Senior Airport Development Manager

Job Description - Senior Airport Development Manager (17219)

Senior Airport Development Manager ( 17219 )

Senior Airport Development Manager

We are easy

Jet – a FTSE listed, £multi-billion low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. If you’re reading this, you have probably already been an easy

Jet customer, and you’ll know that there is no more iconic (or Orange!) travel brand in Europe.

We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We’re on a mission to make low-cost travel easy – and whatever your role here, you’ll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

What makes us easy

Jet? Our Promise Behaviours - we are Safe, Bold, Welcoming and Challenging. Four Behaviours. One Spirit. One easy

Jet.

• Have significant airport, airline or aviation industry experience, with a strong understanding of airport economics, regulated airport environments and the wider competitive landscape.
• Have managed large budgets and delivered commercial value through complex negotiations, cost challenge programmes and strategic supplier partnerships.
• Enjoy building and influencing relationships with senior stakeholders, including board level airport representatives and cross functional leaders, whilst leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Have a second language, which would be advantageous.

Airport Development manages one of easy

Jet's largest areas of external spend, overseeing more than £1.7bn of airport related costs across our European network. The team plays a critical role in shaping our airport strategy, securing commercial advantage and ensuring we continue to deliver great value for our customers.

This role leads a team of Airport Development Managers based across Europe and sits within our Commercial function, reporting into the Director of Airport Development. As part of the wider leadership team, you'll work across the organisation and play a key role in delivering easy

Jet's strategic, financial and operational objectives.

As Senior Airport Development Manager, you'll lead the commercial strategy for a portfolio of airports whilst supporting the Director of Airport Development in driving performance, cost management and stakeholder engagement across the wider team. You'll act as a deputy to the Director when required and provide guidance and support to Airport Development Managers during complex negotiations and strategic initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading airport commercial negotiations to secure the best outcomes for easy
  
  Jet.
• Driving delivery of annual cost saving targets and budget commitments.
• Managing and developing a team of Airport Development Managers across multiple European markets.
• Building strong relationships with airport boards, airport owners, tourism boards, government agencies and industry partners.
• Supporting the development and implementation of easy
  
  Jet's airport strategy.
• Acting as a senior representative for easy
  
  Jet in industry consultations and airport forums.
• Providing oversight and support on key KPIs, financial performance and strategic projects.
• Working closely with Network, Operations, Legal, Engineering, Ground Operations, Marketing, IT, Facilities and country leadership teams.
• Identifying opportunities to improve customer propositions, airport partnerships and route development support.
• Ensuring robust contractual governance across airport agreements and ground handling arrangements.
• Championing innovation and continuous improvement to enhance value, reduce costs and strengthen supplier performance.

We're looking for a commercially minded aviation professional who combines strategic thinking with the ability to influence, negotiate and deliver results.

• Demonstrable experience within an airline, airport or aviation related environment.
• Strong knowledge of airport commercial models and regulated airport environments.
• Proven experience negotiating high value, complex commercial agreements.
• Experience influencing and challenging senior stakeholders…