Strategic Workforce Planning for Marks and Spencer

Strategic workforce planning

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Aim and purpose of strategic workforce.....................................................................................3
Parameters influencing HR functions.........................................................................................3
Strategic and operational considerations.....................................................................................5
Theories related to the growth and development of HRM..........................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Strategic workforce planning is related to ensuring that right person is offered with the
best suitable job and at the right moment. There are not many people nor few. This planning
within HR helps in identifying the talent that is associated with the future goals and objectives of
the company while establishing a strategy (Guenole, and Feinzig, 2019). This ensures that the
company is working with right set of people, talent and even technology that help in attaining
success. Marks and Spencer is a British brand that is based in London, England. The products
from the company are specialised from fashion retail and home products line.
MAIN BODY
Aim and purpose of strategic workforce
Strategic workforce planning of Marks and Spencer is developed to design a process
within an organisation that will help in meeting the future hiring demands. It helps to ensure that
the organisation is working with resources that are essential for its operations and to meet the
goals. The aim of this strategic workforce planning is to have constant evaluation of the workers
and prevent from having sudden shifts within the business and other processes of the company.
The scope of strategic planning includes having a matching duration of the workforce plan while
gaining the information regarding the current and future workforce required. It aims to cover the
entire workforce and highlight on the critical missions, key employees and other factors. This
strategy helps in hiring right people that are available to get a certain amount of work done.
Strategic workforce planning is designed to fulfil the purpose within organisation to proactively
anticipate the current as well as future hiring needs and requirements.
Parameters influencing HR functions
Human resource department is the primary and most important source of department
working within the company. It is necessary that this department is prepared to deal with the
effects present from the changing business world (Doumic, and et.al., 2017). There are several
factors changing due to the changing trends regarding the skills requirements and involvement
of employees.
Globalisation: the rise of multinational companies has placed new requirement of working with
the mix of employees in terms of their knowledge, skills and cultural adaptability. Due to
globalisation, employees are supposed to work with the knowledge and language as well as