Senior Network Planning Manager

Senior Network Planning Manager

Location: Coventry Hub
Hybrid working available, subject to business needs
Salary: £68,000
Reporting to: Head of Operational Planning

Own the plan behind a complex national parcel network.

We're looking for an experiencedSenior Network Planning Manager to lead end-to-end operational planning across our national hub, depot and transport network.

You'll turn volume forecasts into robust, executable operational plans, ensuring we have the rightcapacity, processing capability, resource and transport requirements in place to achieve our service commitments.

This is anend-to-end operational planning role, requiring an understanding of how forecast demand translates into activity across hubs, depots and transport. You'll bring these different elements together into one coordinated network plan, identifying constraints, balancing capacity and ensuring the operation is ready to deliver.

From business-as-usual planning toPeak, Bank Holidays, Pay Weeks and other high-volume trading periods, you'll play a critical role in ensuring our network is prepared, resilient and performing at its best.

This is a highly visible role working acrossHub Operations, Depots, Transport, Commercial and Finance, using data and operational insight to influence key decisions and improve network performance.

What You'll Be Doing

As our Senior Network Planning Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in aligningvolume forecasts, hub operations, depot processing plans, capacity and transport schedules to ensure our network operates efficiently and effectively.

You'll:

• Leadend-to-end operational and network planning across hubs, depots, transport and wider network operations to ensure service commitments are achieved.
• Translate volume forecasts into robust and executablecapacity, processing, resource and transport plans.
• Develop data-driven operational plans that balanceforecast demand, available capacity, cost, service and operational performance.
• Understand how volume moves through the network and ensure hub, depot and transport plans are aligned to support effective network flow.
• Identify and mitigatenetwork constraints, timing, processing and capacity risks before they impact service, implementing effective contingency plans where required.
• Lead operational readiness planning forPeak trading periods, Bank Holidays, Pay Weeks and other critical or high-volume events.
• Developscenario plans and contingency plans to improve network resilience and ensure the operation can respond effectively to changes in demand or capacity.
• Analyse operational and network performance, conductpost-event reviews, and use findings to drive continuous improvement.
• Use data, modelling and operational insight to identify trends, challenge assumptions and translate complex information intoclear, actionable recommendations and decisions.
• Lead scenario planning and performance reviews to improvenetwork efficiency, resilience, cost and service levels.
• Provide insight, challenge and recommendations to senior stakeholders, helping shape operational decisions across the network.
• Build strong relationships acrossOperations, Hub Operations, Depots, Transport, Commercial and Finance, ensuring plans are aligned and successfully delivered.
• Identify opportunities to improvenetwork flow, processing capability, operational readiness, transport utilisation, service and cost.
• Support the continued development ofplanning tools, reporting frameworks and operational/network planning standards.
• Champion initiatives that improve operational readiness, network efficiency and overall performance.

What We're Looking For

You'll have significant experience withinoperational, network, logistics or supply chain planning, ideally gained within a large, complex and fast-paced operation.

Your experience will include developing or contributing toend-to-end operational plans, with an understanding of how forecast volume, processing capacity, operational resource and transport requirements interact across a wider network.

You'll also bring:

• Proven experience inoperational, network or supply chain planning within a complex environment.
• Strong experience ofvolume forecasting and capacity planning, with an understanding of how transport scheduling and requirements integrate into the wider operational plan.
• A strong understanding oftransport scheduling, volume forecasting and warehouse/hub operations and how these elements interact.
• Experience developing plans that considervolume, operational capacity, hub or warehouse processing, network flow and transport requirements.
• Experience planning forPeak trading periods, seasonal demand, Bank Holidays or other large-scale/high-volume operational events.
• Advanced analytical capability, includingExcel modelling and scenario planning.
• The ability to analyse performance and translate complex operational data intoclear recommendations and actionable decisions.
• Strong experience ofscenario planning, risk assessment, problem-solving and contingency planning.
• The ability to identify operational, network, timing and capacity risks and develop appropriate mitigation plans.
• Confidence influencing and challengingsenior stakeholders, communicating complex information clearly and constructively.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively acrossOperations, Transport, Commercial and Finance.
• A structured, commercially aware anddata-driven approach to operational planning and decision-making.
• A highly organised and resilient approach, with the ability to remain effective in afast-paced and changing operational environment.
• A strong commitment tocontinuous improvement, professional development and operational excellence.

Experience withinparcels, e-commerce, retail distribution, 3PL, FMCG or another large-scale logistics network would be particularly valuable.

A degree-level qualification inSupply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business Analytics or a related discipline would be beneficial, althoughequivalent relevant industry experience is equally valued.

Why This Role?

This isn't simply about producing a plan.

You'll have the opportunity to influence how a major national network operates, shaping decisions aroundvolume, capacity, processing capability, resource, transport and operational readiness during both business-as-usual and some of our most important trading periods.

You'll work closely with senior leaders, solve complex network challenges and help us build asmarter, more resilient and higher-performing operation.

We're looking for someone who can see thewhole operational picture – understanding how volume forecasts translate into capacity requirements across hubs, depots and transport, and bringing those elements together into a practical and executable network plan.

If you combine strong operational knowledge with data-led thinking and enjoy turning complex challenges into practical plans, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future performance of our network.