Yiling Tan

Aviation Commercial & Strategy | Global Airline Partnerships

Singapore

About

Aviation professional specializing in airline engagement, sales and business development. Background in airport consulting, pax/cargo traffic development, ground handling and air cargo operations.

Experience

  • Commercial Manager Asia at Swissport
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    -Lead strategic relationships with flag carriers and major LCCs across APAC to expand partnership and revenue -Drive business development initiatives, bidding and market entry strategies across China and Asia, managing stakeholders across the aviation value chain including government authorities, airports, airlines, and terminal operators

  • Changi Airports International Pte Ltd (1 yr 10 mos)
    • Associate Director, International Projects
      Jul 2024 - Jan 2025 · 7 mos

      -Implemented traffic and aviation strategy for major airports across SE Asia, Central Asia and Africa, focusing on market analysis, air cargo development, competitive benchmarking and airport positioning, engaging C-suites and Ministerial-level audience -Drove bid advisory and business development for prospective airports across Asia, Middle East and Africa, including China and UAE, covering traffic and airline development, airport operations, passenger experience, digital adoption, and airport masterplanning -Engaged airlines to operate to target airports through business cases on passenger and cargo traffic potential, network analysis, and optimization of flight bank structure

    • Senior Manager, Traffic Development
      Apr 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Flexport (Full-time · 1 yr 10 mos)
    • Manager, Account Management
      Jun 2022 - Jan 2023 · 8 mos

      Pioneered the local demand team and launched Flexport’s first-to-market logistics technology & services in Singapore, empowering a more transparent, more agile, more profitable supply chain for businesses.

    • Partner Program Manager
      Apr 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Program manager for the SE Asia region, built Partner-Led Sales pilot from ground zero, leveraging on Flexport’s proprietary technology to help our logistics partners and their clients simplify supply chain, drive network growth and scale business.

  • Regional Planner (APAC) at Apple
    Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs

    -Data analytics, forecasting and supply chain management of the Mac product line -Optimized builds and inventory through product life cycle from NPI to EOL -Demand planning and allocation to ensure parity and maximize sell-through across more than 15 APAC countries, 3 routes to market (Online, Retail, Reseller) -Analysis and regional management of the full Mac LOB inventory value for Apple's quarterly financial reports

  • Singapore Airlines (Full-time · 3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Key Account Manager
      Jun 2017 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

      -Account management and business development of industry verticals in Airfreight - Aerospace/MRO, Live Animals, Perishables - generating revenue of >SGD7mil a year -Established and drove market leading strategy of shipper engagement and B2B solution selling

    • Global Sales and Distribution Executive
      Jun 2015 - May 2017 · 2 yrs

      -Performance management and analysis of SIA Cargo’s portfolio of global freight forwarding accounts -Cultivated B2B relationships with top forwarding companies to ensure business growth and sustainability