Bruce McGregor
Head of Principal of Resource Dynamics & Operational Planning @Openreach
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Head of Principal of Resource Dynamics & Operational Planning @Openreach
I am the Principal of Resource Dynamics & Operational Planning. I own all strategic, tactical and in-life resource functions across the business unit. I have continued my development within this stretching senior role, directly engaging at RD & MD level.Key Accountabilities and Lead roles• Accountable for leading a team of resourcing experts, Senior Managers, Managers, Professionals & their teams (50 People)• Accountable for making key tactical & strategic resource decisions & when required recommendations to the MD & RDs• Accountable for the delivery of the annual capacity planning (budget build) & monthly operational planning process• Accountable for all forecasting, modelling, analysis & insights to deliver short, medium & long-term resource strategies• Accountable for leading the weekly production planning process at UK, regional & patch level for an DL workforce• Accountable for flexing of resources across the uk to meet changes in demand, & changing pan-Openreach strategies • Accountable for relationships with internal stakeholders, leading on resourcing decisions across a complex supply chain• Accountable for non-pay delivery c.£100m (e.g. fleet, stores & tools), working with commercial & operational stakeholdersHighlights & Achievements• Restructured three resourcing teams into one E2E resourcing team, delivering a 40% headcount saving in one year• Delivered £2.6M annualised field efficiency via transformation by deploying a suite of intelligent production planning tools • Delivered large scale resource reduction (1400+ people), via EOI/VPL schemes, patch re-orgs, programme & people moves • Delivered a £3.1M saving / 18% YOY reduction in OT by implementing additional governance, flex reporting & OT tracking • Delivered 70% improvement in stores forecasting accuracy, driving a £4.4M annualised saving in stores spend on fibre build
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ABOUT BRUCE MCGREGOR
I am Head of / Principal of Resource Dynamics & Operational Planning in Openreach, I own all strategic, tactical and in-life resource functions for an DL workforce and a £1bn total labour cost budget.I am a professional and adaptable senior leader with a proven track record of delivering success and a passion for unlocking the potential of operations, teams and individuals. I am a highly effective team player who has excellent communication skills enabling me to manage a diverse workload whilst working under pressure.I have over 23 years of telecoms experience which has given me the ability to consistently deliver results in operational and strategic roles, whilst managing my people through a structured approach that engages all stakeholders within an organisation.I work closely with Openreach’s senior leadership, influencing senior stakeholders and securing buy in to significant changes to resourcing strategies and plans, driving millions of pounds of cost reduction and cost avoidance.I thrive when collaborating with Operations, HR, Finance and Transformation to create, assess and change resource models that underpin the organisation\'s goals and improve resource utilisation.I am an experienced Senior Resourcing Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications industry. Skilled in, Tactical and Strategic Resourcing, Operational Planning, Delivery Assurance, Operational Readiness, Project and Programme Management, Operational management and Engineering.
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