National Workforce Planning Lead - 12-Month FTC

dnata catering and retail; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 24/7

Discounts at retailers

Novated leasing and wellbeing

Job summary

dnata catering & retail Australia is seeking an experienced Manager, Workforce Planning to lead our national function across multiple sites. This 12-month fixed-term contract offers the potential for extension and reports to the General Manager, Operations, Governance & Compliance.

You will establish governance, standards and processes, oversee a team of Workforce Planners and Resource Allocators, and partner with Operations leaders to translate forecast demand into workforce plans and labour

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in workforce planning, labour planning, resource planning or workforce optimisation.
• Experience in a complex, multi-site or 24/7 operational environment.
• Strong forecasting, labour modelling and optimisation experience.
• Advanced analytical, financial modelling and data interpretation skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing and negotiation capability.
• Deep understanding of industrial agreements and workforce compliance.
• Advanced Excel and workforce planning systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the national Workforce Planning and Resource Allocation teams.
• Establish and maintain workforce planning governance, standards and operating disciplines across all locations.
• Collaborate with Operations leaders to develop and implement labour models and workforce capacity frameworks.
• Translate forecast demand into workforce requirements, labour hours and roster plans.
• Monitor required versus rostered and rostered versus actual labour performance.
• Drive workforce management system optimisation including Groundstar Planning, Rostering and RealTime.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and coach leaders on workforce planning and change management.
• Actively contribute to the Operations Leadership Team.

Skills

Workforce planning

Labour planning

Resource planning

Stakeholder engagement

Excel

Forecasting

Data interpretation

Workforce planning systems

Tools

Groundstar Planning

Rostering

RealTime

Job description

dnata catering & retail Australia is seeking an experienced Manager, Workforce Planning to lead our national function across multiple sites. This 12-month fixed-term contract offers the potential for extension and reports to the General Manager, Operations, Governance & Compliance.

You will establish governance, standards and processes, oversee a team of Workforce Planners and Resource Allocators, and partner with Operations leaders to translate forecast demand into workforce plans and labour