Workforce Management Team Manager

407 ETR Concession Company Limited; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

407 ETR Concession Company Limited is looking for a Workforce Management Team Manager to lead their Customer Operations team. The role involves forecasting, capacity planning, and ensuring effective communication practices across channels.

Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree and have 3-5 years of leadership experience, particularly in customer operations. The position offers a competitive salary in the range of $65,000-$85,000.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Leadership experience required.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in an inbound call centre or customer operations environment.
• Prior Workforce Management experience with 100+ employees.

Responsibilities

• Provide feedback, coaching, and conduct formal evaluations.
• Support Customer Operations through daily operational activities.
• Manage forecast analysts to develop and execute forecasts.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Coaching and training

Organizational skills

Time management

Decision-making skills

Ability to work under pressure

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Scheduling software

CRM

IVR

Job description

Title: Workforce Management Team Manager

Department: Customer Operations

Location: 6300 Steeles Ave West, Woodbridge

Total Expected Compensation: $65,000-$85,000

Position Summary

Reporting to the Manager, Customer Operations Workforce Optimization, the hands‑on Team Manager, Workforce Management leads and develops the Customer Operations support teams and is responsible for forecasting and capacity planning (including executing comprehensive workforce capacity plans that align with organizational objectives and key performance indicators), live monitoring of customer contact service levels, Intraday reporting, quality and audits, and maintaining process documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide feedback, coaching and conduct formal evaluations for all Intraday Coordinators and Workforce Forecast Analysts with a goal to meet department objectives and strengthen organizational capability.
• Deliver initiatives that will motivate and inspire employees, to drive consistent results.
• Support Customer Operations through day to day operational activities including special projects, workforce and intraday management, scheduling, and communications.
• Ownership, administration and configuration of the Workforce Management and Knowledge base software.
• Other duties assigned.
• Supports employee and labour relations by working with union stewards and Human Resources to ensure the workforce management team follows the collective agreement, maintaining compliance and preventing violations.
• Supports budget and financial deliverables in partnership with Finance Operations.
• Manage forecast analysts to develop and execute forecasting and capacity planning for all lines of business.
• Proactively identify capacity risks and recommend mitigation strategies to support enterprise resilience.
• Build effective and strong relationships with key stakeholders, including leadership, by understanding requirements and dynamics across decision makers.
• Live monitoring and reporting of all channels, agents, and key performance indicators ensuring to meet/exceed daily targets.
• Promoting operational effectiveness and positive customer experience through effective negotiation/communications with senior management, and channel leaders.
• Coordinate and maintain effective communication practices with the goal of delivering a unified method that aligns all channels and support team.
• Assist with reactive issues, including crisis communications and issues management monitoring and reporting.
• Maintain and streamline internal processes such as internal audits and evaluations.
• Present analysis in a clear, concise manner with specific recommendations on how to improve Service Level and efficiency.
• Lead change management to assess workforce impact of new initiatives, system changes, and/or process updates into actionable workforce plans, staffing models, schedules, and Intraday strategies.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Business or Equivalent.
• 3-5 years of Leadership experience required.
• Must have a minimum of 2 years experience in an inbound call centre or customer operations environment.
• Prior Workforce Management experience with 100+ employees.
• Workforce Management certification an asset.
• Proficient with MS Office, Internet, Avaya, scheduling software, knowledge base software, CRM, IVR, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong ability to coach, motivate, and train/develop staff.
• Strong organizational/time management skills, sound judgments and decision‑making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to listen, identify, evaluate, and take initiative.
• Ability to excel in a fast‑paced environment, meticulous attention to detail, work under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Experience working in a unionized environment an asset.

Additional Information

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Accommodations for disabilities or other grounds protected by human rights legislation are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the employment selection process.