Senior Analyst, Strategic Workforce Planning

foodpanda; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

foodpanda is seeking a Senior Analyst, Workforce Planning, to drive accurate headcount and personnel-cost planning. You will work with People, Finance and business stakeholders to manage inputs, maintain planning data in Anaplan, and reconcile plans with forecasts.

This role requires hands-on experience with Anaplan and Workday, expert Excel/Google Sheets skills, and a knack for translating data into actionable insights.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in workforce planning, HR controlling, FP&A, or related analytics role.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, headcount and personnel-cost planning, and variance analysis.
• Experience with Anaplan, Workday or similar planning systems.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills for large datasets.
• Knowledge of HR processes including org structures, hiring, exits and compensation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to translate data into insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication across teams.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, able to manage multiple inputs.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily workforce planning for headcount, positions, vacancies, hires, exits, and costs.
• Coordinate inputs from People, Finance and stakeholders across budget and forecast cycles.
• Maintain workforce data, assumptions and movements in Anaplan; align with financial plans.
• Reconcile planning with P&L data, investigate discrepancies and coordinate corrections.
• Analyze monthly headcount and personnel-cost variances; identify drivers, risks, opportunities.
• Translate hiring plans and workforce changes into financial impact.
• Prepare workforce scenarios and sensitivities for planning decisions.
• Maintain reports/dashboards ensuring data accuracy across Anaplan, Workday and finance sources.
• Support process improvements and planning controls.

Skills

Workforce planning

HR controlling

FP&A

People analytics

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

Anaplan

Workday

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

foodpanda is seeking a Senior Analyst, Workforce Planning, to drive accurate headcount and personnel-cost planning. You will work with People, Finance and business stakeholders to manage inputs, maintain planning data in Anaplan, and reconcile plans with forecasts.

This role requires hands-on experience with Anaplan and Workday, expert Excel/Google Sheets skills, and a knack for translating data into actionable insights.