Manager Strategic Workforce Planning & Budgeting

• 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. • 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.