Senior Manager Distribution

• Manage key commercial and technology partnerships while driving transformation and operational excellence. 
• Build and embed robust and scalable support model across business to ensure optimal operational performance 
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and make decisions that balance long-term objectives with current business priorities. 
• Permanent role based at our Mascot Campus 

We’ve always been pioneers, and we’re proud to see that spirit in our people today. Our resilience has helped us through good and tough times, and it still drives us to keep pushing the challenging expectations today.  

We’re looking for an experienced and strategic leader to join Qantas as Senior Manager, Distribution. This is a pivotal role within the team driving the future of Qantas’ distribution, where you will help drive and embed our new distribution model and platform. You will lead the overall distribution operation, including both commercial development and technology enablement, ensuring alignment with the broader Group strategy while delivering tangible business impact. 

As Senior Manager, Distribution, you will build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships to understand business needs and influence the effective operationalisation of our distribution strategy. You will take ownership of key operational, transformation, digital, and technology decisions, balancing long-term strategic objectives with current business priorities. Key to the role will be establishing and embedding a robust support model along with appropriate frameworks, reporting and mechanisms to measure performance and identify optimisation opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity to continue to inform the future of Qantas’ distribution strategy, manage the ongoing optmisaiton of the platform, drive innovation, and play a central role in delivering a modern, high-performing distribution approach for the Group. 

You’ll have – 

• 15+ years in the travel or airline industry, with strong experience in sales, marketing, distribution, commercial, or cross-functional roles. 
• Degree in Business, Commerce, Economics, or a related field. 
• Proven experience developing new commercial models, managing complex multi-national negotiations, and drawing up commercial contracts. 
• In-depth knowledge of airline distribution, fare filing rules, and Qantas’ positioning, including current and emerging models. 
• Vendor management experience, including ongoing monitoring and review to ensure optimum engagement Strong people management skills, general management experience, and ability to influence across multiple stakeholders and present to Executive and CEO. 
• Well-developed understanding of strategic, financial, technological, and business issues, with the ability to balance trade-offs and guide decision-making. 
• Experience in change management process and frameworks, to ensure that the broader business and partners are engaged effectively to support ongoing platform enhancements and upgrades 
• Advanced analytical skills, using data to drive business decisions and identify opportunities for innovation and cost savings. 
• Experience working across multiple functions, challenging the status quo, and driving initiatives that deliver optimal outcomes for the Group. 

Why Qantas?  

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully. 

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.  

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.  

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays. 
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees. 
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships. 
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan. 

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.  We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply.  If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.  Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation. 

Be a part of something special and play your part in the Qantas story – get in touch today. 

Applications close Sunday 14th September

Please note: applications will only be considered for candidates who have the right to work in Australia / New Zealand without restriction or sponsorship. 

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