Rail Logistics Planner

What will you be doing?

Below is a list of day-to-day activities you will be carrying out:

Contribute to possession planning meetings to ensure DB Cargo UK interests are safeguarded during the Engineering Planning/Informed Traveller process.

Negotiate proposed changes to possessions inside Informed Traveller timescales that ensure protection of DB Cargo UK services.

Bid diversionary routes for DB Cargo UK paths affected by possessions through to Network Rail.

Ensure that where DB Cargo UK services must be altered or diverted that paths are correctly amended in our internal system as per bid and offer information.

Respond to additional possession checks and potential rejections within relevant Network Rail timescales to ensure DB Cargo UK paths are continually compliant with engineering requirements.

Liaise with the Weekly Planning team to ensure that the resourcing implications of altered or diverted services are fully understood.

Interface with Weekly Resource team to ensure agreed diversions for engineering meet resource availability.

Develop collaborative working relationships with Network Rail.

What are we looking for?

We are ideally looking for a candidate that currently works in the rail industry, for a non-rail industry logistics company or one with planning experience. If you don’t have experience in these areas but would like to pursue a career in the Rail Industry or within DB Cargo itself, we also encourage your application.

We are looking for a candidate who has good communication skills with both internal colleagues and external stakeholders. With the nature of this position, a meticulous keen eye for detail is desired as well as the ability to identify efficiencies and challenge the norm.

We are also looking for a candidate who can be flexible and problem solve as this is a large part of the role. Microsoft programme skills are essential as well as excellent data handling skills, along with a due diligent hands-on approach is desired.

Previous experience or knowledge of railway IT systems and UK railway geography would be advantageous but not essential.

If you have a passion for continuous improvement and confident to proactively complete day to day activities regardless of if you have experience in Logistics and/or Planning, we encourage you to apply for this position.

What matters to you?

Here at DB Cargo we offer range of benefits as part of your employment. These will include:

35 hours per week.

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

Hybrid working between our locations and you home, this is mutually agreeable between the business and employees and is role dependant.

Defined Contribution pension scheme with generous employer contribution - up to 10% employer contribution.

Free on-site parking.

EV charging at selected sites.

Health Cash Plan Available.

Cycle to work Scheme.

Manager led recognition programme for employees who live our values.

Access to DB Learning world.

Annual pay reviews.

We are dedicated to your continuous professional development. Depending on your role we have specialist training programs, apprenticeships, development plans, course and qualifications we can support you through.

Access to our employee benefits portal where you can take advantage of discounts for a variety of shops and services as well as accessing our wellbeing content.

We take the health and wellbeing of all employees seriously and provide access to an Employee Assistance Programme.