Labour Planning & Workload Architect

Dunelm; Leicester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunelm is seeking a detail-oriented administrator to support workload planning, Rotageek administration, and reporting within Central Operations. You will help keep data accurate, publish scheduling updates, and build insights for the Labour Planning and Capacity leads.

Collaborating across Finance, People, Commercial, and stores, you will help balance the year’s workload, manage trackers, and support the department in delivering timely, reliable information to enable informed decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in workload planning data and reporting.
• Ability to produce concise trackers and insightful updates from data.
• Familiarity with Rotageek platform and scheduling tools.
• Excellent organisation with ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day management of the Workload Planner and keep data accurate.
• Log activity and changes into the planner and verify before publishing.
• Maintain trackers and shared documentation alongside the planner.
• Help smooth workload across the year by pulling data to identify peaks and troughs.
• Assist with planning store space and workload against available labour.
• Prepare workload data, methodology, and store insights for Commercial discussions.
• Flag capacity risks and data issues with clear detail for action.
• Support production of department reporting and insights for stakeholders.
• Assist scheduling tool adoption in stores and routine maintenance.
• Track activity affecting workload and support cost mitigation processes.
• Facilitate handover of confirmed workload activity to senior managers.
• Collaborate with the Labour Planning Lead and others to deliver the department agenda.

Skills

Org & Time Mgmt

Communication

Attention to Detail

Analytical Thinking

Team Collaboration

Initiative

Problem Solving

Excel

PowerPoint/Outlook

Adaptability

Store-focused

Tools

Rotageek

Power BI

Workload Planner

Job description

Dunelm is seeking a detail-oriented administrator to support workload planning, Rotageek administration, and reporting within Central Operations. You will help keep data accurate, publish scheduling updates, and build insights for the Labour Planning and Capacity leads.

Collaborating across Finance, People, Commercial, and stores, you will help balance the year’s workload, manage trackers, and support the department in delivering timely, reliable information to enable informed decisions.