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Wizz Air is a leading European low-cost airline with a sustainable strategy. Our mission is to provide affordable and reliable air travel to everyone, everywhere, while minimizing our environmental impact. We are proud to foster a diverse and inclusive team of over 8,500 employees from more than 100 nationalities, who share our values of inclusivity, positivity, dedication, integrity, and sustainability.

As a rapidly expanding airline, we offer exciting career opportunities across a range of functions, from flight operations to engineering, customer experience, finance, and more. We provide extensive training and development opportunities to help our employees grow and succeed in their roles. Joining Wizz Air means joining a team that is passionate about aviation, dedicated to excellence, and committed to making air travel accessible and sustainable for all. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the aviation industry, we welcome you to explore our job opportunities and become a part of our success story.

Senior Manager Integrated Ops Planning and Analytics 

Based in Malta 

Purpose of the position:

The Senior Manager of Integrated Ops Planning and Analytics is responsible to lead planning and optimization across the AOC, driving improved efficiency for both commercial and operations, as well as making trade-offs between the teams.  The role will also be responsible for managing the overall integrated perspective and driving trade-offs/implementing changes between operations and commercial resources necessary to drive the business, including crew and fleet.

What we offer:

• Base salary and employee bonus scheme
• Unlimited number of significantly discounted and confirmed seating tickets, giving access to a continuously growing network of destinations.
• Relocation package (if applicable) – expense budget, Temporary accommodation, Administration support
• Life insurance
• Instant impact, from any level of the organisation, exposure to C-suite management
• Fast career progression, internal mobility and talent management supported by training opportunities (Wizz Academy and bespoke trainings)
• True international and multi-cultural work environment, passionate, driven, and diverse teams

Responsibilities:

RESPONSIBILITES OF THE FUNCTION

• Driving long term integrated planning to improve delivery against the business’ primary objectives of 12.5 hours utilization, 850 hours of crew productivity, 99.5% completion rate, and OTP of 80%.  This includes, but is not limited to:
  • Schedule efficiency and design to better optimize utilization and crew productivity trade-offs.
  • Challenging and improving operations requirements for the schedule design to lower cost and improve resiliency.
  • Assessment of commercial initiatives on the operation, and likewise assessment of operation initiatives on the commercial business
  • Continual assessment of opportunities to improve operational resilience through improved commercial and operating parameters.
  • Evaluation of proposed network changes from an operations perspective
• Consolidation of operations feedback regarding proposed schedules, as well as initial assessment of new commercial proposals from the operations perspective
• Drive and owe OPS KPI reporting / benchmarking as well as monitoring and identification of improvement initiatives.
• Lead BI development/oversight and data mining (pattern identification), incl. on time performance, utilization, absence management, EC261 performance and process automation
• Oversee annual operations planning and delivery in line with OP and monthly management of performance against OP.
• Manage interaction with Commercial in terms of: AC allocation planning, AC utilization including crew utilization impact, Network change planning, Crew demand modelling/forecasting, Ensure ULCC schedule.

Requirements:

• Capability to understand complex issues and procedures
• Business mindset and ability to synthesize information into recommendations
• Good understanding of the Company’s culture and strategy
• Understanding of departmental operating policies procedures and processes
• Good people management skills
• Ability to handle time pressure
• Good communication and organizational skills
• Very good English (both written and spoken)
• University Degree
• 2 years as a manager at Wizz Air or 3 years of previous experience
• Internal task and departmental familiarization

When applying, please only provide valid information regarding your educational background and certificates, as the original documents will be requested during the hiring process.

We look forward to meeting you and learning more about your skills and experience. Join the Wizz Air team and discover the world of opportunities.