Workforce Planner

Antojitos Mexicanos La Jefa; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diverse career opportunities

Discounts on products and services

Industry-leading work/life balance policies

Paid birthday leave

Wellbeing support

Job summary

A leading automotive retail group in Australia is hiring a Workforce Planner based in Mt Waverley. The role entails workforce planning, rostering, and analytics across 108 retail stores. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills, experience in big-box retail, and proficiency with rostering systems like UKG/Kronos. This hybrid position offers opportunities for career growth and a supportive work environment focused on inclusivity and employee wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience in big-box retail or large multi-site environments.
• Strong experience in workforce planning and labour analytics.
• Hands-on experience with rostering systems.

Responsibilities

• Forecast labour demand across 108 stores.
• Support Store Managers to improve rostering efficiency.
• Deliver workforce insights to Operations and senior leaders.

Skills

Workforce planning

Analytical skills

Rostering

Advanced Excel

Tools

UKG/Kronos

Job description

Autobarn is part of Bapcor Ltd, the leading automotive aftermarket provider of accessories, equipment and service. We host one of the widest ranges of car parts in the world, with brands including Burson, Autobarn, Midas, Truckline, Premier Auto Trade and Baxters. Autobarn is Australia’s premium full‑service retail accessory offering. Positioned as the first‑choice destination for both the everyday consumer and the automotive enthusiast.

In joining our team, you’ll be welcomed into a supportive business that spans more than 1,000 locations with over 5,000 team members across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. We are passionate about our team, with safety and inclusivity at the forefront of everything we do. We’re also passionate about our customers, products, and living our values of:

• Doing the right thing
• Being in it together
• Giving a damn
• Getting it done

Job Description

Based in Mt Waverley (outside the CBD) this is a newly created Workforce Planner role providing dedicated workforce planning, rostering insight and analytical support across Autobarn’s retail network of 108 stores.

The role has been established to bring greater structure, insight and data‑led decision making to workforce planning and labour optimisation. It offers the opportunity to make the role your own with strong support from a highly engaged and collaborative Manager.

As the Workforce Planner, you will have the opportunity to shape the approach, processes and impact from the ground up.

You’ll be working in a big‑box retail environment with a high SKU count and fast‑moving demand, where scale and complexity are part of the challenge and the appeal. The role has direct influence on how Store Managers plan labour and build rosters, supported by a leadership team.

The position is hybrid, with most of the week based onsite in Mt Waverley, allowing for close collaboration with Operations and support teams.

If you enjoy complexity, scale, analysis and the satisfaction of making things work better this role will suit you.

Key Responsibilities

Workforce Planning & Forecasting

• Forecast labour demand across 108 stores using sales, traffic, seasonal and promotional data
• Build workforce plans aligned to labour budgets and operational priorities
• Monitor planned vs actual hours and identify optimisation opportunities

Rostering & Store Support

• Support Store Managers with guidance, tools and insights to improve rostering efficiency
• Use UKG (or similar systems) to enable compliant, cost‑effective rosters
• Identify and address overtime, under‑resourcing and labour inefficiencies

Analytics & Decision Support

• Deliver clear workforce insights to Operations and senior leaders
• Support planning for new stores, refurbishments and major trading events
• Develop practical dashboards and reports to support labour decisions

Labour Cost & Continuous Improvement

• Track labour spend and help reduce avoidable costs
• Improve workforce planning processes and ways of working
• Partner closely with Operations, Finance, Payroll and People & Culture

Qualifications

You’re someone who enjoys working at scale and doesn’t shy away from complexity.

You’ll likely bring:

• Experience in big‑box retail or large multi‑site environments
• Exposure to high SKU count operations and fast‑moving trading conditions
• Strong experience in workforce planning, rostering or labour analyticsHands‑on experience with UKG/Kronos or similar rostering systems
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capability
• The confidence to engage Store and Area Managers and influence ways of working
• A mindset that enjoys building something new and solving problems

Experience matters more than formal qualifications if you’re analytical, commercial and up for a challenge, we want to hear from you.

Additional Information

Why join Bapcor?

At Bapcor, we focus on what matters most for our customers, team members and the communities we serve. We go the extra mile to get the job done and always live our values.

In joining our team, you can access:

• Diverse career opportunities within the Bapcor Group
• Discounts across Bapcor products and services, including our Retail and Trade brands
• Industry leading policies to support your work/life balance (gender neutral parental leave, purchase leave, volunteer leave etc…)
• Paid birthday leave
• Wellbeing support
• Novated leasing and more

We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment, and encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures, gender identity, abilities and backgrounds, providing a recruitment experience that’s fair, free from bias and accessible. If you need to inquire about reasonable accommodation for the application process, please email [e-mail]