Operations Planning Manager - Schedule(16745)
Description
Operational Planning Manager – Schedule
We are easyJet – a FTSE-100 listed, multi-billion-pound low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. If you’re reading this, you have probably already been an easyJet customer, and you’ll know that there is no more iconic (or Orange!) travel brand in Europe.
We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We’re on a mission to make low-cost travel easy – and whatever your role here, you’ll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.
What makes us easyJet? Our Promise Behaviours – we are Safe, Bold, Welcoming and Challenging. Four Behaviours. One Spirit. One easyJet.
Read on if you:
>Have proven management experience and at least five years in an airline operations department
>Enjoy leading cross-functional planning, driving operational excellence, and influencing commercial decision-making
>Can be in our fantastic Luton head office 3 x per week
The Team
The Operational Planning team sits within the Operations Strategy & Planning function and leads cross-functional planning activities across the operation, particularly in the context of our network and schedule. Operational Planning is central to a large volume of cross-functional initiatives, driving value across the operation in line with our ambition to excel in planning and analytics.
The Role
As Operational Planning Manager – Schedule, you will:
>Act as the operational authority on schedule operability, shaping the future programme across multiple AOCs and delivering improved operational and financial outcomes
>Provide strategic leadership, scenario-driven planning expertise, and executive-level challenge to ensure future schedules are robust, safe, efficient, and optimised for profitability
>Influence commercial decision-making at the earliest stages, set the operational risk appetite for new schedules, and ensure all operational teams are fully prepared for future seasons
>Oversee enterprise-level planning initiatives, major schedule disruptions, and long-term resilience programmes, including airport infrastructure changes, regulatory shifts, geopolitical factors, and large-scale event planning
>Hold executive accountability for the planning, negotiation, and delivery of all external wet-lease (ACMI) operations, shaping strategy, cost, and supplier performance
>Lead and develop a high-performing team of planners, fostering a culture of analytical excellence and continuous improvement
Business Area
Operations
Primary Location
United Kingdom-London-London Luton Airport
Organisation
Operations Performance & Planning
Schedule
Full-time
Unposting Date
16/03/2026, 12:59:00 AM