Commercial Assistant

Salary Competitive

Commercial Assistant

Stagecoach South At Stagecoach South, we help millions of people travel across Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex every year. As our network continues to evolve and adapt to changing customer needs, we're looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Commercial Assistant to join our Commercial Team and help shape the services our communities rely on every day. This new role will be based at our Chichester Head Office.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong analytical skills, a passion for public transport and a keen interest in how bus networks are planned, developed and improved.

What you'll be doing As part of our Commercial Team, you'll play a key role in helping us monitor, develop and improve our bus network across the South. Working with a variety of data, systems and colleagues from across the business, you'll support the delivery of reliable, efficient and customer-focused services.

You'll be involved in:

• Analysing passenger, revenue and performance data to identify trends and support decision-making.
• Reviewing and proof-reading timetables to ensure accuracy before publication.
• Maintaining the journey planning data that powers our customer information systems and helping to update it to reflect roadworks, diversions and service changes.
• Learning and using our Optibus scheduling platform to gain experience in the creation of efficient and practical vehicle and driver schedules.
• Working with local schools and colleges on ticket sales, pricing, and payment arrangements for one-off school trips.
• Supporting service planning projects and helping ensure our network meets the needs of customers and communities across the region.
• Working closely with colleagues across Commercial, Operations, Marketing and Engineering teams to support service changes and operational improvements.