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We are looking for a Director Network Planning in Demand Modelling & Aviation Costing based in Belgium. 

Lead global network demand modelling and translate commercial, market, and operational inputs into reliable volume, flow and network scenarios. Drive aviation cost modelling and methodologies to enable cost-effective network design and optimization. Direct network design optimization to support strategic decisions and structural changes that improve service, resilience, revenue enablement, and cost efficiency across the DHL Express network.

How will you contribute to the success of DHL?

**Network Demand Modelling
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• Drive the global demand-modelling strategy, standards, roadmap, and governance.
• Develop scenario-based models that integrate historical performance, commercial and market intelligence, seasonality, economic drivers, and network constraints to convert forecasts into origin-destination flows, shipment profiles & routing demand.
• Establish validation, back-testing, sensitivity analysis, confidence ranges, and continuous recalibration to improve decision quality.
• Define modelling architecture, data requirements, controls, quality standards, and the tool roadmap for global demand and network planning.
• Sponsor fit-for-purpose use of statistical modelling, optimization, simulation, and visualisation.
• Build organisational capability through common methodologies, documentation, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Act as the senior demand-modelling partner for the Aviation, Commercial, Network Planning, Network Control, Hubs & Gateways and Finance teams around the world.
• Align with global and regional stakeholders on assumptions, priorities, constraints, and network implications.

Aviation Cost Modelling

• Develop and maintain comprehensive aviation cost models and methodologies covering the principal drivers of air network economics.
• Assess fixed and variable operating costs across aircraft types and operating models.