Workforce Planning Analyst

Workforce Planning Analyst We are Reckitt Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege. ​Human Resources​ Our HR Team are the force for good that bring Reckitt's ambition to life. We work together to ensure the delivery of sustained profitable growth by unleashing the power of our purpose, people and performance. Now is an exciting time to be part of shaping the future of HR, influencing an exciting global organisation, while developing business and functional leadership skills, all at the same time. Whatever your role in our HR community, you'll take ownership of your projects and workstreams. We focus on developing our leaders to spearhead our culture and growth, so you'll be supported and mentored to deliver the right plans to drive business performance - and we'll celebrate the results with you along the way. About the role Step into the vibrant world of Reckitt as a Senior HR Analyst, where your expertise turns data into stories that shape our future. Here, your knack for numbers and insight will directly influence our evolving HR landscape. You'll uncover the patterns that drive strategic changes and bring forth ideas that resonate across global teams. Are you ready to be at the forefront of transformation, delivering insights that matter? Dive into a role that blends analytics with action and be part of our success story. Your responsibilities • A Workforce Planning Analyst will support strategic and operational workforce decisions through data analysis, forecasting, reporting, and workforce modelling. The role helps ensure the organisation has the right people, skills, and capacity to meet current and future business needs. • Prior to each Workforce Planning Cycle/ review period, you will carry the necessary checks and audits within the system. Considering continuous improvement as the technology develops. • Support the implementation and business-as-usual running of the Workforce Planning systems and process, answering any queries as and when required. • Actively lead the review and generation of all information, e.g. rate cards to commence and review planning.• Understand the interdependencies on the generation of rate cards / people cost. • Writing and reviewing validation documentation, e.g. Validation Plans, Validation reports and other necessary SOP documents related to the process and quantification of data. • Working with Finance, HR and business users to understand the system requirements, technical issues, and support IT developer/vendor in addressing the needs. • Working with delivery partners to ensure that any functional designs they are delivering are in line with standardised templates. • Supporting delivery partners and business users with the testing phase to ensure that system meets requirements. • Analyse workforce data including headcount, attrition, hiring, productivity, utilisation, and capacity. • Develop workforce forecasts and staffing models based on forecast. • Create dashboards, reports, and KPI tracking for leadership. • Identify workforce trends, risks, and gaps. • Support budgeting and annual workforce planning cycles. • Improve workforce planning processes and reporting automation. • Ensure data accuracy across HR systems and planning tools. • Present insights and recommendations to stakeholders. Common KPIs Managed • Headcount • Rate Cards • Attrition rate • Time to hire • Workforce utilization • Capacity vs demand • Productivity metrics • Overtime trends • Hiring forecast accuracy The experience we're looking for • Extensive experience working in an Analyst role • Proven track record of expertise of suite of Finance solutions e.g. SAP (essential), Service Now (preferred), Azure Dev Ops(desirable). • Experience of working with senior stakeholders to balance business needs with workforce planning standards and processes • Enthusiastic about the use of technology, with a proven ability to provide a communication ‘bridge’ • Advanced Excel (pivot tables, Xlookup, data cleansing, large dataset handling) • Strong data analysis & validation skills, including identifying errors, outliers, and data gaps • Good understanding of workforce / financial data and organisational structures • Ability to interpret and aggregate data into meaningful outputs (e.g. averages) • Stakeholder communication / management, providing clear guidance and managing inputs from multiple markets • Structured approach to end-to-end data processes with strong attention to detail and deadlines • Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud Technical Skills • Advanced Microsoft Excel • Data visualization tools: o Power BI o Tableau • HRIS and workforce systems knowledge - SAP SuccessFactors • SQL and basic data analysis skills preferred • Forecasting and statistical analysis knowledge Soft Skills • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities • Attention to detail • Communication and presentation skills • Stakeholder management • Business acumen • Ability to work with large datasets Preferred Certifications (Optional) • Workforce Planning certification • HR analytics certification • Advanced Excel / BI certifications • CIPD qualifications The skills for success Data and Analytics, HR Process Improvement; Process management; HR Process improvement, Storytelling; Data led storytelling, Digital literacy, HR Data Analsyis; Data management; Employee data management, Operational Excellence, Solutioning. What we offer With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy. Equality We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.