Senior Manager, Strategic Workforce Planning & Workforce Intelligence

VF Corporation; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

VF Corporation is seeking a Sr. Manager for Strategic Workforce Planning & Analytics to translate business strategy into workforce decisions. Lead enterprise planning, scenario modeling, and analytics, partnering with Finance, HR, and leaders to optimize headcount and investments.

The role requires 6+ years in data-driven workforce planning, strong communication, and expertise in analytics tools. A remote-capable but NC/Denver-aligned team supports this role.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in workforce planning or analytics.
• 4+ years of managing workforce planning/analytics programs with business leaders.
• 3+ years of people analytics within HR.
• BA/BS or MS in a quantitative field preferred (statistics, operations research, mathematics, computer science, economics, analytics).
• Platform proficiency with Workday, Tableau, Power BI, etc.
• Strong analytical, self-motivated, creative thinker and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction over workforce planning, headcount forecasts, and analysis.
• Coordinate the annual global workforce planning process with finance and leadership.
• Translate workforce data into actionable recommendations, models, and strategies.
• Develop reports and dashboards to track headcount and build analytic tools.
• Communicate adjustments to leaders based on forecast updates.
• Develop data visualization solutions for business audiences.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Communication

Leadership

Project management

Ethics & integrity

Confidentiality

Deadline-driven

Education

BA/BS in quantitative field

MS in quantitative field

Tools

Workday

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

What will you do?

The Sr. Manager, Strategic Workforce Planning & Workforce Intelligence serves as a strategic advisor to HR and business leaders, translating business strategy into workforce decisions. This role leads enterprise workforce planning, scenario modeling, skills-based planning, and workforce intelligence initiatives that help leaders anticipate talent needs, identify workforce risks, and make informed investment decisions.

The position partners closely with Finance, HR, and business leadership to align workforce plans with business priorities while leveraging advanced analytics, AI-enabled insights, and workforce intelligence to improve organizational effectiveness.

You will be responsible for all aspects of managing strategic workforce planning & advanced analytics programs and data visualizations from conception through business integration. This includes gathering stakeholder input from program design to execution/integration, supporting data-architecture, effective planning, excellent communication between stakeholders and internal/external partners, ongoing program assessment and guidance.

What do you need to succeed?

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 6+ years of experience and professional achievements. The ideal candidate must have an inherent passion for data and data driven thinking and be adept at extracting patterns from volumes of data to drive strategy and operational efficiencies.

The foundation skills you will need in this position are:

• The Sr Manager of Strategic Workforce Planning and Analytics is accountable for providing direction over workforce planning, future headcount forecasts, and analysis.
• In partnership with finance, and global leadership, coordinate the annual global workforce planning process along with facilitating quarterly forecasts.
• Translate workforce data into actionable business recommendations, scenario models, and strategic workforce strategies that influence hiring, organization design, capability investments, and operating decisions.
• Perform workforce planning analytics using data gathered from planning systems and external benchmark datasets.
• Conduct strategic mapping exercise and talent gap assessments to determine current/future talent needs through labor market assessments with a focus on the overall talent availability.
• Develop and analyze reports and dashboard to track headcount planning along with organizing large amounts of data, build analytic models and tools, and perform strategic analysis (e.g. descriptive statistics, segmentation, trend analysis, forecasting, etc.)
• Communicates to senior leaders any adjustments to workforce requirements based on updates to the forecasts.
• Manage the development of data visualization solutions to cater to the needs of the business and target audience.
• Consult and collaborate with leaders to understand key value drivers and challenges within their business units and determine the key metrics and insights that can help improve performance as a result.
• Develop the story that accompanies all analyses: present, explain and discuss results of analyses concisely and effectively to drive fact-based decision making at all levels within the organization.

The experience that will set you up for success

• 6+ years of professional experience
• 4+ years of experience in managing workforce planning and/or analytics programs in partnership and collaboration with business leaders.
• 3+ years of people analytics experience as part or a Human Resources function.
• BA/BS or MS in a quantitative field preferred (statistics, operations research, mathematics, computer science, economics, analytics)
• Platform proficiency/knowledge: Workday, Tableau, Power BI, etc.
• Highly analytical, self-motivated, creative out-of-the-box thinker and desire for continuous learning in job-related subject matter.
• Expertise in statistical modeling and advanced analytical methodology.
• Subscribes to the highest standards of ethics and business/personal integrity.
• Ability to manage sensitive employee information in a highly confidential manner.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and effectively manage a heavy workload.
• Strong communication skills with ability to educate and influence management and senior leaders to act in a desired manner through written and verbal communication.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, synthesize, and communicate complex information to non-technical audiences in a logical and concise manner.
• Strong leadership traits, and ability to operate with great latitude and resourcefulness.

This can be a remote position but most of this team is in North Carolina. We prefer this person to be within an hour and a half from our core location in Greensboro, NC or Global Headquarters in Denver, CO.

Hiring Range

$112,000.00 USD - $140,000.00 USD annually

Incentive Potential

This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits at VF Corporation

You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

P lease note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.

At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you require accommodations during the application process, please contact us at [e-mail]. VF will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals to the extent required by applicable law.

Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

VF Diversity Vision Statement

VF is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business. The continued success and growth of VF is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity throughout VF around the world. VF is an equal employment opportunity/ affirmative action employer of minorities, females, protected veterans and the disabled. VF is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, and treating our VF associates and VF applicants without discrimination on the basis of their race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.