Capacity Planning Manager
4 days ago
Darlington
Are you passionate about turning big-picture strategy into real-world impact? Do you thrive when aligning people, processes, and priorities to deliver meaningful change? If so, this role could well be for you! As a Planning & Capacity Manager, you’ll be at the heart of the transformation journey. You’ll lead on integrated planning and resource optimisation, ensuring that every project — whether a large-scale transformation or incremental improvement — is aligned to the businesses commitments. This is a role where your insight, leadership, and problem-solving skills will directly influence how the company delivers across deliver change across Business Services. What You’ll Be Doing • Designing and embedding integrated planning models and processes that keep us on track with organisational goals., • Balancing the competing demands of change and operations through smart scheduling and capacity planning., • Partnering with leaders across the business to forecast needs and allocate resources where they’ll make the biggest difference., • Leading prioritisation sessions that put members at the centre of our decisions., • Turning complex data into meaningful insights and clear recommendations for our senior leadership., • Driving continuous improvements in how we plan and deliver., • Embedding Project for Web as our go-to tool for resource planning, scheduling, and tracking. What You’ll Bring • Proven success in enterprise-wide planning and capacity management at a senior level., • Expertise with planning tools such as Microsoft Project., • A strong understanding of best practices in planning, change delivery, and governance., • Experience in designing and delivering MI that supports cross-functional change., • A track record of introducing new ways of working that connect teams and improve outcomes., • Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to present at C-suite level., • A collaborative approach, strong analytical thinking, and the ability to simplify the complex.