Job Description
1 Broadway Park – The Gyle – Edinburgh
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors. Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, whilst the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. By enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.
We're looking for a Senior Planning Analyst to join our Adviser Vector to support the planning of our operational, customer facing teams. You should have a proven track record in resource planning roles and be able to handle multiple deliverables whilst managing/meeting expectations. You will understand planning across both front and back-office functions and be able to showcase your planning skills in meetings with senior leadership.
You will have excellent numeracy skills, be proactive, possess excellent accuracy, and decision-making skills. This role is based in our Workforce Planning team, which plays an important role in supporting our customer facing teams to deliver world-class results by ensuring our customer facing teams have the right people, in the right place, at the right time, to deliver the best customer experience.
To be successful in this role you will need (minimum experience/requirements):
1. Strong numeracy skills.
2. Ability to adapt to change and a desire to succeed in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
3. Great interpersonal and communication skills.
4. Ability to collaborate with other teams.
5. Ability to analyse data (including commercial and operational data) to identify trends and provide recommendations to positively impact our deliverables.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Analyse previous data to proactively plan resources strategically.
2. Ensure sufficient resources in each area based on historical data.
3. Complete 'what if' assessments to understand the impact of changing requirements upon the customer facing teams.
4. Understand movements in operational FTE, joiner/movers/leavers, and the impact this has on service.
5. Showcase simplified plans to engage a senior audience, both through written and verbal/face to face presentations.
6. Lead meetings with various levels and groups of colleagues up to Head of Function level.
Experience Requirements:
1. Excellent Excel, Power BI, Power Query and PowerPoint skills.
2. Understanding of key Resource Planning fundamentals.
3. Knowledge of statistics & analytics and workforce planning.
4. Knowledge of WFM systems and Telephony products desired (AWS Connect, Verint).
5. Ability to interpret data.
6. Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
Moreover, we recognise that supplementary skills beyond the minimum criteria can greatly enhance your success in this position. These skills are:
1. A team player – able to collaborate effectively with your colleagues, consistently putting the team's goals and interests ahead of personal ones and actively contributing to the wider team's shared objectives.
2. Strong organisational skills and an acute attention to detail.
3. Excellent time management skills – the ability to efficiently plan and prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
4. Self-motivation – you exhibit a high level of self-motivation and can take the initiative to identify and tackle challenges proactively.
5. Ownership – you take ownership of your work, ensuring that it aligns with organisational objectives and quality standards.
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