Team Planning Scheduler

Responsibilities

• Efficiency improvements
• Produce accurate weekly rotas and forecasted demand
• Align staffing levels with sales forecast
• Monitor and adjust schedules in response to absence, demand changes and business needs
• Ensure fair and consistent and allocation of hours
• Ensure schedules comply with working time directive
• Identify risks to budget
• Maintain accurate workforce within scheduling systems
• Maintain accurate records of absence, holidays and shift changes
• Communicate rota changes effectively

KEY KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in rota planning or workforce scheduling
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Proficient in excel and workforce management systems
• Good understanding of labour cost control

Strong organisational skills

Experience in hospitality, retail or leisure would be desirable.

Key Responsibilities

For this specialist role, you should have previous experience in team planning and forecasting, it is desirable if you have experience with volume rostering and with a strong knowledge of the SAM platform. You will be working with lots of Leaders across many departments, therefore able to build, develop and enhance current working relationships with all Leaders of the business. You should enjoy taking ownership of challenges and competing tasks, with an eye for accurate detail and be a driver of change with a lean thinking mindset.

You should have the ability to plan, manage and execute effective rosters, be well organised, understand designated budgets to work within a financial framework and a structured environment.