Crewing Workforce Optimisation Lead

Contract – Permanent

Location - Any active Stena Line office across the Irish Sea, Scandinavia and Baltic region

What if your insights could influence how thousands of colleague’s work, develop and succeed across an international business?

At Stena Line, we're on an ambitious transformation journey and we're looking for a Crewing Workforce Optimisation Lead to help shape the future of our workforce. Combining strategic workforce planning, business intelligence and data-driven decision making, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring we have the right capabilities, capacity and skills to support our business both today and in the years ahead.

As part of our People & Crewing Transformation team, you'll work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, turning complex workforce data into meaningful insights that drive strategic decisions. From workforce forecasting and scenario planning to supporting transformational initiatives, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact on how we plan for the future.

If you're excited by solving complex challenges, influencing business decisions and shaping workforce strategies on an international scale, join us on our journey and discover a life less ordinary.

Some of your key responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of workforce planning frameworks, standards and methodologies across crewing.
• Translate business strategy, financial plans and operational requirements into robust workforce forecasts and plans.
• Identify workforce risks, skills gaps and capacity challenges, developing evidence-based solutions.
• Lead demand and supply modelling, scenario planning and predictive workforce analytics.
• Provide strategic workforce insights and recommendations to support organisational change and transformation initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define reporting requirements and develop meaningful workforce planning dashboards.
• Ensure data integrity, governance and the effective use of workforce data across the organisation.

What you will experience

You'll join a collaborative and forward-thinking team that is helping shape the future of crewing at Stena Line. Working across People, Crewing, Operations and Finance, you'll partner with senior leaders and key stakeholders to influence decisions that support both our people and our business goals.

This is a role with genuine variety and visibility. One day you may be developing workforce models and analysing future demand, the next you'll be presenting recommendations to leadership teams or supporting transformation projects that impact colleagues across the organisation.

You'll have the opportunity to challenge existing ways of working, introduce new ideas and help build a more data-driven approach to workforce planning. Most importantly, you'll be part of a culture where collaboration, continuous improvement and personal development are encouraged every day.

Benefits

At Stena Line, we recognise the importance of supporting our employees both professionally and personally. As part of our team, you'll have access to a range of benefits including:

Who you are

At Stena Line your personality matters as much as how good you are at what you do. Regardless of your role, our behaviours welcoming, caring and reliable guides you in your everyday work and the challenges you face.

You are naturally curious and enjoy using data to uncover opportunities, solve problems and influence business decisions. You balance strategic thinking with a practical mindset and are comfortable navigating complex challenges in a fast-paced environment. Building strong relationships comes naturally to you, and you can confidently engage, challenge and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels. You have a proactive approach, enjoy working through ambiguity and are motivated by improving how things are done. Above all, you're passionate about turning insight into action and helping organisations prepare for the future.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in strategic workforce planning within a complex organisation
• Strong knowledge of workforce planning methodologies, forecasting and scenario modelling
• Experience using workforce data and analytics to support business decision making
• Knowledge of maritime and labour legislation and its application within workforce planning activities
• Advanced Excel skills and experience using Power BI or similar business intelligence tools
• Strong communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills
• Commercial and financial awareness

Interested?

To apply, please register your profile and send in your CV in English as soon as possible but no later than 22^nd September, 2026. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure the secure and structured processing of your personal data, we only accept applications submitted through our online recruitment system. 

If you have any questions regarding the position or the recruitment process you are welcome to contact Kathryn Gallagher, Talent Acquisition Partner, [email protected].

Please note that we kindly decline any offers from recruitment or staffing agencies regarding this recruitment.

About Stena Line

As a leader in sustainable shipping, Stena Line has Europe’s most comprehensive route network focusing on transportation of both passengers and freight. We have over 8,750 employees in our Stena Line family across Scandinavia, around the UK, the North Sea and the Baltics, all actively support the daily business.

Our purpose is to be a trusted link between people, places and societies. We play a vital role in keeping everything connected. We make sure people and goods arrive where they need to be, enabling business to thrive and societies to grow. We connect family and friends, and make it possible to explore new destinations or revisit favourite places.

We are committed to maintaining and developing a sustainable working environment, free from harassment, that gives equal opportunities to everyone. We embrace equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome all applicants.