Planning & Logistics Specialist - Airfreight

easyJet Airline Company PLC; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading low-cost airline in London is seeking an experienced logistics professional to manage aircraft parts and materials. You will ensure seamless operations by building relationships with transport partners, optimizing routes, and monitoring shipments. Ideal candidates have at least 5 years of airfreight experience, with knowledge of customs and dangerous goods regulations. The position offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and excellent staff travel benefits.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Up to 20% bonus

25 days holiday

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits package

Excellent staff travel benefits

Qualifications

• Min. 5 years' experience in airfreight forwarding and logistics.
• Experience with IATA Dangerous Goods certification preferred.
• Strong grasp of customs arrangements and incoterms.

Responsibilities

• Manage shipments from planning to delivery.
• Build relationships with transport partners and suppliers.
• Monitor shipments and resolve incidents.

Skills

Airfreight forwarding

Customs compliance

Route optimization

Interpersonal communication

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

Description

Our supply chain team comprises highly motivated and dedicated professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, relentless, and uncompromising environment, ensuring a seamless flow of parts and services critical to our operations. They handle over $250M of aircraft parts, which are distributed across the European network. With an annual spend in excess of £150M, the supply chain team manages the complete end-to-end process from supplier selection and supplier management through to the delivery of goods and services.

What you’ll be doing:

Reporting to the Logistics & Transportation Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the seamless movement of aircraft parts and materials across our network. You’ll build strong relationships with transport partners and suppliers, manage consignments from planning to delivery, and optimise routes, costs, and lead times. You’ll also take the lead on monitoring shipments, resolving incidents, and identifying efficiency opportunities. With responsibilities ranging from preparing accurate consignment paperwork and ensuring customs compliance, to acting as the Subject Matter Expert for Dangerous Goods, you’ll be at the heart of keeping our operations moving safely and efficiently. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to process improvements, support urgent operational needs, and help shape the future of our logistics strategy.

What you’ll need to do the role:

We’re looking for an experienced logistics professional with at least five years’ expertise in airfreight forwarding and operations, with a strong grasp of alternative solutions such as OBC, charter, and FAF. You’ll be confident in recommending airline solutions to support our US, EU, and Asia import/export flows, and have proven experience in establishing new airfreight lanes and processes with the correct incoterms, customs arrangements, and partner networks. A solid understanding of European road freight is desirable, and experience within aviation, airline, or aerospace logistics would be an advantage. Ideally, you’ll hold a current IATA Dangerous Goods certification (or have undertaken the training previously) and bring strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, along with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Requirements of the Role

What you’ll get in return

> Competitive base salary (recently reviewed)

> Up to 20% bonus

> 25 days holiday

> BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes

> Life Assurance

> Flexible benefits package

> Excellent staff travel benefits

Location & Hours of Work

This full-time role will be based in 800 Capability Green, Luton and will be 40hours per week.

About easyJet

Ready to make your next move? How about make your mark? Join a team with unstoppable drive and passion at easyJet.

At easyJet our aim is to make low-cost travel easy – connecting millions of people to what they love using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service. Whether you’re working as part of our front-line operations or in our corporate roles, we’ll give you everything you need to make a personal impact on our growing business. We believe in sharing new opportunities, stepping up to challenges and supporting each other with our Orange Spirit.

Make a difference with your next role. Make it easyJet.

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We encourage individuality, empower our people to seize the initiative, and never stop learning. We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates.

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