Senior Director, Workforce Deployment

Advantage Solutions; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 134,000 - 174,200; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Solutions in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Senior Director, Workforce Deployment to lead the enterprise-wide third-party labor deployment function. You will shape strategy, governance, and centralized visibility for vendor relationships and deployments across multiple segments.

This role requires executive presence to navigate stakeholders while scaling a manual function into a data-driven operation with weekend coverage and cross-unit collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8–10 years in workforce operations, staffing management, or labor deployment.
• Travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement enterprise third-party labor deployment strategy across segments.
• Lead vendor relationship management including contracts, SLAs, invoicing, governance.
• Consolidate decentralized programs into a centralized workforce deployment model.
• Oversee deployment and scheduling of company employees to meet demand and utilization.
• Lead evaluation and implementation of workforce tech and automation solutions.
• Develop reporting, analytics, and dashboards for labor deployment activity.
• Lead and develop workforce deployment team members with performance management.
• Manage vendor performance and compliance; advise on expansions or consolidations.
• Serve as strategic partner to leaders on deployment strategy and execution.

Skills

Labor management

Vendor agreements

Workforce planning

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Change management

Analytics & reporting

Workforce technology

Cross-functional leadership

Communication & presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Senior Director, Workforce Deployment

Job Locations: US-MO-St. Louis

Primary Posting Address: 7676 Forsyth Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63105, US

Requisition ID: 2026-440539

Position Type: Full Time

Category: Professional: (IT, Finance, Legal, HR, Talent Acquisition, Administrative, Customer Service)

Salary: USD $134,000.00/Yr. - USD $174,200.00/Yr.

The Senior Director, Workforce Deployment leads the enterprise-wide centralized third-party labor deployment function, responsible for strategic oversight of third-party staffing relationships, invoicing and contract management, and internal resource deployment across Retail Services, Experiential, and Branded segments. This role exists to mature and scale a currently manual function into a systems-driven, data-informed operation that delivers cost efficiency, client satisfaction, and compliance across all field labor deployment activity. The Senior Director serves as the primary point of influence for business units operating independent third-party staffing programs, working to bring all third-party engagements under centralized visibility. This role requires executive-level presence to navigate complex stakeholder relationships while maintaining the operational agility to support escalations and weekend coverage demands.

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and continuously improve enterprise third-party labor deployment strategy across multiple business segments
• Lead third-party vendor relationship management including contract negotiations, service level expectations, performance reviews, invoicing oversight, and deployment governance
• Drive consolidation of decentralized third-party labor programs into a centralized workforce deployment model through stakeholder engagement and change management
• Oversee deployment and scheduling of company employees to meet client demand, maximize utilization, and optimize workforce allocation
• Lead evaluation, selection, and implementation of workforce management technology and automation solutions to modernize deployment operations
• Develop and maintain reporting, analytics, and dashboards for labor deployment activity, utilization, and third-party spend
• Lead and develop workforce deployment team members while ensuring operational execution, performance management, and escalation support
• Manage third-party vendor performance and compliance while recommending vendor expansion, consolidation, or replacement based on business needs and results
• Serve as a strategic partner to business leaders, operations, finance, and executive leadership on workforce deployment strategy and execution

Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree
• Experience Requirements: 8-10 years experience in relevant field (Workforce operations, staffing management, labor deployment, or workforce planning experience preferred)
• Travel requirement: Up to 30% travel

Supervisor Responsibility

• Direct Reports: Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools and resources
• Indirect Reports: May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Expertise in third-party labor management, staffing operations, and workforce deployment strategies
• Experience negotiating vendor agreements and managing contract administration
• Strong understanding of workforce planning, labor utilization, and operational execution
• Executive-level stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience leading organizational change and centralized operating models
• Strong analytical, reporting, and data management capabilities
• Experience evaluating and implementing workforce technology solutions
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across multiple business units
• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship management skills
• Ability to support escalations and operational issues in dynamic environments

Environmental & Physical Requirements

Office / Sedentary Requirements: Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically, requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may require the ability to lift up to 10lbs.

Additional Information Regarding Job Duties

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one's supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job positions, or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by law.

Important Information

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of associates so classified. The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by law.

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