Resource Manager Heathrow, England
Job description
This is a key time to be joining British Airways as we Build a Better BA. We take huge pride in our past – but we’re looking to the future as an airline that loves embracing the best of modern Britain. Our country’s creativity, diversity, style, wit and warmth are the same special qualities that make us who we are. If you’re made of the same qualities as us, you could soon be part of the next chapter of our story. Together as one team, we’re connecting Britain with the world and the world to Britain like no one else
Are you an experienced Operations Planning professional with a passion for resource management? The Resource Manager role is a fantastic opportunity to lead a team responsible for delivering accurate and robust resource plans from FP to Delivery. As a Resource Business Partner, you will work closely with line areas, collate and track against financial and budget plans, and deliver resource efficiencies. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to take on exciting project work, develop and people manage teams, and act as a deputy for the Head of Resource Planning and Delivery. This is a critical position that requires excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills, and offers the chance to create a strong feedback culture within the Operations Planning department. Apply now to take the next step in your career!
Resource Manager
This Operations Planning Resource Manager role is essential to ensure accurate and robust resource planning and delivery for line areas. The Resource Manager will lead the Resource Planning and Delivery teams to produce resource plans from FP to Delivery, deliver monthly manpower forecasts, and ensure resource plans are operational deliverable. The role will also involve acting as a Resource Business Partner for accountable line areas, developing and people managing teams, collating and tracking against financial and budget plans, and working with Trade Unions to deliver resource efficiencies. Additionally, the Resource Manager will take on project work as required, act as a deputy for the Head of Resource Planning and Delivery, and bring together the Planning and Delivery teams to create a strong feedback culture.
Qualifications / Experience
The successful candidate must have a strong understanding of resource planning and delivery end-to-end processes, excellent people management skills, and experience in successful team and performance management. They must also possess strong planning, numeracy, and analytical skills and have excellent communication skills to understand and convey problems concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences. Additionally, the role requires problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and proven stakeholder engagement experience, including presenting complex data up to and including senior management. A proactive self-starter with a proven record of effective troubleshooting and strong data exploitation skills, including Microsoft Excel, is also required. The successful candidate must be emotionally resilient, cope well under pressure and changing demands, and have developed organisational and time management skills. They should also have knowledge of Business Objects and databases, be highly IT literate, and able to work as part of a team.
Our Corporate and Support roles come with big potential to make your mark on our business. The airline industry changes so fast that we’re constantly evolving and finding new ways to impress customers and get ahead of our competitors. If you’re an innovator and brave and bold thinker, you will be in your element at British Airways.
Your impact on British Airways will be rewarded with a competitive rewards package plus the opportunity to develop and progress your career in many directions.
Not only will you have the chance to further your career development within BA, you’ll have access to our competitive reward and benefits package. This includes core company paid benefits such as a Defined Contribution pension scheme, generous Life Assurance cover and a whole host of options to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. You can also sign up for a range of voluntary benefits such as Private Medical cover, Dental and Critical Illness cover, Technology Scheme, Cycle to Work and Electric Car Scheme. And of course, you’ll be able to enjoy the benefit of staff travel as soon as you join us
We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity at British Airways. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.
