Location: Weybridge, Surrey
Industry: Cruise
Overview:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Scheduling Manager to lead the strategic planning and execution of the shipboard marine workforce for multiple brands within a leading global cruise organisation.
This position oversees team leads and their respective teams, ensuring operational excellence, efficiency, and consistency across the fleet. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing workforce planning for existing operations, new builds, modernisations, and special projects.
This is an office based role and all applicants must live within a commutable distance to Weybridge Surrey or be willing to relocate. Existing Right to Work in the UK is essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with Team Leads to regularly review marine par levels, forecasts, and fleet status to ensure balanced rotations and proactive planning.
- Collaborate closely with Scheduling and Marine Operations leadership to meet all crewing objectives across the business.
- Oversee strategic scheduling and logistics optimisation, ensuring alignment with business needs including demographics, skills, and fleet requirements.
- Lead regular stakeholder meetings to manage par fulfilment strategies, resolve challenges, and gain approval for crew movements.
- Provide regular updates and reporting to leadership, highlighting progress, risks, and key performance metrics.
- Ensure contingency plans are in place to address potential operational challenges.
- Support budget management and identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiencies across crew movement operations.
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Human Resources, Business Administration, Workforce Planning, or a related field.
- At least three years of progressive leadership experience in HR Management, Workforce Planning, or a related area; shipboard HR experience is highly desirable.
- Proven experience in employee relations, including grievance resolution and conflict management within diverse, multicultural environments.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- A confident and collaborative leader with strong team-building skills.
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment while maintaining composure and clarity.
- Exceptional organisational and analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
- Financial acumen, with experience managing budgets and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
- Additional language skills, particularly in the APAC region, would be an advantage.
Generous salary and bonus based on experience.