Senior Workforce Planning & Continuous Improvement Lead

Sharp & Carter; Melbourne; Híbrido; AUD 140 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Competitive salary + super

Hybrid work potential

Resumo da oferta

Sharp & Carter is recruiting an Operations Planning and Continuous Improvement Manager for a large-scale Melbourne west site. This high-visibility role anchors workforce and labour planning, driving efficiency and ensuring the right people are in the right place to meet customer demand.

You will lead a planning team, partner with Operations, HR, and supply partners, and shape the site’s workforce strategy with a future regional scope.

Qualificações

• Solid background in workforce or labour planning, ideally in logistics, 3PL, retail, or a large blue-collar environment
• Strong systems and data skills, comfortable with forecasting, variance analysis, and P&L exposure
• Experience with agency or contingent labour, or close exposure to it
• A continuous improvement mindset with a track record of improving absence, turnover, or labour cost
• The communication skills to bring Operations and senior stakeholders along on the journey
• Proven leadership experience or someone ready to step fully into it
• Humble, hands-on, and comfortable being close to the operation

Responsabilidades

• Lead the end-to-end workforce and labour planning strategy across a large-scale operation
• Optimise staffing levels in line with operational and customer needs
• Own the agency labour relationship, including an active RFP process currently underway
• Monitor cost, performance, and productivity, adjusting plans as required
• Collaborate with Operations, HR, Transport, and agency partners on hiring forecasts
• Drive continuous improvement across absence, turnover, and direct labour cost
• Consolidate planning and reporting into one hub ahead of an upcoming payroll system change
• Deliver weekly, monthly, and year-on-year reporting on labour cost and variance
• Act as a key change leader during organisational transformation
• Develop, coach, and inspire a high-performing planning team

Conhecimentos

Workforce planning

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Sharp & Carter is recruiting an Operations Planning and Continuous Improvement Manager for a large-scale Melbourne west site. This high-visibility role anchors workforce and labour planning, driving efficiency and ensuring the right people are in the right place to meet customer demand.

You will lead a planning team, partner with Operations, HR, and supply partners, and shape the site’s workforce strategy with a future regional scope.