EU remote
Workforce Planning Manager
About this role
Who We Are MAP | WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernization, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets.
WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. About WPP MAP is part of WPP , the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.
We are looking for a structured and proactive Resource Manager to act as the operational engine for our Consulting Practice, a central part of the CRM, marketing automation and personalisation powerhouse that is WPP Enterprise Solutions MAP. In this role, you will be responsible for planning and coordinating resources across projects, balancing business needs and team capacity for our global teams, the majority of which are based in Copenhagen.
You will work closely with leaders across Consulting and Client Engagement and Delivery teams to ensure the right people are staffed on the right work at the right time. Success in this role is not only about balancing capacity and demand, but also about understanding people, their skills, aspirations and team dynamics. The role requires strong planning skills, commercial understanding, sound judgement and the ability to navigate changing priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
What will your day look like? Own resource planning and allocation across the 4 teams in our Consulting Practice. Know the team: understand consultants' skills, strengths, aspirations and availability to match project needs with the right people, while monitoring capacity, utilisation and resource forecasts. Partner with Heads of the Consulting teams and Directors on staffing decisions and priorities through weekly (and sometimes daily) check-ins.