Operational Planning Development Manager(16471)
Description
Operational Planning Development Manager
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Operational Planning team as an Operational Planning Development Manager. The team is part of the Operations Strategy & Planning function and leads the cross-functional planning activities across the operation. Operational Planning is central to a large volume of cross-functional initiatives, driving value across the operation.
What you’ll be doing
The Operational Planning Development Manager reports to the Senior Operational Planning Manager and plays a key role in aligning operational planning with long-term strategic and commercial goals. As a critical link between operational and network functions, the role leads cross-functional mid-term planning and serves as the primary operational input into the network planning process, ensuring successful delivery of network allocation - particularly in relation to growth and new jurisdictions, and fleet capability.
You’ll own visibility and coordination of long-term fleet and growth plans across Operations Strategy & Planning and the wider operational teams and develops analytical models and business cases to assess planning approaches that enhance resilience, flexibility, and cost efficiency. You will also be responsible for delivering cross-functional initiatives that improve commercial and operational performance, including fleet capability, maintenance planning, and leasing strategies - covering external wet leasing as well as internal wet, dry, and damp leasing. In addition, you’ll lead the operational coordination of new base openings and high-complexity network points and owns feasibility assessments that enable long-term network concepts to be translated into deliverable operational plans.
Business Area
Operations
Primary Location
United Kingdom-London-London Luton Airport
Organisation
Operations Performance & Planning
Schedule
Full-time
Unposting Date
24/11/2025, 3:59:00 PM