Job Summary:

Reporting the Director, Inventory Optimization, the Manager, Inventory Optimization is responsible for managing the day to day seat inventory strategy of the company’s assigned market regions to maximize revenue.

Duties & Responsibilities:

- Manage the planning and implementation of inventory strategies for dynamic and growing regions of the network to maximize revenue across the system
- Work closely with pricing, inventory optimization, revenue management systems, and other commercial functions such as planning and scheduling, sales and distribution
- Manage inventory controls for all Porter sales channels, including direct, GDS and corporate booking tools
- Evaluate the impact of competitors’ pricing and revenue management actions and implement appropriate responses
- Monitor market performance to ensure that revenue objectives are achieved and implement appropriate revenue growth strategies to correct performance shortfalls.
- Perform analysis, report, and advise on detailed revenue matters of the assigned regions
- Build and implement tools required to improve efficiency of the inventory management function
- Review and approve quotes for large and high value group bookings in line with expected demand to come and current fare environment
- Assist with implementation of inventory management-related system projects and upgrades
- Assist with the ongoing adaptation, refinement and active usage of the company’s revenue management system.
- Manage the adoption of new process and system enhancements from the company’s revenue management system
- Manage a team of Inventory analysts to achieve desired targets for markets within the assigned regions




- Remain current on leading approaches, practices and technologies in revenue management, and introducing those most relevant
- Actively engage in Porter's Safety Management System (SMS), including reporting hazards and incidents encountered in daily operations; understand, comply with, and promote the Company Safety Policy

Behavioural Competencies:
- Concern for Safety: Identifying hazardous or potentially hazardous situations and taking appropriate action to maintain a safe environment for self and others.

- Teamwork: Working collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals.

- Passenger/Customer Service: Providing service excellence to internal and/or external customers (passengers).

- Initiative: Dealing with situations and issues proactively and persistently, seizing opportunities that arise.

- Results Focus: Focusing efforts on achieving high quality results consistent with the organization’s standards.

- Fostering Communication: Listening and communicating openly, honestly, and respectfully with different audiences, promoting dialogue and building consensus.

- Exemplifying Integrity: Treating others fairly, honestly, and respectfully, furthering the integrity of the organization and its relationships of trust with team members and the broader community.

- Inspiring Others:



Energizing and inspiring others to strive for excellence and commit to common goals and purposes, creating a sense of self-efficacy, resilience, and persistence in followers.

- People Leadership: Assuming a leadership role in helping others achieve excellent results.

- Leading Change: Recognizing the need for change, being open to recent ideas and methods, and championing transformational change within the organization and beyond.

Qualifications:
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a leadership role within an airline that is highly dependent on revenue management as a core competence
- An undergraduate degree in business, commerce, industrial engineering/optimization or information systems, and ideally, an MBA
- Experience managing a team of direct reports
- In-depth knowledge in using industry standard revenue management systems
- Good knowledge of analysis and reporting tools as well as SQL
- Experience in the Canadian and U.S. cross-border airline markets and their associated revenue management dynamics

Company Description:

Since 2006, Porter Airlines has been elevating the experience of economy air travel for every passenger, providing genuine hospitality with style, care and charm. Porter’s fleet of Embraer E195-E2 and De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft serves North America, including a coast-to-coast domestic Canadian network, the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. Headquartered in Toronto, Porter is an Official 4 Star Airline® in the World Airline Star Rating®. Visit www.flyporter.com or follow @porterairlines on Instagram, Facebook and X.

📌 Manager, Inventory Optimization (Toronto)
🏢 Porter Airlines
📍 Toronto