Network Planning Director in London

Quest Search & Selection is currently recruiting for a Network Planning Director to lead the design, optimisation, and long-term development of the company's end-to-end fulfilment network. This role will be responsible for ensuring the logistics infrastructure can support continued growth through effective network design, capacity planning, and cost‑efficient operations while maintaining exceptional service levels. The business is for a retail e-commerce platform. Their advanced technology offers fast and reliable delivery services. With 1st class supply chain at its core and cutting‑edge digital solutions, this business is renowned for its innovation and excellence, all within a start‑up culture.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead a small team in shaping the future network strategy, including distribution centre location planning, inventory flow optimisation, and enhancing delivery performance, with a particular emphasis on driving efficiency and reducing costs across the last‑mile operation.
• Responsible for designing and optimising warehouse locations, layouts, network models, sorting centres, transportation routes, schedules, and operational frameworks.
• Drives continuous improvement through network model optimisation, site selection strategies, fulfilment model enhancements, and innovative logistics solutions.
• Identifies cost, service, and operational efficiency opportunities across the fulfilment process and delivers optimisation initiatives to improve performance.
• Develops governance frameworks, implementation plans, operating standards, and cross‑functional processes to ensure successful execution of network strategies.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience leading cross‑departmental projects and organisational collaboration.

Qualifications

• Ideally having 8+ years' experience in European/UK logistics network and process planning within e‑commerce or 3PL environments.
• Having people management and team leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of European logistics networks, planning methodologies, and industry trends.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with strong data acumen.
• Proficient in Excel, SQL, Python, or similar data analysis tools.
• Willingness to travel across Europe as required (there are key hubs in the UK & Germany).

Benefits

• Bonus
• Competitive six‑figure salary
• DC / Office based role
• Travel Allowance
• Pension
• Phone allowance & Tech

An exciting chance to be part of a fast‑moving e‑commerce business as Network Planning Director. If you have the right experience for the role, please do apply to reference no JO-/A. We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible. Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.