Wickes are recruiting for a Workforce Planning and Costs Manager.

Role Purpose

The Workforce Planning & Costs Manager supports cost reduction initiatives and ensures effective cost management reporting across the business

What you’ll be doing:

Ensure the efficiency and profitability of the company through gatekeeping:
Utilise reporting and engagement with regional and store leadership to support effective and cost management
Supports the wider Cost Team on reporting, project and initiative requirements
Builds and maintains reporting on a data visualiser platform
To support the engagement, education and coaching of store management teams by identifying training needs, updating process documentation and supporting L&D to deliver coaching sessions to reduce utility costs.
Support the Senior Cost, Workforce Planning & Profit Protection Manager to ensure key initiatives land effectively in store. Reporting on compliance and gathering feedback to share with wider business.
Acts as a point of contact alongside the Workforce Planning team for wage and cost budget and spends from Stores and Regional Leaders.
Deputises in the absence of the Senior Cost, Workforce Planning & Profit Protection Manager
Provides updates to Regional Leaders through visual or written presentations

What we’re looking for:

Knowledge of Excel and the building of complex worksheets
Ability to interpret data and provide recommendations.
Proficient knowledge of Google Applications (Sheets, Slides)
Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
Ability to challenge data integrity.
Good understanding of basic Google sheets formulas (V-lookup, Importrange)
Strong understanding of store operations.
Ability to work to deadlines.
Self starter.
Flexible
Adaptable.
Work at pace.

What can we offer you?

You’ll be supported with fantastic learning and development and have the opportunity to grow and develop your career with us. We also have an early careers network to support you if you’re in your first few years of your career.

We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that includes:

Competitive bonus
Save-as-you-earn scheme
Private Medical and Life Assurance
Enhanced contributory pension scheme
Colleague discount
Discount platform including savings and cash back at numerous retailers, savings on gym membership, cycle to work scheme
Our widely recognised wellbeing strategy is something we’re proud of at Wickes. As part of this, we offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits and support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, financial education & loans, and access to parental, menopause and fertility support.

By giving you the support you need to do well at work, and the flexibility to make life work for you. We are giving you a career that doesn’t put your life on hold. Where you can be yourself, do your best work, and make a positive difference every day.

About Us:

Wickes is a multi-channel retailer operating in the home improvement market. With 50 years in industry, Wickes now generates revenue in excess of £1.6bn across 230 stores delivered by 8,000+ colleagues. But it is our culture that is considered our best kept secret; it’s a collaborative, down to earth, fun and inclusive environment where people feel part of a winning team. All our colleagues come from different backgrounds, but what we all have in common is a determination to succeed and a passion for being the best we can be. If that sounds like you, we’ll make you feel right at home.

Please contact us here if you require any adjustments within the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments at the interview stage you will have an opportunity to inform us when we invite you to interview. Please note, this link is only for reasonable adjustments required - general enquiries, or direct CV applications cannot be accepted via this form.

Vacancy Reference #100373

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