Senior Workforce Planning Manager

at; Österreich; Vor Ort; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading logistics solutions provider in Austria is seeking a Senior Workforce Planning Manager to lead labour planning and resource optimization for large-scale operations. The successful candidate will develop high-performing teams, drive operational efficiency, and ensure staffing meets business demands. This role requires extensive experience in workforce planning and the ability to engage senior stakeholders. Join a company committed to safety, innovation, and employee growth in an inclusive environment.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive experience in labour/workforce planning or similar, including leadership experience.
• Strong analytical capability and data-driven decision making.
• Proven success in leading teams and building capability.

Aufgaben

• Lead the end-to-end workforce and labour planning strategy.
• Optimise staffing levels in line with operational and customer needs.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes and systems.

Kenntnisse

Labour/workforce planning

Leadership

Analytical capability

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Ausbildung

Tertiary qualifications in Business or Operations Management

Jobbeschreibung

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Lineage is the world's largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, with a global network of over 400 facilities, spanning 25 countries across North & South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Working a Lineage is not just a job - it's an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of the Lineage team, you are a critical link in the food supply chain.

The Asia-Pacific region currently includes Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Singapore employing nearly 3000 team members.

We're looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Senior Workforce Planning Manager to lead labour planning and resource optimisation across our large-scale operations in Laverton.

In this pivotal leadership role, you will own the strategy for workforce planning, drive operational efficiency and ensure we have the right people in the right place at the right time to meet customer and business demands. You will develop high-performing teams, partner with senior leaders, and play a key role in shaping the future capability of our network.

If you're passionate about planning excellence, people leadership and delivering results in a fast-paced environment - this is a rare opportunity to step into a genuinely influential role.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the end-to-end workforce and labour planning strategy
• Optimise staffing levels in line with operational and customer needs
• Monitor cost, performance, and productivity, adjusting plans as required
• Collaborate with Operations, HR, Transport, Logistics and agency partners on hiring forecasts
• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes and systems
• Provide insightful reporting and data-driven decision support to senior leaders
• Act as a key change leader during organisational transformation
• Develop, coach and inspire a high-performing planning team

What you'll bring

• Extensive experience in labour/workforce planning or similar, including leadership experience
• Tertiary qualifications in Business, Operations Management or related discipline
• Strong analytical capability and data-driven decision making
• Proven success in leading teams and building capability
• Experience managing change in dynamic operational environments
• Ability to engage, influence and partner with senior stakeholders
• A continuous improvement mindset with a focus on operational efficiency

You'll thrive here if you:

• Are motivated by complexity, scale and problem solving
• Enjoy building strategies and translating them into real results
• Are recognised as a visible people champion who develops and empowers others
• Value safety as a non-negotiable - for yourself and your team
• Take pride in delivering for customers every day

Our values

At Lineage, our culture is shaped by Safety, Trust, Respect, Innovation, Boldness and Servant Leadership. You'll be joining a team that genuinely lives these values - where people are respected, ideas are welcomed and safety always comes first.

The Lineage Difference

At Lineage, you're part of something bigger. You're helping to feed the world. We live our values every day - Safe, Trust, Respect, Innovation, Bold and Servant Leadership - and we're committed to supporting teams who are passionate about doing meaningful work while continuously improving how we operate. In return, you'll be supported by leaders who invest in your growth, provide genuine development pathways, and empower you to make decisions that matter.

Lineage is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic work environment and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

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