SWP Manager

Oakleaf Partnership; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK is seeking a Strategic Workforce Planning Manager who will drive workforce planning across the organization. This role involves partnering with senior leaders, analyzing workforce disruptors, and developing actionable strategies for the future of work. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills and a strategic mindset. The position offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• A strategic, future-focused mindset with a long-term vision.
• Strong analytical skills to turn data into actionable insights.
• Confidence in influencing workforce decisions at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Drive workforce planning across the organization.
• Analyze workforce disruptors and assess their impact.
• Benchmark against competitors for insight-driven recommendations.
• Lead development of workforce strategies.
• Support design of future organizational structure.

Skills

Analytical skills

Ability to influence senior leaders

Strategic thinking

Data interpretation

Adaptability

Job description

Strategic Workforce Planning Manager

Location: Slough – 3 days a week – 2 days wfh
Competitive Salary + Benefits

Shape the Workforce of the Future

Are you passionate about future-proofing organisations through strategic workforce planning? We’re looking for a Strategic Workforce Planning Manager to partner with senior leaders and directors, translating workforce needs into meaningful, actionable plans that prepare the business for the future of work.

About the Role

As a Strategic Workforce Planning Manager, you will drive workforce planning across the organisation, helping the business anticipate and respond to key workforce disruptors, emerging skills, and changing market trends over a 3-5 year horizon.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with business leaders to identify critical workforce segments, roles, and skills needed for the future.

Analyse workforce disruptors and assess their impact on future workforce strategy.

Benchmark the organisation against competitors, industries, and market trends to develop insight-driven recommendations.

Develop external insight to challenge and inspire new thinking around workforce strategies.

Lead the development of workforce strategies, balancing build, buy, borrow, and reskilling approaches.

Validate workforce assumptions by continuously measuring and refining supply and demand models.

Support the design of the future organisation, identifying areas for investment and divestment.

Develop best practices and build internal capability across workforce planning communities of practice.

What You’ll Need:

A strategic, future-focused mindset with the ability to think long-term.

Strong analytical skills-able to turn data into insight and tell compelling stories that drive action.

Confidence working with senior leaders to influence workforce decisions.

A self-driven approach, comfortable working in ambiguity and adapting as the organisation evolves.

The ability to challenge and provoke new thinking through external benchmarking and insights.

This role offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of strategic workforce planning, ensuring the organisation has the right skills, capabilities, and structures in place for long-term success. If you’re a curious, data-driven, and forward-thinking workforce planning expert, we’d love to hear from you!