Manager, Workforce Planning (People Analytics)

About the role

The role supports Workforce Planning and People Analytics across the Group, with a primary focus on workforce forecasting, personnel cost management, workforce analytics, and data-driven decision making. The incumbent will leverage analytics, data modelling, and visualization tools to generate actionable insights that support workforce planning, budget management, organizational transformation, and business performance optimization.

Key responsibilities

• Develop workforce forecasting models to project headcount, personnel costs, workforce supply-demand gaps, and productivity outcomes.
• Perform workforce analytics and scenario modelling to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and business impacts under different workforce assumptions.
• Analyse large and complex workforce datasets to generate actionable insights and recommendations.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and automated analytical solutions to support workforce planning, budgeting, and management decision-making.
• Monitor workforce plan adherence, headcount movements, and personnel cost performance against approved budgets and targets.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Technology, and business stakeholders to improve data quality, governance, and workforce analytics capabilities.
• Conduct workforce demand and supply analysis to support strategic workforce planning, capacity management, and workforce optimization.
• Support the development of workforce strategies through the analysis of business requirements, labour market trends, workforce demographics, and productivity indicators.
• Support workforce transformation initiatives through workforce segmentation, skills analysis, future workforce forecasting, and workforce transition planning.
• Support the implementation of workforce planning and analytics tools to improve forecasting accuracy and decision-making.

About you

• Bachelor's Degree or Professional Qualification in any discipline
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in established companies
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including experience in handling large datasets, data modelling, pivot tables, complex formulas, Power Query, dashboards, trend analysis, and workforce forecasting
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint for executive-level presentations and storytelling with data
• Experience with database management, HR systems, Power BI, or other analytics and reporting tools
• Strong knowledge in workforce trends locally and understanding of workforce regionally
• Strong knowledge of relevant HR practices, including the rules and regulations in the domestic and regional landscapes
• Strong budgeting and project planning skills
• Strong presentation and influencing skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail