes.
- Monitor Other Airlines’ fare and rule actions and implement an appropriate response to maintain a competitive position in the marketplace.
- Identify the need for pricing actions based on booking trends and ticketing information.
- Analyze revenue performance, market share, capacity, and competitor activity for assigned markets and create market strategies that support the delivery of revenue targets.
- Coordinate with the Revenue Management and Pricing Implementation team to ensure smooth execution of revenue strategies and fare actions.
- Partner with Team organization for the development of promotional campaigns
- Stay apprised of key events and other passenger demand drivers in assigned markets.
- Interact as necessary with multiple constituents to actively achieve commercial goals: Sales, Marketing, E-Commerce, Reservations, and Alliances
- Troubleshooting of pricing and availability issues as required
- Awareness of market and industry trends in relation to distribution partners and opportunities or challenges each partner presents Uganda Airlines; knowledge of distinct differences in distribution channels and how these differences influence pricing decisions.
- Ability to see both the “big picture” and “focused scope” of situations and how they interact and influence each other.
- Other duties and ad-hoc projects as assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Uganda Airlines Pricing & Inventory Executive career placement must hold a Bachelors’ degree (in finance, mathematics, business, or related field) or equivalent years of experience
- Five or more years of experience working in air travel-related industry.
- Experience in analysis and reporting, preferably in revenue management, pricing, or related areas
- Ability to understand and interpret trends as reviewed in key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Ability to independently identify problem areas or revenue opportunities and generate quick, solid directional analysis for department leadership.
- Strong attention to detail
- Superb technical skills – in-depth knowledge of MS Office suite – specifically Excel
- Ability to work in cross-functional teams, maintain and manage relationships with internal/external constituencies.
- Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong initiative and excellent communication skills
- Open to driving change in a dynamic environment.
Desired:
- IATA (Diploma) training in air ticketing and reservation is a MUST.
- Experience in airline revenue management and/or pricing
- Experience working with data to perform complex analysis.
- Familiarity with Amadeus Air Price or comparable pricing tool
- Familiarity with Amadeus GDS or comparable GDS
- Understanding of ATPCO fare, rule, and surcharge filing
- Understanding of SPA’s and impact on pricing
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join Uganda Airlines in this capacity should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 31st July 2023
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