Senior Planning & Performance Manager

Reed Technology; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Reed Technology in Liverpool is seeking a hands-on Senior Resource Planning & Performance Manager to drive a transformation programme. You will build and embed resource management systems using Azure DevOps and/or Microsoft Planner, creating tooling, processes and dashboards to show demand, capacity, and delivery priorities.

You will collaborate with Finance, Programme Management and Delivery teams to automate reporting, train teams in the new tooling, and establish governance across the

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) and/or Microsoft Planner.
• Experience building resource and capacity management solutions.
• Proficient in resource forecasting, demand management and utilisation.
• Ability to create portfolio planning and reporting capabilities from scratch.
• Proficient in Power BI dashboards and reporting automation.
• Experience with dependency management, governance and portfolio controls.
• Strong training and coaching skills for new tools and processes.
• Ability to turn complex portfolio data into actionable insights for senior decision-makers.

Responsibilities

• Embed resource management and capacity planning capability within the programme.
• Develop tooling, processes and reporting to provide demand, capacity and delivery priorities.
• Collaborate with Finance, Programme Management and Delivery teams.
• Automate portfolio reporting and train teams to use the tooling.
• Turn complex portfolio data into meaningful insights for senior decision-makers.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Planner

Resource forecasting

Demand management

Capacity planning

Power BI dashboards

Reporting automation

Portfolio governance

Training and coaching

Data-to-insight

Tools

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Planner

Job description

Senior Resource Planning & Performance Manager

Liverpool / Hybrid (One day per week on site)

£695 per day (Inside IR35)

We're looking for a hands-on Senior Resource Planning & Performance Manager to support a major transformation programme within a complex public sector organisation. This is not purely a strategic PMO role. We need someone who can personally build and embed resource management and capacity planning capability using Azure DevOps (ADO) and/or Microsoft Planner, creating the tooling, processes and reporting needed to provide a clear view of demand, capacity, resource utilisation and delivery priorities.

You’ll work closely with Finance, Programme Management and Delivery teams to establish consistent planning and performance practices, automate portfolio reporting, and train teams to use the tooling and processes effectively.

We're looking for experience in:

• Hands-on Azure DevOps (ADO) and/or Microsoft Planner
• Building resource and capacity management solutions
• Resource forecasting, demand management and utilisation
• Creating portfolio planning and reporting capability from scratch
• Power BI dashboards and reporting automation
• Dependency management, governance and portfolio controls
• Training and coaching users on new tools and processes
• Turning complex portfolio data into meaningful insight for senior decision-makers