Group Manager - Network Flow & Linehaul Planning

Job Description

Shape how parcels move across Europe — and make it stick Group-wide.

InPost Group · Operations · Group Middle-Mile Logistics

Location: International · Scope: All Group markets: PL, FR, UK, ES, IT, BeNe + future markets

Reports to: Head of Group Middle-Mile Logistics

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.

You are the Group voice on transport and linehaul for Country COOs: senior, visible and trusted to turn data into decisions.

What you'll do

• 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) — a direct Country COO priority.
• 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, for Country COO decisions.
• 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, and 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. You co-own and safeguard the international Middle-Mile transport budget.

Qualifications

• 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

Who you will work with

Internally: Senior Leadership Team, Country COOs, Network Management, hubs and branches, Transport teams, Tech / TMS, Finance and PMO. Externally: TMS / GPS vendors, transport and carrier partners, and industry organizations.

Ready to steer the Group’s linehaul network? Apply now.

Additional Information

Our Values 

At InPost, our values guide everything we do: 

START WITH THE CUSTOMER. 

What it means: Every decision and action begins with the customer in mind. We strive not just to meet expectations, but to exceed them. 

THIS IS YOUR COMPANY – ACT LIKE IT. 

What it means: We take initiative and take full responsibility for our actions. We proactively act when we see something that is not right, regardless of where it sits.  

CREATE, TEST, GROW  

What it means: We embrace entrepreneurship, ambition, and a builder mindset. Innovation is about trying, failing, learning, improving, and succeeding together. 

ADAPT, LEARN, MOVE ON 

What it means: We thrive in a changing environment. We move fast, but not blindly. We reflect, learn, and adapt constantly. Speed matters – but smart, coordinated speed wins. 

OUR TEAMS WIN, TOGETHER 

What it means: In the end, it's all about people. United by a winning mentality and passion for our mission, we fuel extraordinary results through collaboration, recognition, and celebrating successes, big and small.