Sr Analyst, Revenue Planning & Forecasting

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ABOUT THE COMPANY

Silversea is the defining name in luxurious cruise travel by distinguishing itself in the ultra-luxury market with its elegant, all-suite ships, all-inclusive pricing, worldwide itineraries and genuine hospitality. All our ships feature spacious, ocean-view suites with butler service, and most include private verandas, meaning you can sip your champagne from the comfort of your deck while watching the vistas beyond. Whether you want to gaze at icebergs or palm trees, the choice is yours. Our ships sail pole-to-pole to over 900 destinations on all seven continents, leaving (almost) no part of coastline uncovered.  We are proud of our reputation as the "World's Best" cruise line and seek individuals who take personal pride in their work to join our award-winning team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a member of the Revenue Planning & Forecasting team, you will have the opportunity to oversee revenue planning activities, contributing to both short- and long-range planning. You will also be involved in ongoing analytics activities in the Revenue Management space, business projects, KPI monitoring to improve the understanding of the company business and trends, with the aim of support the decision-making. You will have exposure to senior management and work closely with the Pricing team within the Revenue Management function, Finance and Itinerary Planning team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for monitoring performance and makes forecast proposal to review and discuss with Revenue Planning team and wider Revenue Management audience

• Support the Senior Manager of Revenue Planning during quarterly forecast delivery

• Responsible for the proposal and maintenance of our long-range model, measuring our long-term ambition and explain its drivers
• Develop tools to monitor performance and assess revenue risks and opportunities in both cruise NTR and Air
• Responsible for the implementation of analyses and analytical tools aimed at answering business question in the Revenue Management space and understand performance drivers as well as key learning
• Responsible for the automation and delivery of regular reporting and presentations for both cruise and Air
• Support the digitization of Cruise revenue planning, Air planning and KPI monitoring
• Assists Air Planning Senior manager and acts as a primarily point of contact for air pricing and support
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION

• Quantitative degree (e.g. Engineering, Economics and equivalent)

• At least 2 years of professional experience in Revenue Management, financial / business analysis or a related field
• Must be able to demonstrate understanding of revenue management concepts and tools and demonstrate understanding of basic economics
• Strong analytical skills and proactivity
• Previous experience in implementing system enhancements and decision-making tools
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively articulate data metrics to peers and upper management
• Self-starter and be able to complete a project with little direction. Furthermore, the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty in a timely and accurate manor
• Professional knowledge of Business Intelligence Tools/Software (Power BI, SQL, Advanced Excel, Power Point, Python, R, Azure Datalake, MS Flow)
• Ability to manage multiple requests and prioritize a heavy workload
• Demonstrated aptitude for problem solving and problem identification
• Ability to collect, analyze and interpret revenue performance data
• Project management experience
• Attention to detail required Willingness to accept immediate product and project responsibility
• Very good knowledge of English (at least B2 level is required)
• Focus on promoting openness and transparency.
• Passion for learning and researching, being open to welcome feedback and others’ ideas.
• Open to diversity and cultural differences, always committed to enhance sustainability.

• Excellence in team play & encouraging others in giving their best

FINANCIAL/QUANTITIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Must have strong business acumen, mathematical and logical reasoning and thinking that does not conform to the norm.

• Critical thinker, who demonstrates drive and a desire to improve processes where appropriate.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to apply knowledge of these to effect change within and to maximize the opportunities while finding efficiencies to increase revenue.
• Good interpersonal skills to interact with a diverse group of co-workers.
• Good organizational skills.
• Takes initiative and is flexible to change.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and memos. Ability to communicate effectively with various departments within the organization, both shipboard and shore side. Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to build, challenge and develop a high caliber team both shoreside and shipboard.
Travel 25% of the time. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.