Strategic Workforce Planner: Forecast to Rostering

Anglo Scottish Asset Finance Limited; Victoria; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Novated leasing benefits and discounts

12 weeks paid parental leave

Comprehensive learning and development

Sonder digital wellbeing platform (24/

Income Protection Insurance reimbursed

Exempt Employee Share Plan

Volunteer leave & Career break

MMS Rewards program

Job summary

MMS is seeking a Workforce Planning Specialist to translate forecast demand into effective staffing plans, rostering strategies, and capacity models that optimise service delivery across multi-site operations.

You will lead master rosters, monitor leave and availability, and develop contingency plans while ensuring compliance with awards and legislation. Hybrid working is encouraged and a strong emphasis is placed on analytics and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning in a complex multi-site environment.
• Strong understanding of scheduling and rostering practices.
• Knowledge of shrinkage, adherence, coverage and interval staffing.
• Ability to translate forecasts into staffing plans and rosters.
• Familiarity with Australian employment legislation and award rostering.

Responsibilities

• Develop workforce plans, roster strategies and staffing models aligned to forecast demand and operational priorities.
• Design and maintain master rosters, shift patterns and workforce structures balancing demand, experience and cost.
• Manage workforce availability, leave governance and capacity frameworks, monitoring risks and actions.
• Develop contingency and surge plans while ensuring compliance with awards, legislation and WFM requirements.
• Monitor overtime, workforce compliance, planning controls and system configuration for roster integrity.
• Partner with Operations leaders to provide practical workforce planning advice and recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to improve workforce utilisation, roster effectiveness and planning practices.
• Support operational and strategic initiatives to improve planning maturity and service delivery.

Skills

Workforce planning

Scheduling methodologies

Workforce optimisation

Forecasting concepts

Cost & capacity balancing

Analytical skills

Forecast translation

Australian law

Job description

MMS is seeking a Workforce Planning Specialist to translate forecast demand into effective staffing plans, rostering strategies, and capacity models that optimise service delivery across multi-site operations.

You will lead master rosters, monitor leave and availability, and develop contingency plans while ensuring compliance with awards and legislation. Hybrid working is encouraged and a strong emphasis is placed on analytics and continuous improvement.