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Commercial Planning Manager

🗓️ Posted 2026-10-05 Finsbury Park Hybrid Consulting Strategy
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 4,500 GBP–6,500 GBP/mo

About the Company

Europe-wide passenger transport company Arriva is the leading passenger transport operator in Europe, employing around 36,200 people and delivering 1.5 billion passenger journeys each year, with businesses across 11 European countries. Our services include local buses (scheduled and demand-responsive); inter-urban commuter coaches; local, regional and national train services; waterbuses, bicycles and school transport. We operate passenger transport services in Czech Republic; Croatia; Hungary; Italy; Netherlands; Poland; Slovakia; Slovenia, Spain and the UK. We also have a rolling stock leasing company in Romania. Ground Passenger Transportation Specialties: Public Transport, Bus, Rail, Transport leader, Pan-European public transport, Customer first, Sustainable transport solutions, Passenger Transport, Mobility Solutions, Ground Passenger Transport

Responsibilities

  • ● Main purpose of the role:
  • ● To support the company strategy for medium and long term growth by ensuring it has the required infrastructure and fleet in place
  • ● Direct Responsibilities
  • ● Analyse forthcoming tender tranches to identify opportunities for growth in the business and submit tender tranche papers for review
  • ● Working with the Directors and the Project Portfolio Manager to identify potential new garage sites, reviewing opportunities for new work to support the preparation of business cases
  • ● Develop and implement strategies for the introduction of electric and/or other zero emission vehicles in terms of garage infrastructure, charging / fuelling, and identifying suitable vehicles
  • ● Liaising with TfL, local authorities and other partners in respect of the implementation of garage and infrastructure schemes
  • ● Understanding of the Mayor's Transport Strategy, Government and Local Authority planning and transport strategies to maximise future growth for the company
  • ● Support the formulation of the fleet plan to ensure that all aspects of fleet planning are considered and allowed for including vehicle types, garage capacities and the business' responsibilities under current and future tendering regimes
  • ● Co-ordinate and ensure effective communication with the garage engineering teams, fleet administration to facilitate all fleet cascades and movements
  • ● Liaise with TfL and contractors to ensure all commissioning work is completed in a timely manner for new vehicles entering service
  • ● Work with garage management teams to identify potential type training issues arising from fleet moves
  • ● Support the planning and mobilisation of new contract wins, supporting garages in respect of staffing levels, fleet plan and all relevant issues
  • ● Assist the communications support manager with the implementation of the staff communications strategy
  • ● Review communication to ensure garage teams, trade unions and drivers receive and fully understand relevant information for schedule changes
  • ● Support operational planning for proposals from the schedules team - for example, implementing changes to relief points
  • ● Support schedule compilers to ensure that destination blinds are ordered in a timely manner for new vehicles and the implementation of cascade plans
  • ● Support the development of IT solutions that simplify and improve the quality of data handling and decision making.
  • ● Preparation and circulation of four-weekly route performance data within the company.
  • ● Support the professional development of team members and succession planning