Resourcing Business Partner

Computacenter AG & Co. oHG; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services provider in the UK is seeking a Resourcing Business Partner in London to manage resource requests, build stakeholder relationships, and improve resource management. The ideal candidate should have experience in IT technical recruitment and strong problem-solving skills. This role emphasizes a collaborative work culture with opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Inclusive company culture

Equal opportunities employer

Commitment to staff development

Qualifications

• Experience in resource management or IT recruitment is essential.
• Proven ability to manage relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and triage resource requests efficiently.
• Build relationships with sales and service management teams.
• Lead, coach, and develop direct report(s).
• Oversee maintenance of resourcing management tools.
• Provide data insights to leadership.

Skills

Background in Resource Management or IT Technical recruitment

Strong relationship management skills

Critical thinking

Strong commercial acumen

Ability to work flexibly

Data-driven insights

High resilience and agility

Job description

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Resourcing Business Partner

Location: UK - London | Job-ID: 216071 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: IT Consulting

Life on the team

At Computacenter UK, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture that emphasises diversity, inclusivity, and collaboration. Weare committed to building supportive and rewarding relationships, celebrating success, and treating everyone with respect.Our focus is on putting customers first, keeping our promises, and considering long-term sustainability in all our decisions.

As we look to scale our Group Professional Services business, this new position Resourcing Business Partner will play a key role in the transformation and governance of our GPS Resource Management (RM) function. This role will partner with the UK business, using Resource Management best practice to capture demand and deliver resourcing solutions that source the right skills, from the right delivery channel, at the right time to meet and exceed the requirements of our customers and deliver the right commercial outcomes for GPS.

So, who are we?

Group Professional Services encompasses our Engineering, Consultancy and Project Management practices together with our growing Business Solutions portfolio and nearshore/offshore centres. We are made of up of over 4,200 skilled practitioners with deep expertise across core infrastructure technologies and industry standard architecture and project management methodologies. Operating across 3 continents and serving some of the world’s largest brands we drive technology change in a thriving and fast-moving digital industry

What you’ll do

Resource Management Operations

• Evaluate and triage resource requests at pace, making informed decisions to route demand through the most effective delivery model and shape actionable resourcing plans
• Utilise a range of delivery models (including onshore, offshore, nearshore, contractors and External Partners) to build teams that meet the (often complex and fast changing) needs of our customers and deliver the right commercial outcomes for the GPS business.
• You will own and manage supply vs. demand forecasting to optimise utilisation and minimise non-productive time.
• You will support the design, development, and governance of resource management processes to enable a responsive, agile resourcing service that drives operational excellence.

Stakeholder Management

• You will build strong and trusted relationships with the Solution area Sales and Service Management team, collaborating effectively to deliver the best resourcing solutions for them and their customers.
• You will work closely with the GPS Practices teams (onshore and offshore) to understand the skills and capabilities that sit within the GPS business to ensure that resourcing decisions are made fairly and support the skills, aspirations and development of our people as well as driving high levels of utilisation
• You will work closely with our team responsible for managing our network of external Partners, ensuring governance and best practice is deployed, in using our Partner network to augment our Professional Services capability
• You will collaborate widely across the organisation to resolve resource conflicts and overcome internal barriers to accomplish GPS goals.

Leadership

• You will be responsible for leading, coaching and developing a direct report(s)
• You will contribute to a continuous improvement and growth mindset culture, by seeking innovation, sharing knowledge and driving the professional development of yourself and your team.
• You will work closely with the GPS Resource Management and Partner Management team, working collaboratively with peers and colleagues to deliver a best-in-class resource management function to the GPS business.

Data & Reporting

• You will oversee the maintenance of the Resourcing Management Scheduling tool, ensuring demand is captured and capacity is accurately reflected to support the fulfilment of demand
• You will support with the provision and analysis of MI reporting, providing insight to leadership and contributing to strategic capability planning and future skills forecasting.

What you’ll need

• Background in Resource Management or IT Technical recruitment
• Strong relationship management skills and experience of engaging and negotiating with senior stakeholders
• Critical thinker with the ability to effectively problem solve at pace and find innovative ways to overcome complex business challenges
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of business drivers.
• Able to read situations and modify behaviour to build quality relationships.
• Ability to work in a highly adaptable and flexible way and to operate in an environment with a high level of ambiguity
• Comfortable using data to drive insights and actions
• High levels of resilience and agility

About us

We are a leading independent technology and services provider, trusted by large corporate and public sector organisations. We are a responsible business that believes in winning together for our people and our planet. We help our customers to source, transform and manage their technology infrastructure to deliver digital transformation, enabling people and their business.

Our business may be about technology, but first of all it’s about people

With over 20,000 people across 22 countries, we are proud of our inclusive culture - where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and truly belong.

As an equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring fair and equal access to opportunities for all. Your application will be considered on its merits, regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, or any other characteristics protected by law. What matters most to us is that you share our vision and values, and bring the experience and skills we’re looking for.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats. We also guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

If you share our values and want to make a meaningful impact in a supportive, forward-thinking environment - we’d love to hear from you!