Workforce Planning Analyst - Umhlanga, South Africa - Pr Consulting

Pr Consulting

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Umhlanga, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Reporting to the Workforce Manager, you will play a crucial role in analyzing and optimizing resource plans across cross-functional accounts.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide accurate forecasting, create effective workforce/ workload models, and identify improvement opportunities to enhance productivity and revenue.

This role requires:

Strong analytical skills
Building long / mid

- and short-term capacity plans and forecast models

Advanced Excel proficiency
The ability to collaborate with various stakeholders to achieve operational excellence.
Ability to interpret large sets of data and articulate this back into operational and resourcing plans.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Forecasting and Demand Analysis:

Utilize historical data, trends, and other key indicators to generate accurate demand forecasts. This will include forecasting for omni channel.
Collaborate with operations teams to identify key drivers that impact intraday performance and factor them into capacity models to reforecast demand and build remedial plans
Regularly monitor forecast vs planned accuracy and make necessary adjustments to improve future plans.

Resource and Capacity Planning:

Develop resource plans to ensure optimal utilization of available resources across crossfunctional accounts.
Collaborate with workforce planning team internally to allocate staff efficiently and align schedules with forecasted demand.
Monitor capacity utilization, queue availability and proactively identify potential bottlenecks or overages, recommending adjustments as needed.

Performance Analysis and Reporting:

Conduct performance analysis by comparing actual KPI outcomes with forecasts and targets.
Identify and investigate deviations from plan, analysing root causes and providing recommendations for improvement.
Create dashboards, reports, and presentations to communicate telephony and staffing performance insights to stakeholders.

SOP Improvement Initiatives:

Continuously identify opportunities to enhance optimisations, streamline processes, and reduce costs across the business.
Collaborate with all internal stakeholders to implement process improvements, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

Cross-functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:

Work closely with operations teams, workforce management, quality assurance, and other relevant stakeholders to gather insights and understand accountspecific requirements (with internal and externals stakeholders)
Work with Senior ops to align planning activities with client expectations and contractual obligations.
Act as a liaison between different departments, fostering effective communication and promoting a collaborative work environment.

JUDGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING

Ability to make key decisions that impact resource
Ability to problem solve and come up with solutions
Ability to identify when and how to escalate
Must be able to intuitively execute resource planning strategies

Salary:
R20, R25,000.00 per month

Experience:

- working in a call centre: 2 years (required)
- in a planning analyst role: 2 years (required)

Ability to Commute: