Labour Optimisation Manager
(WFM / Workforce Planning / Dayforce Advanced Scheduling)
Location: Hybrid (Home based with travel 1–3 days/week as required)
Salary: £60–65k + 20% bonus + Car/Car Allowance
The Opportunity
Focus on DF are partnered with a well-known UK hospitality and retail business to hire a Labour Optimisation Manager. You'll be working alongside the team to enhance how labour is planned, deployed, and adapted across 50+ sites.
You’ll be the bridge between data, systems, and operations — translating labour model insights into real-world improvements. It’s a hands-on role that mixes strategic thinking, system optimisation, and on-the-ground influence.
What You’ll Do
What You’ll Bring
What’s on Offer
If you're experienced in labour optimisation and ready to take full ownership of workforce planning across a dynamic, multi-brand retail operation — this one's for you.
👉 Apply now or message us for a confidential conversation.
Focus on DF is the leading specialist recruitment and consulting partner dedicated exclusively to the Dayforce ecosystem. We help organisations deliver complex transformations through trusted, certified Dayforce talent.
(WFM / Workforce Planning / Dayforce Advanced Scheduling)
Location: Hybrid (Home based with travel 1–3 days/week as required)
Salary: £60–65k + 20% bonus + Car/Car Allowance
The Opportunity
Focus on DF are partnered with a well-known UK hospitality and retail business to hire a Labour Optimisation Manager. You'll be working alongside the team to enhance how labour is planned, deployed, and adapted across 50+ sites.
You’ll be the bridge between data, systems, and operations — translating labour model insights into real-world improvements. It’s a hands-on role that mixes strategic thinking, system optimisation, and on-the-ground influence.
What You’ll Do
- Own and maintain labour models across multiple brands and regions
- Use historical and predictive data to identify optimisation opportunities
- Support system configuration and scheduling logic using Dayforce Advanced Scheduling
- Deliver reporting and analysis that drives smarter deployment
- Collaborate with Operations, Finance, Data, and HR teams to align on goals
- Build trust with site managers and support cultural change on the ground
- Translate strategic workforce plans into practical labour model changes
- Help drive budgeting and workforce planning cycles with data-led insight
What You’ll Bring
- Experience in labour modelling, workforce planning, or WFM system optimisation
- Strong analytical and data skills — confident with Excel, reports, and forecasting
- Experience using WFM platforms (Dayforce ideal; UKG, Kronos, Quinyx also considered)
- Background in retail, hospitality, or franchise environments
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills — able to influence without authority
- Experience working with or within central ops, people analytics, or finance teams
- Flexibility to travel to UK sites (typically 1–3 days/week depending on need)
What’s on Offer
- Base salary up to £65,000 + Car/Car Allowance
- 20% bonus opportunity
- 25 days holiday + enhanced benefits package
- Hybrid role: home-based with travel to sites when required
- Be part of a business at the forefront of workforce innovation
If you're experienced in labour optimisation and ready to take full ownership of workforce planning across a dynamic, multi-brand retail operation — this one's for you.
👉 Apply now or message us for a confidential conversation.
Focus on DF is the leading specialist recruitment and consulting partner dedicated exclusively to the Dayforce ecosystem. We help organisations deliver complex transformations through trusted, certified Dayforce talent.