Job Purpose Emirates is one of the world's leading international airlines، connecting customers across six continents through its global hub in Dubai

Key Responsibilities

• The Netherlands is the senior Emirates representative in the Dutch market، responsible for driving commercial performance، profitability، and strategic growth

Requirements & Qualifications

• Build and maintain and leverage country-wide relationships with relevant global and local partners، including trade، airlines، hotels، key accounts and customers، political representatives، government departments، regulatory authorities، commercial organizations، third party suppliers and contractors، and ensure conformity with local and international legal requirements، conventions، policies، procedures، and regulations whilst projecting the desired image to achieve premier strategic positioning

• Proven leadership skills

• Build and maintain and leverage country-wide relationships with relevant global and local partners، including trade، airlines، hotels، key accounts and customers، political representatives، government departments، regulatory authorities، commercial organizations، third party suppliers and contractors، and ensure conformity with local and international legal requirements، conventions، policies، procedures، and regulations whilst projecting the desired image to achieve premier strategic positioning.

• Proven leadership skills.

Benefits & Conditions

• The Company will not provide assistance with obtaining work permits Salary & benefits Join our growing team and enjoy a competitive remuneration package، discounts on flights and hotel stays

• Salary & benefits

Renowned for excellence in customer service، operational performance، and innovation، Emirates serves over 140 destinations worldwide and continues to set industry standards across passenger and cargo operations

As part of the Emirates Group، our people are at the heart of our success

We are committed to attracting and developing exceptional talent who share our ambition to deliver outstanding customer experiences and drive sustainable growth across our global network

Country Manager

The role leads the implementation of Emirates' country strategy، oversees cross-functional business operations، manages key stakeholder relationships، ensures regulatory compliance، and provides leadership to local teams while aligning country objectives with Emirates' global priorities

Job Outline Undertake overall responsibility and accountability for the management، control and administration of the Company’s assets، fiscal and marketing policies in the Netherlands

Undertake corporate representation of the EK Group together with the execution of contractual obligations within the remit of the Powers of Attorney and the EK Group Authorities Manual to ensure that legal and commercial interests are safeguarded

Manage the compliance of all local legislation including aviation

to ensure the EK operation is not adversely affected or is levied with any penalties for non-compliance

To develop and implement (in line with Emirates Strategic priorities، revenue targets and budgets) country strategy for the Netherlands، which includes sales and marketing aspects، commercial positioning، pricing and distribution، channel development، as well as customer focus activities in coordination with Emirates Headquarters (RMCO، BAM)، Revenue Optimization، Global Sales، Skywards، Planning، Corporate Communications، Marketing & Brand، etc

Monitor and review market trends، sales، industry، pricing، cabin and yield mix، industry opportunities، manage distribution and incentive strategies، with a view to achieving optimal channel balance، managing the costs of sale، increasing the market shares، and also seizing potential opportunities for enhancing revenue and yield by adopting ‘best sales working practices

Recommend opportunities for profitable business to HQ including additional flights and altered route frequency which will support Emirates long-term plans for growth

Monitor and enhance route profitability، including inbound flows، partnering with Commercial Ops، Global Sales، RO، CCMB، and Skywards to ensure proper contribution of POS to relevant EK routes، as well as contribution of relevant network POS routes، and suggest ways of improvement

Monitor performance of all departments [Sales، Airport Services، SkyCargo، Contact Centre، Corporate Communications، Finance، CASA، HR – based on country set up] through regular departmental meetings as well as monitoring expenditure to ensure SQLs and revenue targets are met with a reducing cost revenue ratio in liaison with respective functional commercial sections

Lead the teams to ensure alignment to Emirates Commercial strategic priorities and Corporate Values

Identify and highlight best practices and innovation opportunities

Focus on the investment into the future

Lead the team، organize، train، develop and motivate the leadership team to ensure the delivery of the corporate and country objectives and act as a point of reference to resolve issues impacting the efficiency of the operations

Work together with HQ and the HR team on talent management، strategy and compliance

Provide adequate and timely feedback to Head office on achievements/deficiencies/market trends، and challenges together with recommendation and insights on issues to support the decision-making process to protect the overall interest and the profitability of the airline

Work in partnership with RMCO/ BAMs in Commercial Ops

Maintain the overall administrative and budgetary control to ensure a seamless operation that focuses on the overall objectives of the Company

Work with Business Finance and Credit risk teams، managing costs and budgets، maximizing the revenue opportunities، while limiting EK negative exposure

Qualification University Degree [preferably in Business] with a proven track record of managing at a senior level

A minimum of at least 10 years' experience as a Senior Manager within the Aviation Industry

Knowledge of Sales، Reservations، Airport Services and Cargo

Commercial acumen with an overall knowledge of airline operations

In depth knowledge of formulating strategic plans، taking into consideration key influencing factors of air travel

A clear understanding of Dutch Labour Laws is essential

An excellent command of Dutch and English language (written and verbal) is essential، as well as proficiency in public speaking

Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the Netherlands

Find out more about working with us in our website

Job Purpose

Emirates is one of the world's leading international airlines، connecting customers across six continents through its global hub in Dubai

Renowned for excellence in customer service، operational performance، and innovation، Emirates serves over 140 destinations worldwide and continues to set industry standards across passenger and cargo operations.

We are committed to attracting and developing exceptional talent who share our ambition to deliver outstanding customer experiences and drive sustainable growth across our global network.

The role leads the implementation of Emirates' country strategy، oversees cross-functional business operations، manages key stakeholder relationships، ensures regulatory compliance، and provides leadership to local teams while aligning country objectives with Emirates' global priorities.

Job Outline

Undertake overall responsibility and accountability for the management، control and administration of the Company’s assets، fiscal and marketing policies in the Netherlands.

Undertake corporate representation of the EK Group together with the execution of contractual obligations within the remit of the Powers of Attorney and the EK Group Authorities Manual to ensure that legal and commercial interests are safeguarded.

to ensure the EK operation is not adversely affected or is levied with any penalties for non-compliance.

To develop and implement (in line with Emirates Strategic priorities، revenue targets and budgets) country strategy for the Netherlands، which includes sales and marketing aspects، commercial positioning، pricing and distribution، channel development، as well as customer focus activities in coordination with Emirates Headquarters (RMCO، BAM)، Revenue Optimization، Global Sales، Skywards، Planning، Corporate Communications، Marketing & Brand، etc.

Monitor and review market trends، sales، industry، pricing، cabin and yield mix، industry opportunities، manage distribution and incentive strategies، with a view to achieving optimal channel balance، managing the costs of sale، increasing the market shares، and also seizing potential opportunities for enhancing revenue and yield by adopting ‘best sales working practices.

Monitor and enhance route profitability، including inbound flows، partnering with Commercial Ops، Global Sales، RO، CCMB، and Skywards to ensure proper contribution of POS to relevant EK routes، as well as contribution of relevant network POS routes، and suggest ways of improvement.

Focus on the investment into the future.

Work together with HQ and the HR team on talent management، strategy and compliance.

Work in partnership with RMCO/ BAMs in Commercial Ops.

Work with Business Finance and Credit risk teams، managing costs and budgets، maximizing the revenue opportunities، while limiting EK negative exposure.

Qualification

University Degree [preferably in Business] with a proven track record of managing at a senior level.

A minimum of at least 10 years' experience as a Senior Manager within the Aviation Industry.

Knowledge of Sales، Reservations، Airport Services and Cargo. Commercial acumen with an overall knowledge of airline operations.

In depth knowledge of formulating strategic plans، taking into consideration key influencing factors of air travel.

A clear understanding of Dutch Labour Laws is essential.

An excellent command of Dutch and English language (written and verbal) is essential، as well as proficiency in public speaking.

Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the Netherlands. The Company will not provide assistance with obtaining work permits

Join our growing team and enjoy a competitive remuneration package، discounts on flights and hotel stays. Find out more about working with us in our website