Bupa

L&D Demand Planning Manager

In short

This role leads forecasting and planning of learning demand across Bupa's Care Services, optimising learning resources and improving induction planning using workforce and business data. The company is a UK health insurer and care provider, and the position sits within the People & HR area working closely with Learning Partners and operational leaders. It requires strong workforce/demand planning experience, analytical and data-driven decision-making skills, process improvement experience, and strong stakeholder management. The job is UK home-based, full-time (37.5 hours/week), permanent.

Learning & Development Demand Planning Manager
Contract: Remote
Location: UK Home Based
Permanent
Salary Range: Competitive
Full Time: 37.5 hours per week
We make health happen
At Bupa, our purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. Within Care Services, we're transforming the way learning is planned, delivered and experienced across our care homes and support functions.
This newly created role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of Learning & Development planning across a national organisation. As our Learning & Development Demand Planning Manager, you'll take ownership of forecasting learning demand, optimising resources, improving induction planning and creating a more efficient, data-driven approach to workforce development. Working closely with Learning Partners, operational leaders and stakeholders across the business, you'll play a key role in ensuring the right learning solutions reach the right people at the right time.
How you'll help us make health happen
•Lead the planning and forecasting of learning demand across Care Services, ensuring resources are aligned to operational and strategic priorities.
•Drive improvements to learning and induction planning processes, identifying opportunities to simplify, automate and enhance ways of working.
•Use workforce, recruitment and business data to provide forward-looking insight and make evidence-based recommendations.
•Optimise learning resource deployment, maximising utilisation, reducing inefficiencies and improving learner experience.
•Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Learning & Development, Operations and People functions to influence planning decisions and drive positive outcomes.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role
•Experience within workforce planning, operational planning, resource planning or demand management in a complex organisation.
•Strong analytical capability with experience using data, reporting and forecasting to inform decision-making.
•Experience improving processes, systems and ways of working, with the confidence to challenge existing approaches and drive efficiencies.
•Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility across multiple teams and functions.
•Experience working with learning management systems, planning systems or business intelligence tools and an interest in leveraging technology and innovation to improve outcomes.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health, from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing.
Joining Bupa in this role, you'll receive a range of benefits including:
•25 days annual leave, increasing through length of service, with the option to buy or sell leave
•Bupa medical insurance
•Enhanced pension contribution
•Free annual health assessment
•Access to Viva, our global wellbeing programme
•Access to discounts on Bupa products and services
•Family-friendly benefits and flexible working options
Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to "Be You at Bupa". We champion diversity and understand the importance of our workforce reflecting the communities and customers we serve. That's why we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We aim to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you're treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone who needs them.
Location: Home Based c/o Kirkstall Forge

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