Senior Resource Planning Analyst

Royal London Mutual Insurance Society; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK insurance provider is looking for a Senior Resource Planning Analyst to join their Group Operations Planning team. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating resource plans, mentoring team members, and optimizing workforce systems. This role offers a hybrid working environment and competitive benefits including annual leave and a matching pension scheme.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Up to 14% employer matching pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Resource Planning role is essential.
• Ability to draw out key messages from data analysis.
• Experience with workforce planning systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate weekly and intra-daily resource plans.
• Develop and mentor the Resource Planning and Real Time Analysts.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships.
• Monitor adherence to resource plans.
• Optimize the workforce planning system.

Skills

Resource Planning experience

Strong analytical skills

Understanding of data processes

Workforce planning systems knowledge

Tools

Verint

NICE IEX

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Resource Planning Analyst

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh or Alderley Edge

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 26th September 2025

As Senior Resource Planning Analyst, you will be part of our Group Operations Planning and Performance team and responsible for providing short and medium-term resource planning across our Group Operations customer facing teams to help them ensure they have the right people in the right place at the right time to deliver world class customer service.

About the role

• Support the Resource Planning Manager by producing accurate weekly and intra-daily resource plans, as well as building and maintaining capacity and recruitment plans.
• Support, develop and mentor the Resource Planning and Real Time Analysts.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships, working with them for inputs and advise where necessary.
• Track and monitor your adherence to plans to ensure accurate planning of resource.
• Optimise the workforce planning system ensuring Group Operations is resourced as close to customer demand profiles as possible.

About you

• Proven experience in a Resource Planning role is essential.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to draw out key messages from these.
• Understanding of data processes, solutions, and how these can be used to track performance.
• Knowledge and experience in using workforce planning systems, ideally Verint or NICE IEX.

About Royal London

We\'re the UK\'s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We\'ve always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We\'re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected - whatever their background.