Global network demand modelling aviation cost lead Vacatures

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Overview

In this role you will lead global network demand modelling and aviation cost methods to enable cost-efficient, resilient network design. You will partner with Aviation, Commercial, Network Planning, and Finance teams to shape strategy, governance, and roadmaps. You translate forecasts into actionable origin-destination scenarios and drive structural network changes that improve service and cost efficiency. This is a strategic, global leadership role with a focus on analytics, governance, and cross-functional impact.

Verantwoordelijkheden

• Lead global demand-modelling strategy, standards, roadmap, and governance
• Develop scenario-based models integrating historical data, market intelligence, seasonality, and network constraints
• Establish validation, back-testing, sensitivity analysis, and continuous recalibration
• Define modelling architecture, data requirements, controls, and tool roadmap
• Promote use of statistical modelling, optimization, simulation, and visualization
• Build organizational capability through methodologies, documentation, training, and knowledge sharing
• Act as senior demand-modelling partner for Aviation, Commercial, Network Planning, Network Control, Hubs & Gateways, and Finance
• Align with stakeholders on assumptions, priorities, constraints, and network implications
• Develop and maintain aviation cost models and methodologies covering air network economics
• Assess fixed and variable operating costs across aircraft types and models
• Establish cost-per-flight, block-hour, capacity metrics for decision-making
• Embed aviation cost drivers into network design and optimization models
• Lead development of the DHL Aviation Costing Module (ACM)
• Direct medium-term network design studies covering routings, schedules, hubs, and capacity deployment
• Translate demand scenarios into optimized options balancing service, cost, resilience, and feasibility
• Oversee structural network changes from concept to implementation
• Recommend network solutions and opportunities to improve connectivity and efficiency

Belangrijkste vereisten

• Master's degree in Data Science, Engineering, Economics, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Applied Mathematics, or related discipline (preferred)

• Typically 10+ years of senior-level experience in demand modelling, network planning, aviation costing, supply chain design, or related field

• Proven leadership in applying modelling to complex decisions and transformation initiatives

• Strong executive influence and experience establishing governance, data standards, and tool roadmaps

• Deep understanding of express, air cargo, airline, or time-definite logistics networks

• Advanced knowledge of forecasting, statistical modelling, aviation economics and cost modelling, optimisation, simulation, scenario analysis, and performance analytics

• Ability to connect quantitative outputs with commercial, operational, and financial implications

• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills

• leadership

• clear communication

• cross-functional collaboration

• forecasting

• statistical modelling

• aviation economics