Resourcing Cell – Planning Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Resourcing Cell – Planning Manager

Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £61,110

What you’ll be doing: 

• Workforce Optimisation: Work closely with business leaders to maximize utilisation of the existing workforce, identifying opportunities to rebalance the workforce effectively across the organisation
• Resourcing Planning & Forecasting: Develop future-focused resourcing plans to ensure capability and capacity are in place to meet evolving business needs
• Labour Cost Control: Ensure adherence to financial goals by supporting the management of workforce costs and optimising internal mobility
• Organisational Effectiveness: Support the OE team in implementing and tracking improvement outcomes from the sprint activities
• Sustainable Workforce Planning: Support group & function led workforce planning initiatives by analysing trends, forecasting skill gaps, and developing data-driven solutions to meet future talent demands
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with functional leaders, HR, and finance to align workforce planning strategies with business objectives
• Performance Improvement Monitoring: Track and report on progress against efficiency and performance improvement targets
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverage people data and analytics to provide insights that drive workforce planning and resourcing decisions

Your skills and experiences: 

• Experience in planning, resource management or people capability
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex workforce data and translate insights into actionable plans
• Proven ability to engage and influence stakeholders across HR, Finance, and business functions
• Understanding of labour cost control, internal mobility strategies, and recruitment planning
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on continuous improvement

Benefits: 

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Air Resource Cell (ARC) Team:

Join the Air Resource Cell (ARC) – a dynamic, high-impact team at the core of our workforce strategy. As the Resourcing Cell – Planning Manager, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring we have the right people, in the right place, at the right time to drive business success.

At ARC, we’re dedicated to maximising workforce efficiency, balancing resources strategically, and managing labour costs to build a sustainable and future-ready workforce. We thrive on collaboration, using data-driven insights to shape internal movements and long-term planning.

This is your chance to be part of a team that doesn’t just respond to change—we anticipate it. If you’re looking for a role where your expertise in workforce planning will directly impact the success and resilience of the organisation, ARC is the place for you. Join us in shaping the future of our workforce environment.

Why BAE Systems? 

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 25th March 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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