Title: Workforce Planning & Forecasting Manager (Contract)
Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid – at least 2 days onsite per week)
Duration: 6 months (with possible extension)
Pay Rate: $52/hr (W2)
🎯 Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain multi-year workforce plans aligned with business goals.
Partner with HRBPs, Finance, Talent Management, and Recruiting to ensure metrics support strategic priorities.
Conduct scenario planning and labor market analysis to forecast talent demand/supply.
Identify skills gaps, turnover trends, and workforce demographics using Workday/SAP data.
Develop and present dashboards, KPIs, and insights via Power BI/Tableau to leadership.
Support reskilling, upskilling, and succession planning initiatives.
🏆 Required Skills
Workforce Analytics Expertise: Workday, SAP (or similar HRIS).
Data & Visualization Tools: Power BI, Tableau, SQL, and advanced Excel.
Strategic Thinking: Forecasting, scenario modeling, gap analysis.
Leadership & Communication: Present insights clearly to executives, influence decisions.
Experience Level: 7–10 years overall, with 3–5 years as a manager.
🧠 Preferred Extras
Knowledge of Python or R for deeper modeling/automation.
Familiarity with machine learning/statistical modeling.
Proven ability to drive workforce transformation projects.
The Strategic Workforce Forecasting Manager leads the development and execution of long-range workforce plans that align with the organization's business strategy. This role is responsible for analyzing workforce data, forecasting future talent needs, identifying skill gaps, and developing actionable strategies to ensure the organization has the right talent, in the right place, at the right time. Anticipates and plans for long-term human resource needs and trends.
What you'll be doing
Support the development of the Workforce Strategy through the creation and maintenance of multi-year workforce plans aligned with business objectives through partnership with business leaders.
Partner with business leaders, HRBAs, talent management, recruiting, and finance to align metrics with business goals.
Conduct scenario planning and labor market analysis to forecast talent capability needs, demand, and supply.
Use HR analytics tools to identify trends in hiring, turnover, skills gaps, and workforce demographics.
Build dashboards and reports to support workforce decisions and strategy alignment.
Track KPIs related to workforce effectiveness and organizational health.
Identify opportunities for reskilling, upskilling, and succession planning.
Support data collection, cleaning, and preprocessing activities to ensure high-quality datasets.
Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights.
Document processes, methodologies, and findings to ensure reproducibility and knowledge sharing.
Participate in model validation and performance evaluation to ensure accuracy and reliability.