Senior Delivery & Optimisation Manager

We're a leading global online delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience. Whether it's a Friday night feast, a post gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe.

About This Role

Ready to lead the future of delivery? As our Senior Manager - Delivery & Optimisation for UK and Ireland, you will drive excellence by balancing cost and performance at scale. Joining a high impact team, you will care for our network's health while delivering strategic frameworks that empower our growth. We are looking for an ambitious leader to own the definition of our delivery strategy, ensuring we lead the market through innovation and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead high impact delivery network initiatives across UK and Ireland to unlock material business impact.
• Own the delivery optimisation strategy by balancing cost, performance, and courier experience & supply.
• Partner with global owners to execute key delivery initiatives like pooling and network flow optimisation.
• Define investment methodology and Return On Investment (ROI) frameworks for delivery spend.
• Act as the senior operational partner to Product and Tech to embed optimisation in new tools.
• Present clear, data driven recommendations and outcomes to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Develop and lead the Courier Lead and Cost Optimisation Manager with clear accountability.

What will you bring to the team?

• Proven ability to lead operations strategy or optimisation in a fast paced environment.
• Track record of delivering high impact initiatives with clear financial and operational outcomes.
• Analytical skills to structure ambiguous problems and work confidently with large datasets.
• Experience influencing investment decisions and managing Return On Investment (ROI) driven projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to align diverse, cross functional teams.
• Confident communication skills to translate complex analysis into actionable business recommendations.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to anticipate impacts and think one step ahead.

Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging

No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat We're committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day.