Car Park & Ancillary Director

MANCHESTER AIRPORT PLC; Mill End; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK airport operator is seeking a Car Park & Ancillary Director who will oversee a revenue budget exceeding £140 million annually. This senior role demands a dynamic leader experienced in driving commercial income and optimizing operational processes. Responsibilities include maximizing revenue from car parking products and exploring new revenue streams, while collaborating with various stakeholders. The position also offers competitive remuneration and excellent employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible pension plan

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Free parking

Subsidised public transport

Company discounts

2 volunteering days per year

Free VirtualGP service

Care Concierge service

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate experience in growing commercial income.
• Proven track record in senior leadership roles.
• Ability to identify trends and propose appropriate actions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a revenue budget of over £140m annually.
• Maximize revenue across the car park estate.
• Explore new revenue streams for the airport.

Skills

Commercial focus

Collaborative working

Operational experience in aviation or commercial environment

Decision making

Customer service mindset

Analytical skills

Negotiation abilities

Job description

Summary

Car Park & Ancillary Director

Reports to Chief Commercial Officer

Commercial team

London Stansted Airport

Permanent, full time position

Competitive remuneration package

Please submit a cover letter clearly detailing the skills, experience and qualifications you have for this role.

Why MAG?

Every year, London Stansted Airport connects 30 million passengers with more than 190 destinations across the globe. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, London Stansted Airport supports over 12,000 jobs onsite and generates around £7.75bn each year for the region.

Sustainability is one of our core values, and it shapes everything we do. We're committed to protecting the environment and supporting our local communities. Our programmes include airport and airline decarbonisation, comprehensive education, skills and employment support and community engagement initiatives including volunteering opportunities.

At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You’ll also have access to some great benefits including :

• Flexible and generous company pension plan with various company contribution options (up to 8%) that you can change to suit your personal needs
• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free parking
• Subsidised public transport
• Huge range of company discounts
• 2 volunteering days per year
• Free VirtualGP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Care Concierge service

The role

The Car Park and Ancillary Director is responsible for delivering a revenue budget of over £140m per annum. This revenue is primarily through Stansted’s own car parking products which are traded through Cavu, a MAG subsidiary company specialising in distribution and revenue management. The Car Park & Ancillary Revenue Director will own this relationship and co-ordinate activities across trading and operations to maximise revenue across the car park estate.

The role is also responsible for onward travel relationships at Stansted across Rail, coach and private hire as well as exploring and developing new revenue streams for the airport. This is a senior leadership role sitting in the Commercial team with a wide exposure to commercial and operational functions across the airport.

What will make you successful in the role?

We are seeking an influential, dynamic and visionary individual who has a sharp commercial focus and achieves outcomes through working collaboratively with key stakeholders and business partners. You will be able to demonstrate experience of growing commercial income and will bring with you new ideas in order to develop innovative solutions.

• Senior leader with gravitas who consistently seeks opportunities to drive EBITDA growth
• A demonstrable depth of operational experience in both an aviation and / or commercial environment
• An expert in their field with a strong track record of sound decision making
• Demonstrates and consistently applies broad business and financial skills
• Drives and embeds a customer service mindset across the workforce
• Strong operational background preferably in demand-based high volume 24 / 7 business
• First class intellectual and analytical skills, combined with ability to understand key business performance indicators, and the creativity to identify trends and propose appropriate actions to address those trends
• Ability to convert strategies into executable plans with clear milestones and interdependencies to ensure commercial objectives are met. Natural commercial ability and a demonstrable understanding of technology & information systems that support the dynamics and drivers of the car park & ancillaries businesses.
• Ability to negotiate with key stakeholders (internal and external) to drive tactical & transformational change.