Workforce Planning Coordinator

Job Description

Contract:Full-Time, Permanent
Location:Nottingham (Support Office) 
Closing date:20/10/26
Recruitment Partner:Daniel White, Daniel.White1@boots.com

Are you ready to make a difference? Join us at Boots as a Workforce Planning Coordinator in Nottingham, Beeston!

Join the Workforce Planning - Stores team as a Workforce Planning Co-ordinator, based at Nottingham Support Office. This 6-month secondment supports the salary and workload model for Boots UK and ROI stores, combining inbox and workload coordination with data analysis.

What you’ll be doing
The Workforce Planning Co-ordinator sits within the Workforce Planning - Stores team and works closely with Workforce Planning Analysts and team leadership. The role assists the team to maintain, develop and support the workload model used across Boots UK and ROI stores.In this role, you will:

• Support the planning, modelling and allocation of workload and payroll budgets across the Boots UK and ROI store network. 
• Coordinate and prioritise workload across the Workforce Planning team, ensuring requests, activities and deliverables are managed effectively to support business priorities.
• Work closely with Workforce Planning Analysts to maintain the integrity, accuracy and quality of the Allocation of Colleague Investment (ACI) model, ensuring robust validation is completed throughout each planning cycle.
• Create reports, insights and analysis from workforce planning data to support the Workforce Planning Manager and business stakeholders.
• Support the development of business cases, workforce scenarios and salary modelling activity to evaluate potential payroll savings and investment opportunities.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities that enhance the accuracy, efficiency and effectiveness of ACI processes and tools.
• Support the ongoing maintenance, enhancement and administration of workforce planning tools and databases used across the store estate

What you’ll need to have (our must-haves)

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including using formulas and checking large data sets for accuracy.
• Experience organising competing tasks, setting priorities and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to investigate data or process issues, identify the cause and explain the outcome clearly.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including responding to queries from different stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and a consistent approach to checking work before it is shared.
• Ability to work collaboratively while taking ownership of day-to-day coordination tasks.
• Willingness to learn workforce planning models, TM1 databases and the Boots UK and ROI store structure.

It would be great if you also have

• Experience in workforce planning, budgeting, payroll modelling or retail operations.
• Knowledge of TM1 or IBM Planning Analytics, including basic database maintenance or data extraction.
• Understanding of Boots store structures, roles or the ACI model.
• Experience creating reports or analysis that turns detailed data into clear recommendations. 
• Experience improving an administrative, reporting or data process.

Where your brilliance can take you
At Boots, we believe in your potential. You’ll have opportunities for career development and growth, supported by a culture that values learning and progress.

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Generous employee discounts for you and a family member
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Flexible benefits scheme including options for additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, and much more.

There’s lots more in our benefits and discounts, MyBoosts – there to give you that little lift in your everyday. Find out more at http://boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only.

A bit about us
At Boots, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported, and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

What’s next?
If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you 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.

We hope to hear from you soon. Be brilliant with Boots.

• Level: Level 7
• Business area: Support Office
• Function: Customer Support Centre, Retail & Central Operations
• Keywords: Workforce, Planning, Coordinator
• Hours per week: 37.5
• Latitude,longitude 1: 52.927182,-1.183948
• Office use only: No
• Airport: No
• No7 Careers: No
• Company: Non Stores
• Division: Non Stores
• Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?: No
• Area: East Midlands (non stores)
• Job Code: FAG Assistant
• Store: Nottingham Support Office