Director, Workforce Planning

This Knoxville TN-based senior leader role on the Talent team is dedicated to strategically aligning the organizations workforce with its long-term goals through data-driven forecasting workforce analytics and proactive planning. Also serves as a strategic partner to the business who is responsible for establishing the strategic workforce plan that ensures the organization has the right people with the right skill and at the right cost to achieve its long-term strategy. 

• Develops long-term workforce strategies; forecasting staffing needs analyzing workforce data to identify trends and gaps and collaborating with HR Finance and Operations leaders to drive decisions on issues like talent gaps succession planning and operational efficiency. 
• Defines and develops a comprehensive workforce plan to align the business with the organizations long-term goals
• Develops and implements talent strategies to assist with building buying or borrowing talent to include recruitment training development internal mobility and labor optimization.
• Oversees a manager and team of analysts who analyze the current workforce identify skill gaps strengths and weaknesses and forecast future talent needs
• Develops and implements a skills framework and talent marketplace to identify team members skillsets and align them to best-fit roles
• Collaborates with high-level leaders to align workforce plans with business objectives
• Responsible for determining the data necessary to deliver actionable insights on workforce trends performance and engagement
• Oversees the creation of action plans to address gaps between current workforce capabilities and future needs including upskilling and reskilling of talent and discrepancies in number or type of roles

Qualifications :

• Bachelor degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 10 years of experience in HR Talent Strategy or related field
• At least 3 years of direct experience in workforce planning and 3 years in a leadership capacity
• Proven success in building workforce planning functions or frameworks from the ground up
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities with a high level of ownership and initiative
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply workforce analytics to drive business decisions
• Experience with workforce planning platforms and methodologies
• Proficiency in Excel PowerBI or similar data visualization tools
• Effective communicator with executive presence and cross-functional leadership experience
• Comfortable with  fast-paced environments; able to influence and advocate for change
• Skilled in developing build buy and borrow talent strategies across recruitment development and internal mobility

Additional Information :

Nation-wide Medical Plan/Dental/Vision

401(k) and Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Fuel Discount

Adoption Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement

Onsite Gym and Cafeteria

Weekly Pay

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time