Director Transport and Mobility Planning

Description
The world is changing fast and so is Sales-Lentz. In order to match the pace of new trends and modern passenger transport solutions, we are looking for an enthusiastic person who can lead growth of our business.

For you, the results are what matters. You’re eager to work in a fast-paced and agile environment and collaborating with multiple highly motivated teams?

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow an established and reputable business that will allow your creative and entrepreneurial leadership skills to come to the fore.

There is plenty of room for your hands-on and strategic guidance as you will become a valuable member of Sales-Lentz who will directly report to the CEO.

You are innovative and have the confidence to shake things up when it is time to explore new paths or adapt established ways to ensure the most efficient use of the company resources. You are eager to monitor the performance of your planning team and improve constantly the KPI of the resulting operations.

Let’s discuss Convince yourself about our culture and how you can help us pushing innovation for a sustainable future.

**Responsibilities**:
Lead the planning teams so that Sales-Lentz can provide quality services to our customers by making the most efficient use of all our assets and resources and position Sales-Lentz as the reference partner for mobility solutions.

As our Director Transport and Mobility Planning, you will:

- Lead and manage the mobility planning and disposition bus & vans teams
- Establish clear understanding of customer expectations and requirements. Transpose these requirements in state-of-the art mobility planning and driver programs
- Ensure legal compliance to all national and EU regulations of passenger road transport
- Be results-driven. Manage our resources (650 vehicles - buses, mini-buses, vans, coaches - 1.100 drivers, 15 depots) to get the best ROI
- Set goals and manage your teams to achieve measurable objectives
- Master the challenges of transport planning in the transition to net zero carbon outcomes
- Use your experience and data driven approach in close cooperation with the technical, sales and operations directors
- Be an inspiring leader when it comes to coaching and motivating your teams
- Cooperate proactively and develop professional partnership with planning departments of the administration of public passenger transport (ATP MMTP), city mobility managers / transport coordinators, EU institutions and companies
- Public tenders for passenger transport: lead and manage processes to obtain key indicators for the calculation of economic offers handled by the commercial department
- Be creative and lead planning development projects for future innovative solutions of on-demand transport and autonomous shuttles
- Always provide customer-oriented services
- Participate with IT development team to continue development of reporting planning and OPS key performance indicators.

Must Have Requirements
Your market insight, collaborative approach and creative instincts will be some of your strengths.

Most importantly, you will have the ambition and passion to grow our team, deliver and build upon the existing projects within our portfolio and identify new opportunities.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Transport Planning, Production and Operations Management or related field
- 5 years experience (B2B) in a similar position in transport
- Have excellent technical knowledge in strategic planning, transport and mobility planning
- Strong relationship-building and communication skills
- Highly motivated to over-achieving against set targets, team player
- Proven results of delivering planning solutions and meeting company goals
- Experience in managing a team
- Great adaptability and flexibility to changes in a fast-growing organization
- Communication skills, in at least one of the 4 languages: Luxemburgish, French, German and English.

We offer
- We offer a flexible working environment. You will be supported by a collaborative leadership team and play a key role in the business, at a very exciting time for us
- Competitive salary based on performance and constant encouragement for your efforts and contribution
- Comfortable working space and a casual dress code
- Flexible working hours and satellite offices
- Company car and parking space
- To grow with us with continuous training

Languages English Education Bachelor Experience 5+ years