Warehouse Labour Planning Analyst

Whistl Uk Ltd; Market Harborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days' annual leave

Company Pension

Long service rewards

Health cash plan

Life assurance scheme

Critical Illness cover

Employee assistance programme

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Whistl Uk Ltd is seeking a Labour Planning Analyst to forecast labour demand and create staffing plans for our UK warehouse operations. You will analyze data, monitor KPIs, and collaborate with operations to optimise labour utilisation and cost control.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, real-time plan adjustments, and ensuring compliance with working time regulations in a fast-paced logistics environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in labour planning and workforce optimisation.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Experience within a fast-paced logistics or distribution environment.
• Knowledge of warehouse KPIs and operational workflows.
• Understanding of UK labour legislation and safety standards.
• Proficient in Excel and workforce planning tools (Kronos, Reflexis or similar).
• Experience managing agency labour.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyse historical and live data to forecast labour requirements
• Create daily, weekly and monthly labour plans
• Recommend shift patterns and resource levels to meet SLAs
• Work closely with warehouse management to adjust plans in real time
• Monitor productivity and efficiency through WMS and labour systems
• Support task prioritisation to maximise throughput
• Track labour spend against budget and highlight risks
• Plan and manage agency flex hours during peak activity
• Ensure compliance with working time and health & safety regulations
• Produce performance reports on labour utilisation and productivity
• Identify trends and recommend process improvements
• Support continuous improvement in labour planning processes

Skills

Labour planning

Workforce optimisation

Data analysis

Reporting skills

Logistics environment

Warehouse KPIs

UK labour legislation

Agency labour management

Pressure management

Problem solving

Tools

Excel

Kronos

Reflexis

Job description

About the Role

Make an Impact Through Data-Driven Workforce Planning

Whistl Logistics is looking for a Labour Planning Analyst to play a pivotal role in driving operational efficiency, service performance and labour optimisation within our fast-paced warehouse operation in Wellingborough.

Working closely with operational leaders, you'll use workforce planning tools, WMS data and performance metrics to forecast labour demand, create effective staffing plans and ensure resources are aligned to customer requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical professional who enjoys turning data into actionable insights that improve productivity, control costs and support operational success.

If you are analytical, commercially aware and thrive in a fast-paced environment,

Job Opportunity

What You'll Be Doing

Labour Forecasting & Planning

• Analyse historical and live data to forecast labour requirements
• Create daily, weekly and monthly labour plans
• Recommend shift patterns and resource levels to meet SLAs

Operational Support

• Work closely with warehouse management to adjust plans in real time
• Monitor productivity and efficiency through WMS and labour systems
• Support task prioritisation to maximise throughput

Cost & Compliance

• Track labour spend against budget and highlight risks
• Plan and manage agency flex hours during peak activity
• Ensure compliance with working time and health & safety regulations

Reporting & Systems

• Produce performance reports on labour utilisation and productivity
• Identify trends and recommend process improvements
• Support continuous improvement in labour planning processes

Essential Skills

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in labour planning and workforce optimisation
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills
• Experience within a fast-paced logistics or distribution environment
• Knowledge of warehouse KPIs and operational workflows
• Understanding of UK labour legislation and safety standards
• Proficient in Excel and workforce planning tools (Kronos, Reflexis or similar)
• Experience managing agency labour
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

About Company

About Us

We are the UK's leading delivery management company providing efficient, high-quality and competitively priced services across Business Mail, Parcels, Fulfilment and Doordrop Media both in the UK and internationally. We process more than 10 million items daily and are the market leaders in Downstream Access Mail (DSA) services, handling over 50% of bulk business mail in the UK.

We are in the top 100 privately owned companies with 23 locations across the UK. Our success is down to our people and the values we all follow to deliver excellence to our customers.

We think as part of a team, act with a can-do attitude and do the right thing.

Following these simple values has resulted in our people delivering and exceeding both our business and personal development goals.

We are a 'family' of uniquely different people with strengths in the areas we work in and always have the opportunity to be curious to enhance ourselves.

We are a disability confident employer and embrace Well Being, EDI and ESG to make ourselves and our environment the best it can be.

Benefits

• 23 days' annual leave
• Company Pension
• Long service rewards: both financial and leave-based.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Critical Illness cover
• Access to our prestige benefits and rewards portal.
• Career development opportunities.
• Access to a well-established Employee Assistance Programme provider.
• And other excellent benefits you'd expect from a market leader.