Capacity Forecast Analyst

Job Summary:

Location
:
Manchester United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Division
:
Ticketmaster UK

Line Manager: Senior Planning Manager

Contract

Terms:

Permanent 40 hours a week

THE JOB

Reporting to the Senior Planning Manager this role will be responsible for ensuring the efficient utilisation of operational resources across a multi-channel contact centre network. This role is responsible for building and maintaining accurate capacity models analysing workload demand across all channels and providing actionable insights to ensure the right capacity is available to meet service level and business objectives globally.

The analyst partners with forecasting and workforce management teams to monitor performance identify capacity risks and deliver recommendations that enable data-driven decision-making in a fast-paced environment.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Determining optimised staffing levels required across all channels within the Contact Centre

• Analysing contact and channel volume history by tracking and trending telephony channel metrics email chat to ensure accurate resourcing and workload identification

• Develop and maintain global capacity models for all customer contact channels (voice chat email).

• Translate demand forecasts into capacity requirements based on productivity shrinkage and occupancy assumptions.

• Conduct scenario analysis to model the impact of volume fluctuations new markets or strategic initiatives.

• Assess capacity requirements across multiple time horizons (monthly quarterly annual).

Capacity Monitoring & Insights

• Continuously monitor actual vs. forecasted capacity performance across regions lines of business and channels.

• Identify capacity gaps risk indicators and utilisation inefficiencies; generate structured analytical insight reports and deliver them to the line manager to support communication with regional and global teams

• Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to support service level delivery and operational performance.

Reporting & Stakeholder Communication

• Track and report global utilisation metrics including occupancy availability backlog and shrinkage

• Produce and distribute regular capacity reports and dashboards ensuring global visibility of key metrics.

• Partner with Operations Finance and Workforce Planning teams to ensure consistent and transparent capacity reporting.

• Present findings to leadership translating complex data into clear insights and business implications.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Experience in the use of workforce planning tools

• Experience in design and development of dashboards/reports

• Experience in preparing and analysing Excel-based workbooks for reporting purposes.

• Strong analytical and data analysis skills

• Experience in taking complex datasets and statistical analytical techniques to produce actionable outputs.

• Able to create capacity plans to clearly identify resource requirements

• Experience of using Zendesk (desirable)

YOU (BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS)

• A strong collaborative ability to interact influence and present to operational leaders

• Has an inquisitive mind and proactive nature will think innovatively creatively and challenge existing processes when reviewing procedures or approaching problems

• Makes decisions in a timely manner considering both the immediate and long-term consequences applying logic in all instances

• Responds with flexibility positivity and resilience when faced with multiple demands shifting priorities ambiguity or rapid change

• Business awareness and an agile approach

• Organises time effectively and plans for future needs.

• Seeks to understand the business environment in which we operate and stays abreast of issues and events that have an impact on the business and industry.

• Displays ability to learn change and innovate.

• Promotes a positive and friendly culture and demonstrates ethical behaviour.

LIFE AT TICKETMASTER

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