Global Air Sourcing Analytics Manager

Job Description

As the Manager – Global Air Sourcing Analytics you’ll play a pivotal role within the Global Air Sourcing group. You will harness the power of data and analytics, turning them into actionable recommendations for strategic sourcing. You will enhance, design, and develop meaningful dashboards and data visualizations, analyse the results, and develop recommendations. As the Manager – Global Air Sourcing Analytics, you will work closely with the Strategic Sourcing Team with developing the strategy and implementing those strategies with airlines and GDS partners. You will lead all Global Air Sourcing efforts and projects related to IT, data and systems, and automation, by collaborating closely with IT and other relevant stakeholders.

Essential Functions:

• Dives into dashboards, reports, data, and trends to uncover opportunities and identifies trends that can shape negotiation strategies, developing actionable recommendations for the Manager – Global Air Sourcing and the Director – Global Air Sourcing by providing analytics and insights, including financial models.
• Leads all Global Air Sourcing efforts and projects related to IT, data and systems, and automation, by collaborating closely with IT and other relevant stakeholders.
• Designs and develops meaningful dashboards and data visualizations by importing data from multiple data sources to support the strategic sourcing efforts of the Global Air Sourcing team. Also, writes ad-hoc queries in SQL to obtain the required data from underlying tables. 
• Ensures data integrity and functionality of new and existing PowerBI dashboards and serves as the Subject Matter Expert for the Global Air Sourcing team and brands with questions related to PowerBI functionality and error resolution.
• Partners with IT to identify and implement improved analytic tools and data structures, as well as the management of efforts related to the development, maintenance (including researching and resolving issues), accuracy, and hygiene of air data. 
• Supports the Global Air Sourcing Team with ad-hoc data analytics, extracting data from the Global Travel Database.
• Participates in the development of short-term and long-term strategic goals in collaboration with the Vice President – Global Strategic Sourcing, Director – Global Strategic Sourcing, and Manager – Global Air Sourcing.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Education:  Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree a plus
• Discipline/Major:  Master’s degree preferred, with an undergraduate degree Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related
• Required Certifications:  None
• Required Years and Area of Professional Experience:  5 – 8 years of experience working with advanced analytics. Strong commercial acumen and PowerBI knowledge required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail. Highly driven and self-motivated, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Air industry experience is required, strategic sourcing and cruise line experience is a plus.

Critical Professional Related Technical/Computer Skills:

• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications, with strong expertise in Excel and Power BI, is required, Tableau knowledge a plus
• Expertise in Oracle SQL and Oracle SQL Developer (including SSRS and TSQL) is required, providing this person the ability to browse database objects, run SQL statements, edit and debug PL/SQL statements and run reports
• Expertise in ETL Tools, Power Query, MDX, and DAX is strongly preferred
• GDS (Sabre / Amadeus) knowledge and experience is a plus

Decision-Making:

Tactical:  Decisions focus on intermediate-term issues. The purpose of decisions made at this level are to help move CCL closer to reaching strategic goals. Outcomes are predictable. After a decision is made by Top Executive Leadership, the next phase is to take the needed steps to implement it.  Examples are: The amount of money required to implement, which advertising agency to promote a new service or to provide an incentive plan to employees to encourage increased revenue.

Physical Demands:  Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time. 

Travel:  Less than 25% with non-shipboard travel likely.

Work Conditions:  Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential. 

The range for this role’s salary $75,900-$125,000.  Offers to the selected candidates will be made on a fair and equitable basis, taking into account specific job-related skills and experience. 

At Carnival, your total rewards package is much more than your base salary. All non-sales roles participate in an annual cash bonus program, while sales roles have an incentive plan. Director and above roles may also be eligible to participate in Carnival’s discretionary equity incentive plan. Plus, Carnival provides comprehensive and innovative benefits to meet your needs, including:

• Health Benefits: 
  • Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans
  • Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
  • Additional programs include company paid term life insurance and disability coverage
• Financial Benefits: 
  • 401(k) plan that includes a company match
  • Employee Stock Purchase plan
• Paid Time Off 
  • Holidays – All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 7 company-wide holidays, plus an additional floating holiday to be taken at the employee’s discretion.
  • Vacation Time – All full-time employees at the manager and below level start with 14 days/year; director and above level start with 19 days/year.  Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 84 hours/year.  All employees gain additional vacation time with further tenure.
  • Sick Time – All full-time employees receive 80 hours of sick time each year.  Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 60 hours each year. 
• Other Benefits 
  • Complementary stand-by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, plus special rates for family and friends
  • Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement
  • On-site preschool program, wellness center, and health clinic at our Miami campus

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