Demand Analyst

Job Description

Job Title: Demand Analyst

Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £50,000 Depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Working closely with the Demand & Pipeline Lead and the Capacity and Resource Planning Lead to assist in the production of analysis and reports that reflect both the short, medium, and long-term view of demand and capacity, to allow resources to be allocated with confidence
• Assisting the Triage & Assurance Lead in triage and change assurance activities to ensure robust, accurate data is available on which to base assessment and decisions at Triage
• Working closely with other team members to ensure demand, capacity and resource planning are in alignment based on the outputs of each
• Contributing to and assist in, the analysis of data to identify patterns and trends, root cause and likely impacts that may affect demand, capacity, and resource planning
• Assisting the pipeline management activities to ensure robust, accurate data is available on which to base assessment and decisions
• Contribute to and assist in, the creation of Management Information and dashboards
• Be aware of the governance of a consistent approach to Demand Management, Capacity Management and Resource Management within the Demand & Capacity Management Function

Your skills and experiences:

• Knowledge of Demand, Capacity and Resource Management policies, process, procedures, tools, techniques, and systems
• Some experience of demand management and / or resource management within projects and programmes
• Effective communication skills for liaison with key stakeholders
• Some experience of risk and issue management and maintaining RAID logs
• Data analysis and interpretation, ability to convert data to actionable management information
• Design of MI and Dashboards
• Experience of business intelligence reporting software / data visualisation tools (e.g. Tableau, Business Objects)

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Demand and Portfolio Team:

The Demand and Portfolio Management Function defines and operates a demand management capability, where all demands for change are collected, understood, and assessed, and where capacity and resources are managed efficiently to meet that demand.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 11th October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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