Senior Workforce Planning Analyst

Capita; Manchester; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Volunteer day

Pension

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Maternity leave

Adoption leave

Shared parental leave

Paternity pay

Job summary

Capita is seeking a Senior Workforce Planning Analyst to drive forecasting, capacity planning and workforce modelling. This remote role requires occasional travel to the Manchester office for meetings.

You will turn complex data into actionable recommendations, supporting operational performance and growth initiatives across functions. You’ll partner with Operations, Finance, Commercial, HR and Transformation to review plans, challenge assumptions and improve planning tools and data quality

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Workforce Management or Workforce Planning.
• Strong forecasting, capacity planning and modelling experience.
• Advanced Excel and data modelling skills; scenario models and planning assumptions.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with data interpretation.
• Clear communication and stakeholder management, presenting to senior staff.
• Knowledge of workforce management principles and resource optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Develop short, medium and long-term demand forecasts from trends, behaviour and transformations.
• Build workforce capacity plans translating forecasts into staffing requirements and recruitment plans.
• Create scenario models to test volumes, efficiencies and growth.
• Produce clear workforce insights and executive-level reporting to support decisions.
• Collaborate with Operations, Finance, Commercial, HR and Transformation to review plans and challenge assumptions.
• Improve tools, processes and data quality through automation and new technologies.

Skills

Workforce planning

Forecasting

Excel modelling

Data modelling

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical problemsolving

Tools

Power BI

Sigma

Snowflake

Job description

As a Senior Workforce Planning Analyst, you’ll lead forecasting, capacity planning and workforce modelling across operational and strategic programmes. You’ll turn complex data into clear recommendations, helping the business understand future staffing needs, optimise resources and make informed decisions. Working with teams across Operations, Finance, Commercial, HR and Transformation, you’ll support operational performance, financial planning and growth initiatives.

Job title:

Senior Workforce Planning Analyst

Job Description:

This role is home-based but you will need to be able to travel to the Manchester office for meetings when arranged.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop short, medium and long-term demand forecasts, using operational trends, customer behaviour, seasonality and transformation activity.
• Build workforce capacity plans that translate forecasted demand into staffing requirements, recruitment plans and resource profiles.
• Create scenario models to assess the workforce impact of changing volumes, efficiencies, contract changes and growth opportunities.
• Produce clear workforce insights, executive-level reporting and evidence-based recommendations to support business decisions.
• Partner with stakeholders across Operations, Finance, Commercial, HR and Transformation to review plans and constructively challenge assumptions.
• Improve workforce planning tools, processes, governance and data quality through automation, analytics and new technologies.

What we’re looking for

Essential

• Significant experience within Workforce Management, Resource Planning or Workforce Planning.
• Strong experience in forecasting, capacity planning and workforce modelling.
• Advanced Excel and data modelling skills, including experience producing scenario models and business planning assumptions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of workforce management principles, service operations and resource optimisation.

Desirable

• Experience using Power BI, Sigma, Snowflake or similar analytical platforms.
• Experience supporting bid modelling and commercial activity.

About

Capita is an outsourcer, helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently, creating better consumer experiences

What’s in it for you?

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Auto-enrolment to our company pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Reiterate flexible or remote working options if available or highlight if business is open to discussing
• Shape business decisions by providing workforce insights, forecasting and scenario modelling that directly influence operational performance, financial planning and future growth.
• Broaden your network and experience by partnering with stakeholders across Operations, Finance, Commercial, HR and Transformation, gaining exposure to a wide range of business priorities.
• Develop specialist expertise in workforce planning, analytics and automation, with opportunities to enhance planning tools, introduce new technologies and drive continuous improvement across the function.

Unlock Your Potential with Capita

At Capita, your career can take you wherever your ambition leads. You are part of a diverse network of talented, forward-thinking professionals working across a wide range of disciplines and sectors. We’re committed to your growth — offering exciting opportunities to expand your skills, explore new paths, and advance your career.

Join us and discover a career with purpose.

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Equal Opportunities

At Capita, we’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer; we want to hear from you if you’d like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email [e-mail] or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you to discuss.

For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website.

If you have a question that does not relate to adjustments during your recruitment process, please email our Talent Acquisition team - [e-mail]

Location:

Manchester, United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent