Senior Workforce Planning Manager, EMEA (m/f/d)

Your Responsibilities

• Lead workforce planning across EMEA, translating global strategy into effective regional headcount, budget, forecasting and planning processes in partnership with HR and Finance
• Turn workforce data into actionable insight, delivering forecasts, analysis and recommendations that support senior leadership and CHRO decision-making.
• Partner with HR, Finance and business leaders to integrate workforce priorities into broader business and financial planning and anticipate future organisational needs
• Shape workforce analytics and KPIs, partnering with the Global Workforce Planning team to develop dashboards, measures and insights that improve visibility of workforce trends and performance
• Identify future workforce needs and capability gaps, working with Talent Management and HR Business Partners to inform upskilling, reskilling and internal mobility priorities
• Drive continuous improvement of workforce planning, analytics and HR reporting processes, bringing greater consistency and effectiveness across EMEA while reflecting local requirements
• Advance our workforce planning capabilities, identifying opportunities to use new technologies, tools and approaches to improve forecasting, analytics and decision-making
• Lead a virtual network of regional workforce planning experts, creating alignment across markets and connecting EMEA priorities with our global teams and headquarters in Tokyo

Your qualification

• Significant experience in strategic workforce planning, people analytics, HR controlling or a closely related field, gained within a complex, international organisation
• Strong understanding of headcount planning, workforce forecasting and personnel cost/budget planning, with the ability to connect workforce and financial considerations
• Advanced analytical skills and the ability to translate complex workforce data into clear insights, scenarios and recommendations for senior leaders
• Experience partnering with HR, Finance and business leadership, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and influence decision-making
• A track record of developing or improving workforce planning, analytics or reporting processes, ideally across multiple countries or business units
• Experience working with HR data, dashboards and workforce planning/analytics technology, with an interest in how emerging tools and AI can enhance workforce decision-making.
• Strong project and change management capability, including implementing new processes, systems or ways of working across a matrix organisation
• The ability to work effectively across regional and global teams, navigating different stakeholder priorities and cultural perspectives
• A relevant university degree in HR, Business, Finance, Economics or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience

Your competencies

• Strong analytical skills paired with systematic approach and pragmatic stakeholder management ability
• Results driven individual who can work independently
• Strong command of English language is essential – both written and oral

Your Benefits

• Flexible working hours, remote work possible (up to 40%)
• 30 days of holidays per year
• Modern office and an inspiring working environment
• Employee restaurant with live cooking and healthy food (subsidized)
• Public transport ticket (100% subsidized) or free parking space
• Company sport groups and an inhouse company gym
• Employee Assistance Program to support your health, mental and emotional well-being
• A comprehensive company pension scheme
• Company medical officer and vaccination offers
• Childcare through our ‘Buttje&Deern’ partner
• Bike leasing

Further Information We value the diversity of individuals, perspectives, and lifestyles, and prioritise inclusion and mutual respect. We are committed to fostering a non-discriminatory, inclusive work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging. Empathy and unity are core to our company culture, empowering employees to contribute fully and flourish.

We warmly encourage all who wish to bring their talents to this role at Olympus, to apply.