Resource Manager

Methods Business and Digital Technology; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Wellness 24/7 support programme

Breakfast Tuesdays

Pizza on last Thursday of each month

25 days annual leave

Pension Salary Exchange scheme

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Worldwide travel insurance

Résumé du poste

Methods Business and Digital Technology seeks a Resource Manager to optimize consultant utilization from its London base. You will track availability, align resources with project needs and support efficient staffing while working with Sales, Bid Teams and Recruitment to forecast demand.

You will drive proactive engagement with consultants, maintain strong relationships, and ensure cost-effective staffing across ITES offerings and projects.

Qualifications

• Result orientation with track record of meeting objectives in fast-paced settings.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with senior stakeholders.
• High energy and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Assertive, proactive, and capable of timely decision-making.
• Strong analytical skills to assess project needs and resource allocation.
• Outstanding organizational skills to manage and prioritize tasks.
• Proficiency in Salesforce and Excel for tracking and reporting data.
• Ability to build positive rapport with consultants and stakeholders.
• Proactive follow-up on opportunities and resource assignments.
• Understanding of ITES skills, services and offerings.
• Experience collaborating with senior management and key stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Support consultant utilization and minimize downtime to maximize productivity.
• Allocate resources to projects quickly, ensuring right skills and budget.
• Know consultants' skills, career plans and preferences for optimal project alignment.
• Help present consultants' skills internally and externally.
• Monitor recruitment activity and consultant demand for steady talent flow.
• Stay informed about upcoming project opportunities and track progress.
• Analyze project closures to better forecast consultant availability.
• Foster cross-team communication to align consultant availability with opportunities.

Connaissances

Result orientation

Excellent communication

High energy

Assertiveness

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Salesforce

Excel

Stakeholder management

Proactive follow-up

ITES knowledge

Outils

Salesforce

Microsoft Excel

Description du poste

Resource Manager

Location: Farringdon, UK | Sector: ITES (Public & Private Sectors)

Company Overview

We are a leading company in the ITES sector, dedicated to delivering innovative solutions to our clients while maintaining a high level of excellence and efficiency. Our headquarters are based in London, where we operate five days a week in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. We are seeking a talented and driven Resource Manager to join our team and contribute to the success of our consultancy operations.

Position Overview

As a Resource Manager, you will report to the Managing Director (MD) and wider leadership team and be based at our London headquarters in Farringdon. Your primary responsibility will be to support the effective utilization of our consultants, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently and projects are staffed swiftly. You will play an important role in tracking project opportunities, anticipating consultant availability, and aligning resources with project needs. Your efforts will support effective project delivery while helping consultants develop their skills and gain experience aligned with their career aspirations and preferences.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Consultant Utilization: Help ensure that our consultants are utilized effectively, minimizing downtime and maximizing productivity.
• Resource Projects Efficiently: Quickly identify and allocate resources to projects, ensuring that they are staffed with the right skills and within budget constraints.
• Know Our Consultants: Develop a strong understanding of our consultants' skills, career plans, and preferences to help align them with suitable projects.
• Support the Presentation of Consultant Skills: Assist in maintaining excellent presentation of our consultants' skills and unique value internally and externally.
• Support Recruitment Planning: Monitor recruitment activity and consultant demand to help maintain a steady flow of talent that meets evolving project needs.
• Monitor Project Opportunities: Stay informed about upcoming project opportunities and track their progress to anticipate resource requirements.
• Analyze Project Closures: Conduct analyses of project completions to better understand and anticipate consultant availability.
• Create an efficient communication channel across the team: Foster an environment that aligns the availability of consultants with project opportunities, integrating project skills and cost requirements.
• Work Closely with Sales, Bid Teams, Competence Centre Managers and Recruitment Teams: Collaborate regular to understand project demands, hiring requirements, and upcoming resource needs.

Skills and Qualifications

• Result Orientation: Demonstrated ability to achieve results and meet objectives in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with consultants and senior management team.
• High Energy and Fast Pace: Ability to thrive in a high-energy, fast-paced work environment.
• Assertiveness: Ability to take initiative and make timely decisions to meet project and resource demands.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills to assess project needs, consultant availability, and resource allocation.
• Organizational Skills: Excellent organizational skills to manage and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Salesforce and Excel Proficiency: Proficiency in Salesforce and Excel for tracking, analyzing, and reporting data.
• Creating Positive Rapport: Ability to build positive relationships with consultants and stakeholders while helping maintain efficient resourcing and capability management practices.
• Proactive Follow-Up: Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to following up on project opportunities and resource assignments.
• Understanding of ITES Skills and Offerings: Good knowledge of ITES skills, services, and industry offerings.
• Stakeholder Relationship Management: Experience collaborating effectively with senior managers and key stakeholders.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Environment: Be part of a company that values innovation and excellence in delivering ITES solutions.
• Career Growth: Opportunities for professional growth and development in a dynamic and supportive environment.
• Collaborative Culture: Work with a talented team of professionals who are passionate about their work and committed to success.
• Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication.
• Strategic Location: Our London headquarters are conveniently located, providing easy access to transportation and amenities.

This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy.

• By joining us you can expect:
  • Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
  • Being part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
  • Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
  • A supportive and collaborative environment.
• As well as this, we offer:
  • Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme.
  • Social for London Office– Breakfast Tuesdays, Thirsty Thursdays and Pizza on the last Thursday of each month as well as commitment to charitable causes.
  • Time off 25 days a year.
  • Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution.
  • Life Assurance of 4 times base salary.
  • Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included).
  • Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependant included).
• Why Join Us?
  • Innovative Environment: Be part of a company that values innovation and excellence in delivering ITES solutions.
  • Career Growth: Opportunities for professional growth and development in dynamic and supportive environment.
  • Collaborative Culture: Work with a talented team of professionals who are passionate about their work and committed to success.