Group Manager - Network Flow & Linehaul Planning

Own the way InPost Group moves parcels between hubs. You will set, standardize and continuously improve our linehaul (middle-mile) model across every Group market — freight fill rate, transit time and cross-market lane optimization.

Responsibilities

Set the standard: own the Group standard for linehaul management (freight fill rate, route design and capacity planning); Optimize the flow: improve parcel flow and fill rate across markets, build Group dashboards (fill rate, transit time, cost KPIs, SLA per leg); Open new lanes: lead cross-border lane optimization (e.g. Belgium-Netherlands and other emerging lanes); Fix what slows us down: own transit-time performance, find root causes and lead corrective plans with the markets; Make the case: prepare cost-benefit and risk business cases for network redesign and transport investment; Drive Project Flair: contribute to the technology-enabled linehaul redesign in France (carrier collaboration, settlement, monitoring); Support our markets: back France, Iberia and Italy (network planning / TMS), new markets (BeNe) and new transport partnerships; Align everyone: standardize transport reports and tools (incl. ELF), share best practice, act as Group escalation point with Country COOs and Network Management, including RACI-based approval of linehaul plans; Lead: manage two direct reports and guide market transport managers and planners as a matrix leader, co-own and safeguard the international Middle-Mile transport budget

Requirements

Bachelor's in logistics, supply chain, transport engineering, business/economics or related field; 5 years in a logistics company (ideally e-commerce, logistics network or courier) managing large-scale, multi-market transport or network-flow operations; 3 years preparing advanced business cases and reports for senior stakeholders; 3 years leading or actively taking part in international standardization, optimization or systems-implementation projects; English C1; Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI; strong analysis of large data sets; grasp of linehaul network economics; Executive presence, stakeholder management and negotiation with senior audiences (incl. transport partners); Ability to influence without direct authority and to set and enforce standards across markets of different maturity; Resilience and ownership in fast-changing, high-visibility settings; cross-cultural sensitivity