Closing date: 17 November 2024

Recruitment Partner: Matt Haywood - matt.haywood@boots.co.uk

 

About the role

Have you ever wanted to shape our investment in over 40,000 colleagues?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Workforce Optimisation Manager to join the Workforce Operations, to lead the optimisation our workforce investment across Boots stores.

The role will support the overall workforce planning agenda within Boots and will play a key role in ensuring that our stores have the right people, in the right place, at the right time, to offer a brilliant service to our customers.

 This new role will report to the Head of Workforce Operations and will support the Retail & Logistics Leadership with identifying optimisation opportunities across the Boots stores estate. 

The role will play a core role within our central Workforce Planning strategy as we evolve our Workforce strategy.

  

Lead key productivity reporting that feeds into the Executive on store performanceWork closely with HR and Business Units on strategic workforce planning, bringing together all the separate initiatives to create a unified workforce planWork with the Workforce Planning team on Business Case developmentIdentify opportunities for Workforce Optimisation through Shape of Investment, recruitment plans and payroll spend

 

What you’ll need to haveAble to work cross-functionally and manage a network of stakeholdersAble to explain, simplify and communicate complex information conciselyAble to work to tight deadlinesAble to work with data to generate and prove hypotheses

 

It would be great if you also haveAn understanding of the Boots UK stores structure and people modelsExperience in other optimisation roles

 

Our benefitsBoots Retirement Savings PlanDiscretionary annual bonusGenerous employee discountsEnhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a childFlexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

 

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

 

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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