National Rail Operations & Logistics Planner

Vp plc; Bolton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Life Assurance 3x salary

Share save scheme

Eye care vouchers

Cycle to work

Long service recognition

VP Discounts

HP product discounts

EE mobile discount

Gym discounts

Health Shield

Employee assistance

Virtual GP

Will & funeral concierge

Regit Assist helpline

Job summary

Torrent Trackside is seeking an organised Operational Support & Logistics Manager to coordinate national maintenance, asset management and logistics. You will work with regional managers, depots and control centre to ensure machines and spares are timely available, improving efficiency and asset uptime across the country.

In this role you’ll optimise planning, liaise with customers and suppliers, and drive continuous improvements in inventory and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in rail, plant hire, equipment services or similar operational environment.
• Experience using planning, scheduling or maintenance management systems.
• Knowledge of service scheduling, resource planning, logistics or fleet coordination.
• Experience in SLA or contract-driven environments with customer service requirements.
• Involvement in asset, inventory or spares management.
• Strong Excel skills for data capture, analysis and reporting.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills with multi-priority management.
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach to improve operational efficiency.
• Strong communication and relationship-building across locations with customers and suppliers.
• Collaborative, team-focused mentality and commitment to service excellence.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and maintain national PPM plans for rail and non-rail assets.
• Coordinate Mobile Fitter deployment with Regional Service Managers.
• Act as central point between regional managers, depots, control centre, customers and suppliers.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers for planning, quotations and delivery.
• Coordinate spares and inventory to minimise shortages and excess stock.
• Support depots during peak periods and manage asset availability.
• Provide support to Control Centre during high demand, holidays and absences.
• Monitor activity and use data to improve asset management and productivity.
• Identify opportunities to improve inventory control and logistics efficiency.
• Build strong relationships across the national operation for reliable service.

Skills

Rail industry experience

Maintenance planning

Asset coordination

Excel

Contract management

Inventory management

Logistics planning

Stakeholder communication

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Torrent Trackside is seeking an organised Operational Support & Logistics Manager to coordinate national maintenance, asset management and logistics. You will work with regional managers, depots and control centre to ensure machines and spares are timely available, improving efficiency and asset uptime across the country.

In this role you’ll optimise planning, liaise with customers and suppliers, and drive continuous improvements in inventory and service delivery.