Resource Planning Manager

We're looking for a Resource Planning Manager to join our client, one of the UK's largest and foremost law firms. This is a key role within the business, with responsibility for planning workloads and resourcing to ensure there is the right amount of people available at the right time to stay on top of their workload in a timely and efficient manner, ensuring all service, legal and regulatory obligations are met.
This is a national role, location flexible and will suit someone who is flexible to travel across different offices nationally. Offering a salary circa £60,000 plus benefits including pension scheme, critical illness cover, and discounted gym membership, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills as part of a supportive team.
You would be joining one of the most respected law firms in the UK, recently ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations 2023.
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The Role
You would work closely with the Head of Client Onboarding in ensuring the business consistently has the right people, with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time. Key responsibilities will include…
- Tracking employee data across all areas vs resource model and budget assumptions, understanding variances and acting as required.
- Developing and implementing Resource Planning strategies to align with business objectives.
- Tracking actual workloads vs planned workloads to identify and understand any variance and acting as required.
- Continuously developing the onboarding resourcing model and current workforce planning methods.
- Analysing data to understand the current operational performance of the department and understand whether and how resourcing plans are impacting the performance.
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The Candidate
- Significant experience in developing and managing resource plans.
- Able to interpret complex data to establish trends.
- Expertise in capacity of planning and forecasting.
- Strong analytical skills including planning and organising.
- Strong communicator, able to clearly communicate at all levels.
- Ability to challenge and stand to challenge.
- Strong project management skills.
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The Package
- A huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace
- Flexible working options to make sure that you're fully supported to work the way that best suits you
- Westfield health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services
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The Company
The business you'll be working for is the 11th largest law firm in the UK, founded in 1912 and operating out of 14 UK offices with over 2,500 members of staff. They're proud of their values and offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace.
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Interested? If you think you're right for this Resource Planning Manager role, then click the 'Apply Now' button, send us your CV and we'll consider you for the first round of interviews.
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Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.