The Workforce Analytics & Strategic Planning team in Human Resources (HR) is looking for an individual who is passionate about turning data into meaningful information, themes and insights that can be easily understood and utilized across HR. Working closely with the HR Centers of Excellence (COEs), Corporate Planning, Finance and the business, the Workforce Planning team strives to coordinate the annual and monthly workforce planning processes to support the development of the Long-Range Plan and the annual budget. The responsibilities of this position will include activities associated with coordinating the compilation, analysis and reporting of workforce planning outputs that act as an input to several processes and teams across the company. The role includes advisory support to HR Business Partners in the capacity of headcount/position planning and budgeting, as well as collaboration and partnership across other business functions. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with Senior Leaders and members of the company Leadership team. These requests will require confidence, creativity and resourcefulness to present data in a meaningful way, enabling thoughtful decision making. This is a one-year maternity leave backfill located in Calgary, Alberta. Responsibilities Accountable for supporting the companys annual and monthly workforce planning processes and helping our Workforce Plan Owners sustain the plans Partner with various internal stakeholders to support workforce planning decisions Identify, analyze and act on continuous improvement opportunities for workforce planning processes Perform audits to ensure accurate and timely management of positions and vacancy data in the workforce plan Coordinate the ongoing management of the approved headcount/positions by providing data summaries, visualizations, and explanations of variances Develop creative ways to streamline, improve and automate workforce planning processes Influence and manage changes in the Workforce Planning database and associated Workforce Planning Input Tool Stay connected to external trends and innovations that can be applied to workforce planning Partner with HR Operations to ensure transactional processes are delivering the high level of data quality required for workforce planning Provide ad-hoc reporting as required Build and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders at various levels across the organization Provide training and support to end users to support workforce planning Qualifications Must be legally entitled to work in Canada Experience in areas of workforce planning, strategy planning, resource management, and/or talent forecasting Experience in Power BI and databases Minimum intermediate knowledge of Excel Familiarity with Workday Familiarity with financial budgeting processes and financial reporting Ability to convey ideas and data clearly and effectively in written and verbal communications across all levels of the organization including c-suite Ability to be able to transition easily between tactical and strategic thinking and be comfortable working with ambiguity and complexity Self-motivated, creative problem solver with the ability to arrive at solutions independently Demonstrated passion for learning and challenging the status quo Strong consultation skills and customer service mindset Strong partnering mentality as HR works closely with other functions Natural tendency to validate data results to ensure accuracy in data and reporting; interested in investigating anomalies independently and without guidance Mindset focused on creativity, innovation and problem-solving Ability to work independently, multi-task and manage competing priorities effectively Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality Research and data analysis skills and a demonstrated ability to draw associated insights and make effective business recommendations
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Workforce Planner