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Responsible for the commercial strategy required to deliver quality and relevant growth for our business and customers. Driving the delivery of new and renewed commercial relationships across air and non air partnerships.Identifying the opportunities to optimise our operating model

A key member of the Global Sales leadership team in Commercial. Ownership of global agency and corporate strategy and dealing solutions; working with group and joint business partners. Designed and implemented a new centralised capability for Sales Planning and centralised dealing approach. Drive wider value across Commercial, including distribution strategy and implementation, revenue planning and control. Leading and developing individuals from different carriers, creating a high performing joint team. Designed and implemented the Global Commercial graduate programme taking it from concept to the most popular scheme in British Airways within two intake years. Personal annual performance ratings in at least the top 20% in each of my 8 annual reviews at BA to date.

Managing the Revenue Planning and Forecasting team, with responsibility for a wide range of commercial performance processes including;- BA network wide passenger revenue forecasting for Business Plans, Finance Plans and short term- Weekly intake performance reporting through to the leadership team- Management of Sales and Revenue Management target setting processes- Delivering key performance messages on a monthly basis for traffic stat releases- A range of planning processes with our partner airlines- Designed, developed and implemented a Sales Incentive PlanExperience of airline integration. Selected for internal Leadership development programme

Responsibility for scoping and managing audits across the business, with a focus on Strategy, Business Units and Engineering. Developed a strong depth in knowledge of a wide range of the business, including the transatlantic joint business, Customer Contact Centres, Openskies and our third party engineering works.

Responsibility for delivering audits across a wide range of the business, including assisting external audit complete their work.

Graduate Trainee, studying for ACCA qualification through 'weekend release'.

Member Of Acca, Accounting And Finance

Real Life Leadership

Ba, Economics, 2.1

Awarded First Class for my dissertation on 'The Economics of Aviation'.