Description:
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join a dynamic team within the world’s number one tourism business where you will truly have the opportunity to develop, progress and have an impact in our successful organisation.
About The Job
- Sourcing and structuring of aircraft and engine finance and leasing transactions
- Progress sourcing requirements from initiating contact to negotiating letters of intent to completing commercially sound and binding contracts
- Lead negotiations for new aircraft and engine financings, extensions, and novations with lessors and other financial institutions with a specific emphasis on commercial and financial aspects of transactions
- Manage or support/participate the RFP process for financing of TUIs orderbook of aircraft
- Develop and maintain relationships with aircraft leasing and financing community
- Continuously assess availability, supply, demand and price movements in the market to provide accurate and timely market data to senior management team
- Provide appropriate commercial and financial input into FCM - aircraft management- and airline asset decisions
- Manage the existing aircraft fleet, including pro-active re-negotiation of lease expiries, changes to redelivery conditions, and lessor support/involvement of any aircraft modification or investment programmes, as well as resolution of contract disputes
- Monitor adherence with contract terms, pre- and post-delivery, including payment authorisation
- Co-ordination with engineering and airline operations to successfully deliver or redeliver aircraft, including pro-active engagement in redelivery/delivery process
About You
- You'll have a detailed understanding of aircraft finance and leasing transactions (including legal, financial and commercial aspects) and a desire to progress your career within full spectrum fleet department and dynamic multi-airline environment in leading leisure travel group
- Strong commercial acumen
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to lead, coach and inspire teams
- Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills to work with all levels within the Group
- Excellent relationship/stakeholder management skills with the ability to adapt across our international markets
- Ability to work efficiently, independently and across national boundaries
- Good project management and organisational skills
- Ability to make an immediate contribution