Workforce Planner - Eagle Farm, Australia - CW Management Pty Ltd (DCs)

CW Management Pty Ltd (DCs)

Verified Company

Eagle Farm, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

What an opportunity

Chemist Warehouse is Australia's leading retail pharmacy group and one of Australia's most recognised brands. In addition to the 17,000+ employees working in over 500 stores across Australia, the Chemist Warehouse Group also has a growing international presence in New Zealand, China, and Ireland.
In the last three years we have had the good fortune of seeing our business adapt to the obvious challenges, allowing us to consolidate our status as the market leader and to commence the next phase of our growth plan.
Critical to the success of our business is our effective and efficient logistics and distribution operation which is underpinned by a hardworking and committed workforce. To help our Distribution Centre in Eagle Farm (QLD) operate at its optimal level, we have created a brandnew role of Workforce Planner who will report to the DC Manager and be based out of our Eagle Farm Distribution Centre.
About the role

As Workforce Planner, your primary focus is to ensure that the Distribution Centre (DC) has a workforce available and rostered to work in accordance with the need projected in the workforce plan.- Reporting to the Distribution Centre Manager, you will use operational forecasting tools to determine the DC's staffing needs and then work to ensure that optimal staffing levels are recruited and rostered to work.

In doing so, a critical component of your role is to manage the staff roster/schedule so that all areas within the DC are appropriately and cost-efficiently resourced whilst maintaining compliance with the relevant Enterprise Agreement.

More specifically, this role will see you doing the following on a regular basis:

Planning and forecasting of staffing needs to ensure adequate coverage across all shifts including permanent and casual staff
Continuous review of labour needs to ensure effective deployment and use of resources
Managing the day to day relationship with HR/Recruitment and labour hire companies
Escalating employee issues via the relevant channel, including providing feedback on performance
Administering the recruitment process for team member roles
Ensuring rostering is compliant with relevant Enterprise Agreement
Responding to ad hoc requests and changes in response to operational needs
Ensuring services provided match invoices
General administrative duties as required

About you
To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate that you have:

Warehouse/Logistics/Retail experience
this is an absolute must as you will need to bring with you an understanding of how warehouses and distribution centres operate
In addition, experience rostering in a fastpaced environment is highly desirable
A collaborative and friendly approach, with the ability to form strong working relationships with a variety of people
Values that align with ours
Safety, Teamwork, Accountability, Respect and Integrity, Service
Operational and commercial acumen
High levels of motivation and a preparedness to take the initiative
Excellent problemsolving capability
The successful applicant will also be required to return a satisfactory National Criminal History check outcome.
Application Instructions
Selection Criteria
Essential: Do you have the right to work in Australia?
Essential: If successful in gaining this role, are you willing to undergo a National Criminal History Check?
Contact Person
Recruitment Services
Alternate Contact Person
Kimberley Mamo
Closing Date
16/06/2023Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on the closing date.