Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

Role Introduction

To oversee and supervise the daily assigned team member functions to ensure overall operations run smoothly and efficiently during the operational shift whilst conforming to established safety and security standards.
To deliver the best possible operation and airport service experience to ensure our customers always feel special, valued and recognised regardless of circumstance.

Closing Date: 2022-05-20

Safety First, Quality Always
- Rigorously execute corporate safety, security and quality policies to ensure the station, employees and suppliers are fully compliant with all regulatory requirements and quality standards
- Deputise as the Airline’s Operational Duty Holder (ODH) of the airport adhering to the risk escalation process to the Functional Duty Holder (GM ASD)
Operational Excellence
- Manage and oversee Ground Handling Agent teams dedicated to Cathay flight operations to achieve operational excellence of being on time and error free
- Willing to take up extra responsibilities (e.g. projects) and work shift duties
- Undertake any other reasonable task as required
Outstanding Product and Services
- Ensure people and team are up-to-date with the latest product knowledge and support the team to effectively utilise products and services to provide the highest possible quality of experience for our customers across all touch points
- Support the team to deliver ‘Service Straight From The Heart’ on a daily basis to create genuine connection and memorable experiences for our customers across all points of contact
- Support the use of new technologies in the provision of customer service
- Give recognition to our highest-value customers (front-end and elite Marco polo members)
Crisis Management capability and preparedness
- Familiarity with all contingency plans and manual fall-back procedures to meet the required standards
People and team
- Motivate and inspire the frontline team (suppliers included) to enable supportive and collaborative teamwork
- Monitor and review day-to-day team and/or individual team member performance (suppliers included) and raise suggestions for improvement
Supplier Management
- Assist in monitoring and conducting regular performance review meetings with suppliers
- Support the Airport Operations Manager to implement any action plan efficiently and keep track of progress with documented records
Cost efficiency and productivity
- Monitor team daily productivity and flexibility in resource deployment
- Support the Airport Operations Manager to drive down costs in daily operation
Represent Cathay interests in the Airport Community
- Support the Airport Operations Manager to work with external parties in the best interests of the Company – authorities, suppliers and service providers, Oneworld Partners, and other airlines
- Ensure competition compliance involvement in airport-related industry affairs (i.e. AOC)
- Protect the Company’s reputation
E&A
- Emergency and Accident and Crisis Response responsibilities as required

Academic qualifications
- Post-secondary school education is desirable
- High school graduation
Knowledge, skills, training and experience
- Strong command of written and spoken English is mandatory with the local language being an advantage
- At least 3 years solid Customer Service experience, preferably in airlines or airport services
- Ability to work independently with good decision-making skills
- Self-motivated and committed leader who enjoys teamwork
- Very strong customer service mentality with strong interpersonal skills
- Sound technical knowledge and capability (multi-skilled) to perform each airport job function (requirement to pass all training arranged by ASD)
- Thorough understanding of Company policies and international regulatory procedures and all required local regulatory matters
- Ability to handle different operational modes such as normal operations, disruption, Emergency & Accident and contingency situations
- Adapts to and embraces constant change

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