Interim Workforce Planning Consultant 3-Months FTC

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Role: Interim Workforce Planning Consultant 3-Months FTC

Location: London- Hybrid

About the Role

Join an enterprise-wide operating efficiency initiative, focused on transforming how workforce planning is approached across permanent, fixed-term, and contingent staffing. The immediate goal is to develop a proof of concept in two business areas as part of this year’s business planning cycle, starting in November. The project has a specific savings target and a strong mandate from senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business leaders and partners to create, pilot, and refine workforce planning strategies, with a focus on contingent resource management
• Work with Finance, HR Business Partners, and key stakeholders (including procurement and operational leads) to identify levers for more effective and efficient resource deployment
• Translate baseline workforce data into actionable insights and business plans
• Develop tools, frameworks, and recommendations to enable sustainable workforce optimization
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders, contributing to the setup for an 18-month operational rollout under a new Contingent Workforce Lead

Requirements

• Proven expertise in workforce planning, particularly with large, complex organizations
• Extensive experience developing, piloting, and embedding workforce or resource management frameworks and tools
• Ability to analyse data, translate insights into business actions, and quantify/envision cost-savings opportunities
• Experience working on short-term, high-impact projects and collaborating cross-functionally
• Strong communication, facilitation, and influencing skills with comfort presenting to executive stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly, manage ambiguity, and drive results in a fast-paced environment

Benefits and Rewards designed around you:

A competitive salary depending on experience

Flexible work arrangements , including hybrid work possibilities , so you can balance life and career in a way that works best for you.

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