Workforce Analyst

modsquad • Full-time • Remote (United States) • 18h ago

Remote

ModSquad is currently seeking an experienced and proactive Workforce Analyst to join us! This role will provide forecast modeling, capacity planning, and staffing optimization analysis support to our management and Mod teams. The ideal Workforce Analyst will work to ensure our partners are happy, execute tasks promptly, and provide insights based on data.

What you will do:

Support business decisions through the preparation of timely and accurate variable staffing forecasts across multiple business units for a predominantly contractor-based workforce with specific focus on improving the customer experience and maximizing operational efficiencies
Validate confidence of established influences/drivers (factors determining forecasts) leveraging advanced statistical methodologies (correlation, regression, etc.)
Create long term staffing forecasts, mid-range operational plans, and short-term intraday scheduling forecasts
Provide analysis and recommendations to improve staffing levels and efficiency
Respond to management requests to produce “what if” scenarios
Provide recommendations for Mod schedules, creative shifting based on trending and analysis for upcoming schedule bids
Articulate reasons for forecast variance and recommend changes to enhance forecast accuracy and effectiveness
Study department work, vacation, and absence records (shrinkage) for on-going historical trend analysis and offer recommendations for forecasting purposes
Interface with operational management to understand the fast-changing business needs and make updates where necessary
Support organizational change through a period of high growth, building the systems and infrastructure to support that growth

Desired Skills and Experience:

3+ years of forecasting and operational planning experience in a call center environment required
2+ years of experience in advanced trend analysis and ability interpret data to provide recommendations to drive key business decisions
Forecasting and advanced analytical role within a large volume, enterprise-level call center strongly preferred
Experience with the operational and planning differences between an internal employee workforce and a predominantly contractor-based workforce
Ability to create and manipulate data modeling and relational database structures for Workforce Management forecasting
Strong analysis skills, understanding complex formulas, data transformations, and record keys from multiple sources
Excellent proficiency with Excel (advanced - intermediate level) and Google Sheets
Excellent analytical skills with carefully honed written and visual communication skills
Familiar and comfortable with a variety of CRMs like Zendesk, Sprout Social, moderation filters, etc.
See problems as challenges and can use your analytical skills to prepare insights, adding value to yourself, your team, and your company
ModSquad is both complex and demanding. You need to be a fast learner who is trustworthy and can work independently