Planning Manager - Workforce & Forecasting Lead

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Bletchley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Company pension scheme

GP service 24/7 online

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

MyBenefits platform

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Planning Manager at our Milton Keynes site. You will lead the planning function and support Daventry operations, ensuring optimal workforce deployment and forecasting across multiple time horizons.

You’ll manage a team of planners, drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy and planning processes, and collaborate with operational leaders, customers and agency partners to deliver excellence in a fast-paced distribution environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading planning teams in logistics or distribution.
• Strong forecasting and data analysis capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning team to deliver daily, weekly, monthly and peak resource plans.
• Analyse forecasts to optimise labour deployment and recruitment needs.
• Coach and develop planners, driving high performance and succession planning.
• Drive improvements in forecasting accuracy, planning processes and efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Forecasting

Data analysis

People management

Stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

Reporting tools

Job description

GXO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Planning Manager at our Milton Keynes site. You will lead the planning function and support Daventry operations, ensuring optimal workforce deployment and forecasting across multiple time horizons.

You’ll manage a team of planners, drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy and planning processes, and collaborate with operational leaders, customers and agency partners to deliver excellence in a fast-paced distribution environment.