# Cargo Network and Flight Planning Specialist

**Company**: Virgin Atlantic
**Location**: Hounslow, Middlesex
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain

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## Description

As a Cargo Network and Flight Planning Specialist at Virgin Atlantic, you will play a crucial role in optimising cargo capacity across the network.

The role involves planning and optimising short-term cargo capacity, balancing booked demand, available capacity, and operational realities to maximise uplift, yield, and commercial value.

Key responsibilities include:

- Planning and optimising short-term cargo capacity across the network

- Balancing booked demand, available capacity, overbooking policies, and operational realities

- Working closely with various teams to keep plans aligned

- Supporting schedule changes and disruption activity

- Using post-flight review, data, and stakeholder feedback to identify areas for improvement

- Helping manage offshore processes and checking quality, accuracy, and performance

- Spotting opportunities to improve processes and reduce costs

- Building strong relationships with external trucking and freight partners

The ideal candidate will have sound judgement, confidence, and curiosity, with an operational background being beneficial.

Requirements:

- Calm under pressure and able to make sensible decisions quickly

- Ability to manage demanding stakeholders and challenge constructively

- Commercial awareness and understanding of capacity, customer demand, and revenue

- Comfortable working with data, numbers, and operational detail

- Ability to spot areas for improvement and implement changes

- Clear communication and ability to build trust across teams

This is a full-time, permanent role based in Hounslow, Middlesex, with a hybrid working pattern.

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## Skills

### Required
- cargo network planning
- flight planning
- commercial awareness
- data analysis
- stakeholder management

### Nice to have
- operational background
- logistics and supply chain experience

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