Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic workforce planning frameworks aligned with organizational objectives.
• Lead workforce demand forecasting, capacity planning, resource allocation, and optimization for engineering and technical departments.
• Analyse workforce productivity, utilization, workload, and operational requirements.
• Develop workforce budgets, headcount forecasts, and cost optimization strategies.
• Conduct workforce gap assessments, scenario analysis, and long-term resource planning.
• Build workforce planning models, analytical reports, and dashboards using advanced Excel and Power BI.
• Monitor workforce performance through Plan vs. Budget vs. Actual analysis.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, finance, and HR stakeholders to support strategic workforce decisions.
• Present workforce insights and recommendations to senior management.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Business Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• Master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum 10–15+ years of relevant experience in strategic workforce planning, capacity planning, manpower forecasting, workforce analytics, or resource optimization.
• Proven experience in workforce planning for engineering or technical departments within large organizations.
• Strong expertise in workforce budgeting, headcount forecasting, mathematical modelling, statistical analysis, and resource utilization.
• Experience in engineering, defence, aerospace, manufacturing, or technology industries is highly preferred.
• Previous consulting experience with McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Strategy&, Deloitte, PwC, EY, or KPMG is an advantage.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and workforce analytics tools.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.

Mandatory Requirements

• Engineering Background: Must have either an engineering background or substantial experience managing workforce planning within large engineering organizations.
• Engineering Workforce Planning: Must have direct experience planning and managing workforce requirements for engineering or technical departments.
• Strategic Planning & Budgeting: Hands-on experience in workforce forecasting, capacity planning, resource utilization, and workforce cost modelling.
• Analytical Expertise: Strong capabilities in mathematical modelling, scenario analysis, workforce analytics, and management reporting.
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