Headcount & Labor Planning Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Evaluate headcount levels across various regions, markets, service lines, and operational teams.

• Assess workforce capacity and pinpoint areas with overstaffed or understaffed conditions utilizing operational data and business forecasts.

• Assist in workforce planning efforts, which encompass hiring strategies, redeployments, workforce reductions, and organizational expansion.

• Maintain ongoing headcount forecasts and workforce planning assumptions.

• Analyze labor utilization and offer insights regarding hiring versus overtime to enhance workforce efficiency and manage costs.

• Review subcontractor usage and suggest improvements for better labor allocation.

• Monitor and evaluate labor-related expenses, including direct labor, overtime, subcontractors, Travel & Entertainment (T&E), fleet costs, as well as equipment and safety gear.

• Collaborate with Finance to ensure that labor plans are in harmony with budgets, forecasts, and operational goals.

• Assist in scenario modeling to assess the financial and operational consequences of staffing modifications.

• Track labor cost trends and pinpoint opportunities for enhancing operational efficiency.

• Aid in workforce-related asset planning, including vehicles, tools, equipment, safety gear, and IT resources.

• Work with Fleet and Operations to guarantee availability of assets for new hires, transfers, and organizational changes.

• Identify shortages or timing issues related to assets that may affect operational performance.

• Help in planning fleet and equipment needs based on anticipated workforce requirements.

• Collaborate with Operations leaders to comprehend staffing needs and workforce challenges.

• Work with Finance to synchronize labor planning with financial forecasts.

• Liaise closely with Human Resources on hiring strategies, workforce transitions, and organizational updates.

• Coordinate with Fleet to ensure alignment between labor and asset planning.

• Assist in communicating workforce planning updates across various departments.

• Create and maintain workforce planning reports, dashboards, and labor analytics.

• Conduct plan-versus-actual assessments for headcount and labor expenses.

• Ensure the accuracy of workforce data across business systems.

• Document workforce planning procedures and suggest enhancements for increased efficiency and scalability.

• Provide support for ad hoc workforce, labor, and operational analyses as needed.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Analytics, Economics, or a related discipline.

• 0–3 years of experience in workforce planning, business analytics, operations, finance, human resources, or a similar analytical position (including internships).

• Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving capabilities.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, encompassing Pivot Tables, formulas, charts, and data analysis.

• Keen attention to detail coupled with exceptional organizational and time management abilities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Capacity to work collaboratively across multiple business functions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health and life insurance

• 401k with employer match

• Paid time off

• Tuition reimbursement

• Professional development courses

• Performance and referral bonuses

• Production incentives

• Tool/equipment and fuel stipends

• Company vehicle

• Per diem