Strategy and Commercial Manager - Qantas Freight

Description:

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services.

Job Description

• Challenge yourself to drive positive commercial and strategic outcomes
• An opportunity to work in Qantas Freight, a business that continues to grow each year
• 1 x permanent position and 1 x fixed term position based at our Mascot Campus
  
  

At Qantas, we represent Australia to the world. Our strong beliefs guide the way we work, ensuring everything we do stays true to our customers, and this iconic brand. We believe that every employee deserves respect, trust and good leadership. We take a commercial mindset to all we do, ensuring we make strategic decisions that live up to member expectations. This is your opportunity to develop, demonstrate and be exposed to great leadership, as well as contribute to a diverse culture of ownership, trust and collaboration.

Qantas Freight is the integrated end-to-end air freight solution provider with the Qantas Group operating both domestically and around the world. Fuelled by the ever-increasing growth in eCommerce, the air freight business has changed fundamentally over the past 5 with both significant opportunities as well as challenges and critical strategic decisions for management. Qantas Freight’s remit includes the domestic freight operation-both PAX belly and domestic freighters, international freighters and Freight terminal operations domestic and overseas. The Freight business currently utilises approximately 18 dedicated freighter aircraft and sells the belly space for all Qantas passenger flights.

This role is responsible to contribute significantly to the development of Qantas Freight’s strategy and commercial growth, leveraging a strategic toolkit and understanding of international trade and aviation markets. This key role will require thought leadership and collaboration with Sr Managers / Heads Of / EMs across the business to identify, develop and validate strategic priorities (from both a cost and revenue perspective), and strong written and verbal communication skills to make the case for Freight’s key initiatives.

The Commercial and Strategy Manager with work with experienced colleagues and subject-matter experts in the development of business cases and strategic analyses to drive key decisions within the business. This role will be given a hands-on opportunity to work across Freight on a diverse range of projects, gaining exposure to a broad stakeholder group spanning cross functionally across both operations, network planning, finance, and sales, as well as in person experience of the freight business through offsite activities, including an opportunity for frontline terminal exposure.

You’ll have –

• 8+ years experience in Commercial / Strategic planning
• Tertiary qualification in Business or Commercial preferred
• Project Management experience
• Strong commercial acumen
• Senior stakeholder management ability
• Proven ability to identify and execute business opportunities
  
  

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. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. 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.

If you’re ready for a culture that will challenge and excite you, submit an application today!

Applications Close: Tuesday 27 January 2026

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