Planning and Allocation Manager

Kelly Rail; Wembley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation solutions provider in Wembley is seeking an experienced Planning and Allocation Manager to lead a team of planners and oversee the daily allocation of work to engineers. The role includes driving performance, enhancing processes, and ensuring efficient task distribution. Ideal candidates should possess strong organizational skills and a data-driven approach. Competitive salary and genuine career progression opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Career progression opportunities

Direct impact on operations daily

Qualifications

• Experience in planning or scheduling.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to motivate teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of admin staff, driving performance.
• Oversee daily allocation of work to engineers.
• Identify and deliver improvements to processes.

Skills

Planning or scheduling experience

Strong organisational skills

Effective communication

Data-driven mindset

Resilience in fast-paced environments

Job description

We are seeking an experience Planning and Allocation manager to lead a team of planners/allocators along with a small team of administration staff at our Wembley office, this pivotal role supports a field force of up to 1300 engineers and around 4000 jobs/tasks per day. You’ll ensure daily tasks are assigned in the correct manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of admin staff, driving performance and accountability.
• Oversee the daily allocation of work to up to 1,300 engineers.
• Identify and deliver improvements to processes, systems, and reporting.
• Leasie with our client on a daily basis for work numbers and locations.
• Leasie as a point of contact internally to Head of Department with changes, updates.

Requirements

• Experience in planning or scheduling
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to motivate and influence teams.
• Data-driven, with a track record of driving improvements.
• Resilient and proactive in fast-paced, high-volume environments.

What we offer

• Full-time position, based in Wembley.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities.
• The chance to make a direct impact every single day.

Our Vision

To build state-of-the-art service networks and remain the partner of choice for our clients by delivering safe, innovative and efficient customer-focused solutions.