Pricing & Distribution Analyst Birmingham, England
DB Arriva
Full Time
Birmingham, England
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
CrossCountry, operate more of the countries Rail Network than any other train company. With Birmingham at its heartland and HQ, CrossCountry stretch from Aberdeen to Penzance, Stansted to Cardiff, including Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol, Southampton, and Edinburgh.
Owned by Arriva, CrossCountry is the most extensive rail network in Britain and the business plays a vital role in connecting tens of thousands of people to work, leisure and education every day. The one Arriva rail purpose is to connect people to opportunities by providing a reliable and friendly train service. So, there is no better time to join us!
We are looking to recruit a Pricing & Distribution Analyst who will play a key part in fares strategy and implementation, as well as ensuring CrossCountry tickets and fares are displayed correctly through ticket issuing systems and are issued effectively.
With fares reform high on the agenda this is a great time to join and play a part in driving real change to fares for the benefit of customers.
The successful candidate will join our Business Analysis team, which is responsible for revenue forecasting & analysis, pricing, retail and distribution.
Employee benefits:
- Hybrid/flexible working schedule
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free Rail Travel on all CrossCountry and Arriva owned train companies.
- Heavily discounted travel on UK and European trains.
- Pension Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Principle Responsibilities: (These are not exhaustive)
- Assist with fares implementation and ensure compliance with fares regulation.
- Undertake periodic reviews of our fares structure to inform future fares strategy, identifying anomalies and providing solutions.
- Support our retailing vision by championing low-cost methods of fulfilment.
- Undertake regular fares & revenue analysis, with a focus on our competitors.
- Bring actionable insight into the business that will impact on our decision making in terms of fares, distribution, fulfilment options, restrictions, and policies.
- Ensure completion of processes relating to creation of products, maintenance of information in fares and retail manuals are followed diligently and on time.
- Ensure adherence to processes in place to deal with queries regarding validity of ticket, fares & terms and conditions.
- Interaction with other AUKT businesses, and key external stakeholders such as RDG to ensure CrossCountry’s interest are represented at industry level.
Experience, Knowledge, Qualifications & Training
The Essentials:
- Ability to work within a team as well as on your own.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Dynamic and positive individual with the enthusiasm for getting to grips with complex issues.
- Highly numerate with a strong analytical background and experience with MS Excel/Access
- Ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines.
Desirable:
- Good knowledge of the CrossCountry business and/or commercial rail experience
- Confident user of new systems and quick to learn complex techniques.
- Keen to express and follow up on ideas with a drive to achieve results.
- Good understanding of analytical and statistical techniques
Closing date for applications: 18th May 2023
We acknowledge the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. Embracing diversity and creating inclusion is a key component of our talent strategy. The creation of a diverse, inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential and enhance our success.
DB Arriva
www.arriva.co.uk
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