Head of Operational Optimisation & Resource Planning

Places for People; Southampton; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Pension with matched contributions up 

Bonus scheme

Car Allowance

Healthcare cashback plan

Wellbeing support & EAP

Descripción de la vacante

Places Leisure, part of Places for People, seeks a Head of Operational Optimisation to lead data‑driven resource management across multiple sites. You will improve labour planning, scheduling and forecasting to ensure the right teams and resources align with operational and commercial goals.

You will collaborate with Finance and senior leaders to identify efficiencies, reduce avoidable spend and develop cost models for robust investment decisions across leisure sites.

Formación

• Significant experience in labour planning and cost transformation within a multi-site organisation.
• Forecasting operational demand and translating it into practical labour plans, hours and costs.
• Experience analysing labour and non-labour P&L performance and identifying cost drivers.

Responsabilidades

• Significant experience in labour planning, workforce management, operational performance, commercial finance, cost transformation or operational efficiency within a complex, multi-site organisation.
• Forecasting operational demand and translating it into practical labour plans, hours and costs.
• Experience analysing labour and non-labour P&L performance, identifying cost drivers and turning findings into measurable action plans.
• Practical experience using DILO, time and motion studies or equivalent methods to assess operational activity, capacity and efficiency.
• Advanced experience using Microsoft Excel and Power BI to build models, tools and reporting that support commercial and operational decision-making.

Conocimientos

Labour planning

Workforce management

Forecasting

P&L analysis

DILO

Time and motion

Excel

Power BI

Stakeholder management

Herramientas

Excel

Power BI

Descripción del empleo

Places Leisure, part of Places for People, seeks a Head of Operational Optimisation to lead data‑driven resource management across multiple sites. You will improve labour planning, scheduling and forecasting to ensure the right teams and resources align with operational and commercial goals.

You will collaborate with Finance and senior leaders to identify efficiencies, reduce avoidable spend and develop cost models for robust investment decisions across leisure sites.