Strategic Workforce Planning Manager

ENGINEERINGUK; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic leader to drive Workforce Planning across a major organization. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with business leaders to craft actionable workforce strategies and insights. Your analytical skills will be crucial in understanding workforce dynamics and preparing the organization for future challenges. This role offers the opportunity to innovate and create tools that enhance workforce analysis, making a significant impact on the company's strategic direction. Join a company that values flexibility and inclusivity, and be part of a team dedicated to making a difference in the workforce landscape.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to 20%

25 days holiday plus personal day

Private medical insurance

26 weeks maternity leave at full pay

Free virtual GP service

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with a focus on data interpretation.
• Ability to think strategically and develop proposals.

Responsibilities

• Drive workforce planning and develop impactful strategies.
• Collaborate with business leaders to prepare for future workforce needs.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Strategic Thinking

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Innovative Thinking

Job description

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About the role

In this pivotal role, you will drive Workforce Planning across the entire Tesco Group, collaborating closely with business leaders and directors to prepare our organization for the future. Your leadership will be key in crafting and developing workforce insights, and redefining requirements into actionable, impactful plans.

You will be responsible for

1. Partner the business to understand the strategically and/or operationally critical workforce segments (roles & skills) over a 3-5 year horizon
2. Identify the key workforce disruptors and challenges, and the implications they have on the future of work in Tesco
3. Build an external view of how Tesco benchmarks against markets, industries and competitors
4. Lead the collaborative development of workforce strategies, preparing the organisation with the right; build, buy, borrow and re-skilling strategy
5. Assist in the creation of Strategic Workforce Plan framework including the design, build and implementation of tools and process to enable workforce analysis and planning.
6. Utilise data internally and externally to develop workforce insights and strategies to prepare the organisation workforce of the future.
7. Unlock performance by continuously validating and measuring workforce assumptions applied to future supply & demand scenarios
8. Support the development of the Organisation Of The Future, identifying investment & divestment opportunities, aligned to the business strategy
9. Develop best practice and build internal capability across Group communities of practice

You will need

1. Analytical approach / questioning including use of data analysis and interpretation
2. Strategic longer term thinking / bringing the outside in providing thought leadership and developing strategic proposals
3. Can story tell with comprehensive data and insights-(the so what)
4. Comfortable working with senior leaders and undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement
5. Self driven and able to work with ambiguity, with the ability to learn Tesco group at pace applying a broad approach.
6. Innovative and creative approach to craft new tools, working with across the people operating model areas to ensure an interconnected approach

What's in it for you?

We're all about the little helps. That's why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work.

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About Us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we're all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone's welcome. That's why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, please click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.