Graduate Analyst

Job Description

Based in Manchester, our well-known travel client is seeking a Graduate Analyst to join their revenue management team on a permanent basis to work in a hybrid nature of 2-3 days in the office each week.

This job would suit someone with a degree (or equivalent) ideally in a quantitative discipline to be responsible for being in control of advance ticket inventory, setting quotas and price points for specific routes within the network. This is a dynamic process in which you will be encouraged to think creatively, experiment with different tactics and identify new opportunities which will help maximise revenue.

Our client is a UK-based travel and transport operator known for modernising travel experiences and can illustrate numerous examples where they have developed innovative products that have led the market. With a recent £500m investment strengthening their position in the market allowing them to commit to long term investment and strategic decisions.

The successful individual will be an organised, approachable, and reliable professional. You will be highly analytical with great attention to detail and have the ability to identify significant trends and variances to forecast. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required to convey key information to colleagues across the company. Ideally, you will have experience of working within a commercial organisation, preferably in a revenue management role or one including commercial analysis. Strong IT skills covering as a minimum Word and Excel, and ideally some experience of data science or visualization are essential. You will also be quick to learn bespoke rail industry systems.

Job responsibilities:

• Aims to deliver tickets at the most suitable price levels to customers, while balancing the business objectives of increasing revenue, growing market share and ensuring high quality of customer service is achieved.
• Decision making will be informed by your high-quality analysis of a wide variety of datasets.
• Reporting to the Head of Revenue Management, you will also work closely with colleagues in the Service Planning, Marketing and Retail teams to meet individual and team targets.
• Managing the reservation system, with frequent communication with frontline colleagues in booking offices and on-train.
• You will also be expected to support and influence business cases with the knowledge you build. This will include specifying, deploying, and testing new tools that will help to drive growth even further.

This is a great role for a revenue analyst looking to step into a more senior position with autonomy, people management and revenue management ownership.

For more information about this role or any other Graduate Analyst jobs in Manchester please don't hesitate to contact us in confidence or visit our website.

Every application will receive a response as this is the recognised working practice at MRK Associates.

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