Network Planner

Evri Group is the UK’s premier parcel delivery business, uniting four distinct brands—Evri, Evri Premium, a network of DHL, UK Mail and Irish e-commerce specialist Coll-8—to deliver more than 1 billion parcels and letters annually across the UK and to over 200 global destinations. With 12,000 colleagues, 30,000 couriers and drivers, 8,000 vehicles, and a nationwide network of hubs, depots and fulfilment centres, we combine over 50 years of expertise with the scale and flexibility to support everyone from casual senders to SMEs and major retailers. Driven by our friendly, ambitious and diverse people, we are passionate about delivering exceptional service and offer exciting opportunities across the Evri Group.

📍 Location: Coventry

🕒 Shift Pattern: Working any 5 days from 7 on a rotational basis, covering shifts between 06:00-14:00, 08:00-16:00 and 10:00-18:00

💷 Salary: £34,000+ starting salary plus a competitive benefits package

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for planning, problem-solving and delivering operational excellence? We're looking for a Network Planner to join our flagship Coventry Hub and play a pivotal role in ensuring our transport network runs efficiently, cost-effectively and delivers a premium service to our customers. This is an exciting opportunity to become the vital link between our clients, depots and Transport Execution Teams, creating and managing transport plans that support one of the UK's leading parcel delivery operations.

 

As a Network Planner, you'll be responsible for creating, executing and continuously reviewing daily transport plans that enable our operational teams to deliver outstanding service. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you'll ensure transport plans are achievable, resource-efficient and responsive to changing business demands. Reporting to the Hub Transport Planning Lead, you'll use transport planning systems and operational data to forecast requirements, optimise resources and support informed decision-making across the network.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Create and maintain transport plans using specialist transport planning software.
• Review and enhance planning templates to maximise operational efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Produce and publish weekly trunking forecasts across the network.
• Monitor planning accuracy and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Analyse plan-versus-actual performance data, producing reports and insights for operational teams.
• Challenge and influence stakeholders using data-driven recommendations.
• Evaluate the cost implications of new transport activities and model potential business changes.
• Develop and manage peak-period transport plans, ensuring sufficient capacity while maintaining cost control.
• Produce business reports and performance analysis as required.
• Build strong relationships with clients, depot teams and operational stakeholders.
• Proactively identify changes in network activity, seasonal demands, bank holidays, peak periods and operational events that may impact transport planning.

 

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Experience using transport planning systems within a fast-paced transport, logistics or operational planning environment.
• Strong understanding of transport operations, driver legislation and associated processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with confidence interpreting large data sets.
• Excellent attention to detail with a proactive and inquisitive mindset.
• Strong communication, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, including the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Highly organised, self-motivated and able to manage competing priorities to meet deadlines.

Evri Group for everyone

We’re committed to building a truly inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can bring – and be – their whole authentic selves.

We’re also on a mission to be the UK’s most accessible delivery business. We’ve partnered with Scope, the leading disability equality charity, to improve deliveries for millions of customers and give extra support to our colleagues and couriers who need it.

Collaboration is key because we work better together. Bring passion, ambition and an open mind, and in return we’ll give you respect, flexibility and a place where you can thrive.

At Evri Group, everyone is welcome.