Central Planning Manager

Central Planning Manager

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Location: Hub based! Bristol, London or Glasgow

But you have the flexibility to work wherever suits you best

Team: Forecasting & Planning

Salary banding: £42,000 - £52,000

Experience: Mid-Level

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Gordan Fraser, Senior Manager Forecasting & Planning

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Big picture, Expert and Innovator

Top 3 qualities for this role: Communication, organisation and resilience

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need a diverse group of people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

We support the operational estate in terms of performance, insight and critical metric development. We look after central planning to help identify and inspire change, improvement and standardisation across the operation.

This role in a nutshell:

You'll work closely with the senior management team to ensure clarity, consistency and insight to our operational teams' performance and cost to serve.

Your key outcomes will be:

Assess and improve supply & demand planning models that deliver targeted business outcomes

Deliver budget outlooks, along with monthly re-forecasting with robust audit tracking in place for all variances to the plan

Hold responsibility for driving forward resourcing solutions, through ownership of recruitment plans and supplier locks to meet the project capacity needs 

Ensure that all monthly forecasts are delivered on time in line with key internal customers’ timelines aligning with the OVO Planning Cycle

Work with Operations teams to capture all relevant inputs to optimise the plan and deliver against all commitments.

Work with Operations teams to understand and be able to “walk down” variances to previous budgets and forecasts., presented monthly

You’ll be a successful Planning Manager here at OVO if you have…

A proven track record of delivery and expertise in business & resource planning, from long range outlooks through to intraday staffing

Experience working within a technology, business transformation or business analysis field

A structured and disciplined approach - ability to build networks and foster collaborative ways of working and promote effective data driven decision making 

Experience of working in a fast pace, complex and innovative businesses that have seen rapid growth and expansion including through acquisitions 

High energy - a proactive, impactful leader who can deliver through others and directly

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £42,000 and £52,000, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, let us know!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. 

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay. It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits. Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays). For your health With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more For your wellbeing With gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations For your home Get up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargers For your commute Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing , plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.