HR Systems & Workforce Planning Specialist

Halfords Group PLC; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive services provider in the UK is seeking a Workforce Planning & HR Systems Coordinator to ensure system accuracy and compliance while overseeing the workforce planning model. The successful candidate will have proven experience with HRIS platforms, strong Excel skills, and the ability to effectively communicate across teams. This role offers a fair salary, bonus schemes, and supports professional development within a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus scheme

Pension

Life assurance

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced family leave

Employee discounts across products and services

Wellbeing resources and support

Colleague Networks supporting inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Dayforce or another HRIS platform, or the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Strong Excel and data reporting skills, with the ability to turn information into clear, actionable insight.
• Confident communicator who can work effectively across People, Finance, Logistics and Operational teams.
• Skilled at managing multiple priorities with accuracy, structure and attention to detail.
• Comfortable challenging stakeholders where needed and influencing decisions using data.
• Process-driven, proactive and able to build reliable systems that others can follow.
• Positive, collaborative and ready to support colleagues in a fast‑moving operational environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain HR system accuracy and compliance, ensuring all data is up to date, reliable and consistently audited.
• Deliver system training and support to ensure colleagues understand holidays, absence processes and general usage.
• Run regular compliance checks, flag anomalies and drive corrective actions across People and Operations teams.
• Maintain a live workforce planning model, clearly outlining headcount needs, skills gaps and trainee capacity.
• Work closely with Recruitment to shape targeted hiring strategies based on accurate, timely workforce data.
• Coordinate with People, Finance and Logistics to align resource planning, vehicle availability and operational requirements.
• Support the 500‑van fleet process, ensuring vehicle allocation matches technician demand with no downtime.

Job description

A leading automotive services provider in the UK is seeking a Workforce Planning & HR Systems Coordinator to ensure system accuracy and compliance while overseeing the workforce planning model. The successful candidate will have proven experience with HRIS platforms, strong Excel skills, and the ability to effectively communicate across teams. This role offers a fair salary, bonus schemes, and supports professional development within a collaborative, fast-paced environment.