L&D Demand Planning Manager

Bupa; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Enhanced pension contribution

Flexibility and remote working

Job summary

Bupa is seeking a Learning & Development Demand Planning Manager to remotely lead forecasting of learning demand across UK Care Services. You will optimise resource deployment, improve induction planning, and drive a data-driven approach to workforce development from a national base.

You will collaborate with Learning Partners, Operations and People across the business to ensure timely delivery of learning solutions that align with strategic priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce or demand planning in a complex organisation.
• Strong data analytics, reporting and forecasting capability.
• Proven ability to improve processes and drive efficiencies.
• Excellent stakeholder management across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and forecasting of learning demand across Care Services.
• Improve induction planning processes and automate where possible.
• Use data to provide forward-looking insights and actionable recommendations.
• Optimise learning resource deployment and learner experience.

Skills

Workforce planning

Data-driven forecasting

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

LMS/BI tooling literacy

Tools

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Planning systems

Business Intelligence tools

Job description

Learning & Development Demand Planning Manager

Contract: Remote

Location: UK Home Based

Permanent

Salary Range: Competitive

Full Time: 37.5 hours per week

We make health happen

At Bupa, our purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. Within Care Services, we're transforming the way learning is planned, delivered and experienced across our care homes and support functions.

This newly created role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of Learning & Development planning across a national organisation. As our Learning & Development Demand Planning Manager, you'll take ownership of forecasting learning demand, optimising resources, improving induction planning and creating a more efficient, data-driven approach to workforce development. Working closely with Learning Partners, operational leaders and stakeholders across the business, you'll play a key role in ensuring the right learning solutions reach the right people at the right time.

How you'll help us make health happen

• Lead the planning and forecasting of learning demand across Care Services, ensuring resources are aligned to operational and strategic priorities.
• Drive improvements to learning and induction planning processes, identifying opportunities to simplify, automate and enhance ways of working.
• Use workforce, recruitment and business data to provide forward-looking insight and make evidence-based recommendations.
• Optimise learning resource deployment, maximising utilisation, reducing inefficiencies and improving learner experience.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Learning & Development, Operations and People functions to influence planning decisions and drive positive outcomes.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role

• Experience within workforce planning, operational planning, resource planning or demand management in a complex organisation.
• Strong analytical capability with experience using data, reporting and forecasting to inform decision-making.
• Experience improving processes, systems and ways of working, with the confidence to challenge existing approaches and drive efficiencies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility across multiple teams and functions.
• Experience working with learning management systems, planning systems or business intelligence tools and an interest in leveraging technology and innovation to improve outcomes.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health, from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing.

• 25 days annual leave, increasing through length of service, with the option to buy or sell leave
• Bupa medical insurance
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Free annual health assessment
• Access to Viva, our global wellbeing programme
• Access to discounts on Bupa products and services
• Family-friendly benefits and flexible working options

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to ”Be You at Bupa”. We champion diversity and understand the importance of our workforce reflecting the communities and customers we serve. That's why we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We aim to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you're treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone who needs them.

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: People & HR

Locations: Home Based c/o Kirkstall Forge