Workforce Transformation Lead

Job Title:Workforce Transformation Lead
Location: Reading or Paddington (preferred)
Salary/Rate: £450-500 per day inside IR35
Start Date: 2-3 weeks
Job Type: Initial contract until mid October

Company Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a skilled Workforce Transformation Lead/Journey Owner to join their team in Reading or Paddington on a hybrid basis.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives
Based on the hiring discussion, this is not a traditional Product Owner role. The hiring manager is looking for a strategic Journey Owner who can define and shape a workforce/resource planning journey, rather than simply manage a backlog.The Journey Owner will be responsible for defining the future-state journey and operating model.

Strategic Design

• Define the end-to-end workforce planning journey
• Shape future operating processes
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and decision making
• Provide thought leadership and challenge existing ways of working

Process & Operating Model Definition

• Map current and future processes
• Understand how multiple data sources feed workforce planning
• Define how information should flow through the organisation
• Create recommendations for process orchestration and governance

Resource Planning & Workforce Modelling

• Help define how demand should be forecast
• Understand complex resource allocation challenges
• Design approaches for matching resource supply to demand
• Consider contingency and "jeopardy" scenarios such as illness, holidays, changing demand, failed installations and operational disruptions

Technology & Capability Assessment

• Define required business capabilities
• Validate whether existing platforms can support the future model
• Identify capability gaps
• Contribute to recommendations that support investment decisions

Investment Committee Preparation

• Produce the analysis and documentation required to support the business case
• Provide subject matter expertise during Investment Committee reviews and feedback cycles
• Support preparation of papers and recommendations for approval

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

Complex Resource Planning
This is the single biggest requirement.
The ideal person has experience designing or optimising environments where:

• Resources need to be assigned dynamically
• Demand fluctuates
• The operational environment is complex
• Disruptions have significant downstream impacts

Strategic Product/Journey Thinking
They need someone who can:

• Create strategy
• Define future-state journeys
• Build operating models
• Lead discovery and definition work
• Solve complex business problems

They do not want someone whose experience is limited to backlog management and delivery administration.
Process Design & Orchestration
Strong experience in:

• Business process management
• Process orchestration
• Operating model design
• Cross-functional business transformation

Desirable Skills/Experience
Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client:

• Telecommunications
• Utilities
• Field services
• Logistics
• Supply chain
• Workforce scheduling
• Last-mile delivery
• Home services
• Operations planning
• Transport
• Retail fulfilment

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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