Resource Planning Consultant - Remote

at  Northwestern Mutual

Franklin, Wisconsin, USA -

Start DateExpiry DateSalaryPosted OnExperienceSkillsTelecommuteSponsor Visa
Immediate23 Jan, 2025USD 68320 Annual23 Oct, 20243 year(s) or aboveMathematics,Excel,Operations,Spss,Dax,Statistics,Strategy,Customer ServiceNoNo
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Description:

SUMMARY:

Responsible for conducting data analysis for operational resource and capacity planning using complex statistical analysis quantitative methods to identify trends, anomalies, and outliers.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, statistics, mathematics or a related field or an equivalent combination of professional related work experience.
  • 5+ years of workforce management experience
  • 3+ years of quantitative analysis or research experience
  • Strong understanding and experience forecasting using trend extrapolation, driver based, simple regression, econometric models, and multivariate methods.
  • Experience as primary capacity consultant for Vice President level Senior Leadership providing optimal headcount plans and hiring strategy to accomplish budget objectives
  • Experience working with SPSS or other statistical software package
  • Expert Excel skills and experience in macros, data tables, integrating Excel with other tools, evaluating and trouble-shooting complex models and optimizing Excel
  • Expertise with using Power Query, the Excel internal Data Model, Cube formulas, DAX, and Power Pivot

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Analysis experience in Customer Service or Operations preferred
  • Previous Capacity Planning experience strongly preferred
  • Experience with WFM Solutions such as Aspect, NICE IEX, and/or Verint
  • Experience with VBA programming within Excel and leveraging the Excel object model to automate workbooks

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Responsibilities:

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Conduct analysis of data using complex statistical analysis quantitative methods including linear regression, logistic regression, and methods for clustered and repeated measures data to identify trends, anomalies, and outliers.
  • Create accurate long-term forecasts for volume, average handle time and shrinkage for all supported workgroups using advanced techniques to develop comprehensive headcount plans
  • Drive budget planning cycles through effective support of operational understanding and planning to maximize the budgeting processes.
  • Develop and maintain staff models looking out 3 years that align with long term business plans, budget requirements and learning needs.
  • Integrate and interpret data from many different sources including system applications, databases, Excel extracts and databases and format to perform in depth analysis.
  • Strong understanding of business area to create a comprehensive overview and analysis of critical business data to consult leaders with solutions and options to help resolve business problems.
  • Recommend KPI’s and metrics for measuring and reporting business results and workforce gaps to business leaders. Create and maintain workforce planning scorecard and dashboard.
  • Identify and recommend process improvement opportunities within the Resource Planning team and share observations on processes within the business areas supported.
  • Leverage data mining, analytics, and reporting tools.
  • Participates in cross functional projects and develop project deliverables for various enterprise scopes.

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REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:3.0Max:8.0 year(s)

Information Technology/IT

IT Software - Other

Software Engineering

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Business statistics mathematics or a related field or an equivalent combination of professional related work experience

Proficient

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Franklin, WI, USA