Network Modeller London, England
Job description
Job reference number 294267
Network Modeller - London (Hybrid) - Permanent
In the region of £70,000 based on relevant skills and experience
On target bonus
£5500 car allowance or £5000 cash equivalent
Full family private healthcare
27.5 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing to 30 days after 10 years
Full time
Permanent
This is a Hybrid Working role with a requirement to attend our London office twice per week, at the beginning of every week.
We’re currently innovating and transforming our business for the future, adapting towards a parcel delivery market, as well as taking environmental responsibility for our impact as a business. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.
Do you have a keen analytical eye, with extensive experience gained in a supply chain modelling environment? Are you a confident, proactive individual with strong stakeholder management skills, and a challenger attitude? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for a Network Modeller to join our Team. Interested? More details and how to apply can be found below.
Reporting into the Senior Network Modelling Manager you will build and apply leading network tools to optimise the RMG network. The role will evolve but remain focussed on data, objective insights, and enabling an enduring modelling capability.
About the role
Your role is crucial in using data, analytics, and different modelling solutions to optimize solutions and operations, enabling data-driven decision-making across RMG to deliver value for our customers, our people, and our shareholders.
You will have the ability to turn data into models, and solutions, using proprietary tools and bespoke (own developed) models. You will work with our consultancy and modelling partners to transition modelling capability into Royal Mail, and be the expert on modelling approaches and process. You will apply data into models, and effectively and successfully translate into insights and recommendations.
You will be the ‘super-user’ on proprietary network and logistics modelling tools, and expert in model building, logic, and architecture best practice. You’ll build upon external perspectives and apply across a range of model scope within the RMG network.
You will conceptualise real-life, and data, into models, working with discretion when dealing with confidential information. You’ll be capable of managing tasks/projects with aggressive deadlines/time-sensitivity, and manage multiple internal stakeholders effectively.
To truly excel in this role, you’ll possess, and be able to evidence, the skills and experience listed below:
- Be seen as the modelling subject matter expert
- Extensive experience of modelling tools & approaches, ideally including Coupa, Llamasoft, CAST or equivalent
- Experience of designing, building & applying own models
- Proven experience of modelling governance & control
- Experience of optimization logic and leading modelling methods
- Experience of structuring models
- Understanding and experience of handling large data sets and models and how it can be used to drive decision making and transformational change across the organization for business value
- Experience documenting outputs and insights
- Engaging / interpersonal
- Structured & process driven
- Effectively prioritise multiple and challenging / conflicting workload requirements in conjunction with Operational colleagues
- Ability to create and work within a virtual team environment
We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.
- Generous holiday entitlement of 27.5 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with years completed service
- Company pension scheme with competitive contribution rates
- RMG Share Schemes - partnership and matching share offer
- Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
- Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
- Supportive and generous company sick pay
- Access to our Feeling First Class service, providing both mental and physical wellbeing support
- Lifestyle benefits - You can purchase a car, bike, home technology or mobile phone, or choose from a range of health benefits and insurance products. You make regular payments from your salary, and so could save on tax*.
- Financial support - information and services to help you manage debt and grow your financial knowledge, with debt consolidation & savings plans*
- Your peace of mind with - Healthcare CashPlan, Dental Cover, Additional Life (life insurance) & Additional Life Partner, Hospital & Death Benefit Plans; Voluntary Critical illness & Voluntary Critical illness Partner
- Free & discounted RMG products - free keep safe & redirection, partner discounts
- Free stamps at Christmas
- Available only to perm employees
Your career in safe hands
At Royal Mail we value our people and we want our people to be proud to work for our businesses.
We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don’t, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year. We are responsible for the largest B2B customer database in the UK and are one of the largest employers in the UK, providing one in every 194 jobs.
An operation of this size needs a strong support network, and the HR, Legal, Finance, IT, Risk & Governance, Customer Experience, Sales & Marketing departments are all integral to helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations.
Royal Mail is a forward thinking, innovative organisation, that is also committed to reducing emissions and improving air quality in our communities. This includes investing in technologies such as electric vehicles, drones, alternative fuel trucks and energy improvements to our estate.
Next Steps
The next stage of the selection process will be a virtual call. If successful at this stage, you will be invited to a face to face interview at our London office, which will consist of competency based and role specific questions.
Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.
We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.
Closing Date: Monday 1st May 2023. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
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