KPMGUnitedKingdom Hiring for Workforce Planning & Optimisation Lead at Watford Full Time

Watford, or other regional offices in the UK will be considered for this role.

Role Summary

This is a newly created role that will work as part of a Centre of Expertise (CoE) for the Direct Supply Chain (DSC). The DSC has been established as a function within KBS and brings a holistic management of Supply – across Resourcing, Contingent Labour, and offshore resources. This is a critical role that will enhance the firm’s ability to forecast demand and make commercially considered resource allocations.

This is an opportunity to be an integral member of the DSC, responsible for establishing the processes and mechanisms (inc. tools) to provide capacity planning & resource optimisation across the business. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with both the wider Direct Supply Chain team, as well as directly with the business (i.e., with our client-facing capabilities Audit, Consulting, Deal Advisory, and Tax & Legal) to ensure a standardised and firm-wide approach to capacity planning and optimisation.

In addition to capacity planning & optimisation, the Capacity Planning and Optimisation Lead is responsible for defining – in consultation with DSC Leads and Capability Groups – the Management Information (MI) and Operational Reports that support the effective matching of supply to forecast demand.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Plan, mobilise, and deliver the central capacity planning and optimisation processes – both strategic (2-3 years view) and operational (12-18 months view)

As a SME, work closely with the Empowered programme team to define the capacity planning and optimisation processes and required outputs, utilising technology to standardise process and create efficiency

Utilise dashboards and analytics to create a data driven capacity planning environment

Deliver holistic data points and insight to the DSC Leads for each Capability group that

enables demand forecasts to be matched with future supply, across all sources of the workforce (onshore, offshore, KPMG Global Services (KGS), outsourced, subcontractor, etc).

Responsible for identifying opportunities to streamline process and procedures across demand planning, capacity planning and resource optimisation

Work closely with the DSC Leads in each Capability Group to:
Execute and implement a standardised process for comparison and measurement of current staffing/contracting methodologies across the UK firm

Provide analysis and recommendations to improve staffing levels

Support the establishment of a robust control environment and areas for further improvement across the demand drivers

Continuously validate business demand drivers into the capacity planning methodologies and processes that will allow for the identification of future needs

Work closely with the Talent and Talent Acquisition teams to ensure that the capacity planning & optimisation processes are integrated with the workforce planning processes as

relevant to the People function (e.g., promotions, internal mobility, etc)

Ensure annual plans are aligned to firm-wide strategic initiatives to optimise our service delivery model (e.g., Hybrid Working)

Collaborate with and own hand-offs to other parts of the business to ensure plans are completed accurately and timely, e.g., management of budget/AOP (with Finance), management of current HC (with HR/HOPOs), to monitor HC forecast against (a) budget and (b) supply

System owner for tool(s) used to model/define capacity planning needs, ensuring consistent and sustainable processes and technologies are used across capabilities

Accountable for ensuring that all the MI and Operational Reports being used across the Supply Chain teams are standardised and industrialised to meet the needs of various stakeholders and operational teams

Establish the most efficient and cost-effective way to produce the DSC Management Information (MI) and Operational Reporting requirements working closely with the Connected Insight and MI COE teams. This includes maximising the use of offshore capabilities

Lead and direct a team of 5.0 FTEs at KGS, prioritising work and ensuring timely delivery of reporting requirements