Resource Planning Manager - West Midlands - £Highly Competitive Salary

A leading print and packaging company is looking for a Resource Planning Manager on a maternity cover contract basis. This role will work in close partnership with Client Services and Design Directorate, owning and managing the agency workflow. You will embody our client's spirit of collaboration, ensuring the company maximizes the use of its own talent across the global network, as well as managing local freelance resources.

Role Responsibilities

• Create a strong network across all operations, building an awareness of colleague talent and location capabilities
• Partner with Client Services Teams to understand the client requirements
• Create robust resource plans, working seamlessly with Design Directors and Creative Directors to ensure the right talent is deployed to deliver clients' needs
• Understand the revenue pipeline to ensure the organisation efficiently maximises the use of own resources before considering external resources.
• Build a network of freelance talent that gives the agency short term scalability
• Secure freelance resource where we need additional scale or need to plug skill set gaps to deliver the client needs. Co-ordinate equipment and IT access for freelancers.
• Co-ordinate with line managers to balance the impact of holiday and mitigate the impact of absence against our delivery plans
• Track freelance spend, ensuring timely invoice submission and purchase orders are raised
• Exceptional people skills and positivity
• Strong ability to organize yourself and those around you
• Capable of being the calm in the storm, working across competing requirements to reach a solution
• Conflict management and resolution

Ideal Skills/Experience

• 6-8 years' experience in Brand, Packaging, Creative or Advertising agencies in Studio Management roles
• Understanding of agency P&L (especially Direct, Indirect and Freelance costs)
• Managing Freelance and Agency staff
• Experience working with teams across multiple locations

We ask that you only apply for any of our vacancies if you are resident in the UK and you work / have recently worked in the print, packaging or paper sectors.

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