Senior Commercial and Market Analyst - Carnival Global Brand

Job Description

One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess is the world’s leading international premium cruise line and tour company, carrying millions of guests each year to hundreds of destinations around the globe.  With parent company Carnival Corporation, Princess has introduced Medallion Class Vacations. This award-winning innovation offers the fastest way to an effortless, personalized vacation.
 

We are seeking an experienced Senior Commercial and Market Planning Analyst to join our team. This is a hybrid/in office position based in our Fort Lauderdale office. In this role you’ll be responsible for weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting on the state of business and business trends. You’ll drive regional and global revenue growth for Princess Cruises by providing performance measurement and strategic analysis. You’ll influence priorities and business decisions through analytics and identify trends and actionable insights that inform our strategy. You’ll also be responsible for developing, enhancing, and maintaining multi-years global guest and sourcing forecast, global channel and New to Cruise forecasting and reporting as well as assisting in forecasting Key Performance Indicators. Finally, you’ll work to define, track, enhance, and maintain Princess Cruises weekly target as well as target analytics and reporting along with ad-hoc reporting.

Here’s a summary of what Princess is looking for in its Senior Commercial and Market Planning Analyst. Is this you?

Responsibilities

• Global Guest and Sourcing Forecasting
  • Develop multi-year global guest sourcing forecast.
  • Review and update guest forecast quarterly in line with company’s strategic growth. 
  • Investigate and develop new ways to distribute revenue target across sourcing region.
  • Enhance and maintain multi-years global guest sourcing reporting.
• Targets and Booking Curve
  • Define Princess Cruises weekly booking target. 
  • Build models and reports to track performances against target and report on observed risk and opportunity. 
  • Develop new ways to measure business performance against target.
• Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly State of Business Reporting
  • Identify business trends to senior management.
  • Maintain existing weekly snapshot reporting, enhance and adjust report based on latest business needs.
  • Provide monthly state of business report to executives covering all aspect of the business.
  • Maintain existing dashboards such as Quarter dashboard, and develop new dashboards and reporting.
  • Develop and deliver high quality, clear and concise presentations to leadership.
• Global Channel and New to Princess Forecasting
  • Develop multi-year global Channel and New to Princess forecast.
  • Review and update Channel and New to Princess forecast quarterly in line with company’s strategic growth.
  • Enhance and maintain multi-years global Channel and New to Princess reporting. 
• Other KPIs reporting and Revenue Forecasting
  • Assist in forecasting Key Performance Indicators based on historical data and identify variances versus forecast.
  • Support Revenue Planning team with any related reporting and forecasting.
  • Provide cross departmental support through data analytics.
• Ad hoc Reporting
  • Lead ad-hoc projects by gathering information, scope, and develop ad hoc analysis and reporting that provide insight into our business.
• Culture
  • Embrace and encourage our Culture Essentials.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Business (Finance/Marketing), Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or a related field.
• Minimum 3+ Years of Business Planning/ forecasting Experience.
• Minimum 3+ Years working with large datasets.
• Intermediate SQL.
• Experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Excellent presentation and story-telling skill, able to present complex data analyses into simple, concise, and engaging stories using Power Point.
• Advanced Excel, Power BI and PowerPoint required.
• Experience with Snowflake.
• Resilience and ability to work with ambiguous information.
• Ability to work across multiple teams and drive development with little guidance.
• Excellent organizational and communication skill.
• Must be a self starter, with an ability to work in fast paced environment and meet critical deadlines.
• Experience working in hospitality industry and prior management consulting experience, highly preferred.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.  Princess is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time (e.g., H-1B status).

This is a hybrid/in office position, based in our Fort Lauderdale office. 

What You Can Expect

• Cruise and Travel Privileges for You and Your Family
• Health Benefits
• 401(k) 
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan 
• Training & Professional Development
• Tuition & Professional Certification Reimbursement
• Rewards & Incentives 
• Base Salary Range: $72,200-$97,500. The range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired. Final base pay is directly related to each candidates' qualifications and experience uniquely.
  
   

Our Culture… Stronger Together

Our highest responsibilities and top priorities are compliance, environmental protection and the health, safety and well-being of our guests, the people in the communities we touch and serve, and our shipboard and shoreside employees. Please visit our site to learn more about our Culture Essentials, Corporate Vision Statement and our Core Values at: 
https://www.princess.com/aboutus/culture-framework/.

Princess is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Princess will provide reasonable accommodations with the application process, upon your request, as required to comply with applicable laws.  If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please contact recruiting@hollandamericagroup.com

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