Competition and Strategic Planning Analyst, Eurostar
2-4 days a week in office
High speed international train
Job no longer available
High speed international train
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
2-4 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create an experience for their passengers that’s always truly exceptional.
Role
Who you are
- Demonstrable experience in business and corporate strategy, marketing, project management, and strategic thinking
- Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Management, a similar related field, or equivalent work-based experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels and foster open dialogue
- Experience in creating impactful board-level presentations, including the ability to synthesize complex information into concise and visually compelling slides
- Financial acumen and understanding of budgeting processes and resource allocation
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Advanced level of excel and PowerPoint skills, with power BI or other data visiulation/presentation tools a plus
What the job involves
- As a Competition and Strategic Planning Analyst at Eurostar, you will be an integral part of the Strategy & Integration department, responsible for collecting, analyzing, and translating competitive intelligence into actionable insights
- You will play a crucial role in supporting the Head of Competition & Strategic Planning in shaping and executing Eurostar’s strategy in the face of intensifying competition in the high-speed train industry
- This is a permanent role based in our London office near Kings Cross, with hybrid working. We’re ideally seeking candidates who are available to start by February
- Collect and analyse data on competitors, consumers, and markets to provide insights to relevant internal stakeholders
- Oversee and profile competitors and their products to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
- Keep the competitive monitoring up to date to provide regular updates on the competition
- Gather accurate information from the different departments to crunch data and feed internal discussions / workshops
- Support the Head of Competition to organize and facilitate regular strategy sessions with key stakeholders, ensuring alignment on priorities
- Contribute to the identification and prioritization of the projects/actions called “Big Moves” that would drive investments
- Collaborate with Finance teams to prepare the Commitment Board, providing templates and data-driven justifications to each project
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Since 1994, Eurostar has been the only high speed train that travels directly between the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands using the Channel Tunnel. Capable of top speeds exceeding 180 miles per hour, the Eurostar carries thousands of passengers a day between western European capitals.
Recently Eurostar has faced difficulties, with trains running almost a third empty due to bottlenecks in stations, caused by the regulatory effects of Brexit and a shortage of station and border control staff. Eurostar has responded by consolidating its operations, discontinuing journeys to Ashford and Disneyland Paris to focus on its core offering.
Eurostar acquired Thalys in 2022, a train operator using the high-speed network between Paris and Brussels. The company has integrated the two companies' branding, and is uniting the booking systems and loyalty schemes to offer a single package to customers anywhere on the network. It is hoped that this will offset the recent slump in customer numbers and allow Eurostar to reach its goal of 30 million passengers by 2030, which a new carbon-neutral Amsterdam terminal will also aid in reaching.
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Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Eurostar Vouchers
- 75% London Underground discount
- European + National Rail Discount
- Incredible benefits for candidates working in the UK offices. This includes 33 days of leave (including bank holidays), final salary pension scheme and more!
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Jacques Damas
(CEO)Was previously Executive Director at Groupe Keolis and SNCF. Before that was COO at Eurostar.
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