Southwest Airlines Jobs – Sr Market Strategy Analyst

Job Description:

The Sr Analyst is responsible for maximizing passenger revenue in assigned markets of up to $500M annually, mentoring others and contributing to training, in addition to owning complex analytical responsibilities.

Job Responsibilities:

• Monitor and adjust showrate forecast quality.
• Serve as a mentor and a Leader in Revenue Management.
• Maintain market forecaster fare inputs for assigned markets.
• Leads or initiates analytical project outside of own markets.
• Manage group and charter requests from inventory perspective.
• Deep understanding of RM forecast system and associated tools.
• Conduct analysis on flight level financial performance metrics.
• Manage holidays and events and make forecast adjustments as needed.
• Manage proactive and reactive pricing from an inventory perspective.
• Provide internal Customer Service to Customer Relations and Operations.
• Work with Forecasts Analysts to determine strategy for demand forecasts.
• Proficient use of SQL, Access and Excel to synthesize large amounts of data.
• Confirm sale availability/make O&D reference fare adjustments when necessary.
• Provide market-specific strategic pricing recommendations designed to enhance revenue.
• Create and manage flight level inventory controls, including post analysis after application.
• Monitor fare initiatives in assigned markets and work with Pricing Team to identify potential pricing actions.
• Identify outliers in forecasting system and make appropriate actions (for the most difficult and complex O&Ds).
• Develop senior-level reports and presentations for Leadership and other departments on performance and future initiatives.
• Represents Yield and Revenue Management in cross-Team discussions; is qualified to speak on behalf of Yield Team in external setting.
• Determine overbooking settings for assigned markets; research and report performance of overbooking, spoilage and other optimization overrides.
• Takes comprehensive view of market ownership; is able to see ahead and move forward with requisite course of action without being instructed by Leader.
• Research fare structures and product clusters in forecaster to determine how pricing adjustments impact demand forecasts and make adjustments as necessary.
• Proactively monitor and analyze nonstop market performance and forecast quality to identify opportunities for revenue growth and adjust forecasts accordingly (expert forecasts and market change adjustments).

Job Requirements:

• Demonstrated analytical ability.
• Ability to make decision in an ambiguous environment.
• Handles complex analyses well with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated proficiency working with SQL, Access and Excel.
• Routinely goes beyond simple numerical checks in quality control.
• Structures and writes concise communications with limited Manager guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret data, draw implications and modify approach.
• Creates tracking mechanism and actively follows-up to gauge impact of actions.
• Maintains high quality of work even in complex situations with tight deadlines.
• Commences work on own and provides unsolicited checkpoints to leader on progress.
• Consistently takes big picture into account in decision stream and makes right decision.
• Identifies project/analysis opportunities and is able to prioritize in context of other work.
• Uses data to synthesize action plan and can clearly communicate interpretation of data to others.
• Able to identify relevant items for communication both internally and externally without being coached by Leader.
• Develops action plans that incorporate type of action, degree, and direction that translate into appropriate action.
• Prioritizes own work and actively makes trade-offs to move items with highest revenue opportunity or greatest sense of urgency to prime importance.

Qualification & Experience:

• 2 years in Revenue Management or analytical experience required (1 year in Pricing and 1 year on Yield Teams preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree required (preferably in Finance, Economics, Math, Business or Engineering).
• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent education required.
• Writing SQL (can write simple native SQL statements and edit/comprehend intermediate SQL statements)

Job Details:

Company: Southwest Airlines

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Functions: Analyst

Job Location: Dallas, TX, USA

Application Deadline: N/A

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