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Senior Strategic Analyst, Commercial - PandO Cruises - Shore Based - Southampton

Employer
Carnival UK
Location
Southampton, Hampshire
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
20 Nov 2018

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Senior Strategic Analyst, Commercial - PandO Cruises - Shore Based - Southampton

As part of the Strategic FP&A team, this role is responsible for ensuring the business makes correctly informed strategic decisions and learns from implementation in areas of pricing performance and brand strategic planning. Working extensively with the P&O Cruises brand team, this role will identify profit drivers, project evaluations and develop business plans. Often required to develop new insight to analyse data and view company performance in new ways, so as to drive greatest business improvement.

Main Activities and Responsibilities:

  • Update the Executive and Commercial directors on issues and performance, using insight for short term tactical decision making and long term strategic planning
  • Drive the commercial strategic planning process working with commercial stakeholders and the financial planning team
  • Identifying, measuring and tracking performance of KPI’s in a timely manner
  • Supporting the collation of Business cases for investment committee submission
  • Act as the principal P&O Finance contact for the Commercial and Brand management teams to ensure the customer needs are met
  • Benchmark performance of the P&O brand versus other carnival brands and industry competitors
  • Post implementation review of major strategic decisions
  • Building strong working relationships with key stakeholders
  • Working with the Customer Insights team to ensure the strategic customer targets for P&O Cruises.
  • Working closely with the Cunard Strategic Analyst to ensure consistency of approach across both brands
You must be a qualified accountant with experience of working within a commercial finance environment. Key to your success in this role will be your ability to be able to work with key stakeholders across the business.

About Us

This position has been leveled at CUK07

One of our core organisational values is that we are 'better together' and that’s why we’re working hard to build a flexible and inclusive culture; where difference is respected and valued and where our people can be themselves. Inclusivity is at the heart of everything we do so we welcome applications from everyone. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership and pregnancy & maternity.

 

Carnival UK is the operating company for P&O Cruises & Cunard. We provide unforgettable holiday experiences and operate a winning culture to achieve standout success. Our Cunard ships have been defining sophisticated ocean travel for over 175 years. Our ships have always been The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World.  We continue our legacy of luxury ocean travel with our flagship Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth, with Queen Mary 2 providing the only regularly scheduled transatlantic service between Southampton and New York. In 2022 our fourth Queen will join our Cunard fleet.

 

P&O Cruises has seven ships, including our flagship Britannia which joined our fleet in March 2015.  Our two new ships, the largest in the UK market, will join the fleet in 2020 and 2022, meaning we can offer more experiences tailored to British tastes - combining genuine service, a sense of occasion and attention to detail, ensuring passengers have the holiday of a lifetime, every time.

 

It takes great passion and real dedication to maintain our position at the top. That’s why extraordinary, passionate people are at the heart of our journey delivering the highest standards to our valued customers. With support to help you reach your potential, attractive company benefits and incredible employee offers on discounted cruises we want your career with us to be successful and fun.  Join us on our journey, apply now.

 

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