
Workforce Planning Specialist
- Lisboa
- Permanente
- Horário completo
- Develop short-, medium-, and long-term workload forecasts based on historical data, seasonality, and business drivers.
- Translate demand forecasts into staffing requirements at global, regional, and team levels.
- Continuously monitor forecast accuracy, identify variances, and adjust assumptions accordingly.
- Provide scenario planning to assess the impact of volume surges, new product launches, or policy changes.
- Build and maintain agent schedules to ensure alignment between staffing supply and forecasted demand.
- Design efficient shift patterns, rotations, and coverage models that balance service levels, cost, and employee well-being.
- Implement and monitor scheduling standards, ensuring consistent adoption across regions.
- Manage exceptions (e.g., holidays, training, absenteeism) to minimize service disruption.
- Track and analyze workforce KPIs such as forecast accuracy, schedule adherence, shrinkage, occupancy, and service levels.
- Develop regular reports and dashboards for leadership and local teams to support decision-making.
- Identify trends and risks proactively, recommending corrective actions to maintain performance and customer satisfaction.
- Partner with Data and Ops Strategy teams to enhance forecasting models and scheduling tools.
- Support the design, testing, and rollout of workforce management systems and policies.
- Continuously review workforce planning processes to drive efficiency, scalability, and global consistency.
- Collaborate with Support Ops, People, and Support Strategy teams to align hiring, onboarding, and training plans with forecasted demand.
- Partner with Product and Data teams to anticipate workload drivers and ensure readiness.
- Provide input into strategic initiatives, including new markets, product launches, and organizational changes, from a workforce planning perspective.
- 5 to 7 years of experience in workforce management, capacity planning, or operations analysis (preferably in a customer support environment).
- Solid understanding of forecasting, scheduling, and real-time management concepts.
- Experience with workforce management tools (e.g., Zendesk WFM or equivalent).
- Strong data analysis and reporting skills, with proficiency in Excel/Sheets; SQL or BI tools are a plus.
- Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced global environment.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex data clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- A collaborative mindset with a focus on enabling teams and driving efficiency.
- Fluency in English (mandatory); other languages are a plus.
- Forecast accuracy (variance vs. actual demand)
- Schedule adherence and coverage effectiveness
- Service level achievement and backlog stability
- Optimization of staffing costs vs. demand coverage
- Adoption and compliance with workforce planning processes and tools