Logistics Planner (6-Month Contract) – Hybrid

Network Rail; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 28 days annual leave

Rail travel subsidies

Pension options

Flexible and agile working patterns

Discounts on shopping

Gym memberships

Job summary

Network Rail is seeking a Logistics Assistant (F&E) for a 6-month fixed-term contract or secondment based in Milton Keynes or Crewe. The role supports the Logistics Specialist and involves planning resource deployment across the national rail network with hybrid working (3 days in the office).

The package includes pension options, rail travel subsidies, and generous annual leave. The ideal candidate will have flexibility, strong communication, and the ability to plan train movements within

Qualifications

• Flexible and able to meet changing demand requirements and deadlines within a continuous planning process.
• Good communication skills and a customer focused approach.
• Able to operate planning systems.
• Able to plan routing of network trains to and from possessions and movement within possessions.
• In-depth understanding of the railway industry and its needs and interfaces.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques, e.g. LEAN.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to planning service delivery requirements against an agreed work bank.
• Support the team in the production of control period and annual plans for demand planning purposes.
• Collate agreed contractual data to support management of specified contracts.
• Identify resource conflicts or delivery constraints and facilitate resolution.
• Participate in post-delivery performance reviews.
• Participate in the development and implementation of safety, planning and delivery performance, customer and work deliverer partner satisfaction, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Flexible

Communication skills

Planning systems

Route planning

Job description

Network Rail is seeking a Logistics Assistant (F&E) for a 6-month fixed-term contract or secondment based in Milton Keynes or Crewe. The role supports the Logistics Specialist and involves planning resource deployment across the national rail network with hybrid working (3 days in the office).

The package includes pension options, rail travel subsidies, and generous annual leave. The ideal candidate will have flexibility, strong communication, and the ability to plan train movements within