Sr Analyst, Workforce Planning

Position Summary / Job Purpose:

The Sr Analyst, Workforce Planning interprets, analyzes, rates, and makes recommendations in the workforce planning efforts in order to ensure maximum efficacy. They will focus on designing and conducting analysis, interpreting results and synthesizing recommendations.  This will involve process development, process improvement and creating the infrastructure to ensure timely and accurate data are used to reach sound, logical business solutions.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works in a collaborative team environment providing the analytics expertise for the group, focusing on the execution of various initiatives and/or overall performance of the HR Operations/Workforce Planning team
• Designs and conducts analysis, interpreting results and synthesizing recommendations; provides regular reports to support KPIs as well as other initiatives
• Conducts primary and secondary research on best practices and market trends
• Ensures opportunities to maximize metric performance are undertaken during planning and development
• Retrieves and analyzes data using basic statistical quality control techniques.  Issues recommendations based on facts arrived at during gap analyses. 
• Develop solutions and recommendations to meet HR Operations/Workforce Planning objectives and proposed solutions for review with key management members. 
• Prepares and summarizes data and presents to senior management.
• Performs on-going review of processes with emphasis placed on process improvement. 
• Looks forward, identifying opportunities to improve performance
• Serves as project leader or individual contributor, as required, to analyze methods, systems, policies and practices for the benefit of the department. 
• Gathers data to use in developing the departmental Management By Objectives (MBOs)/Business Plans and other key metrics to ensure success is achieved.           
• Responsible for on-going review and analyses of key performance indicators

Performs other duties as required.  This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.  Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management. Position may require 10% travel to visit fleet as business needs require

Education, Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in an analytical or business discipline from an accredited four-year college or university and four years related experience and/or training required; or equivalent combination of education and experience; MBA preferred. 
• 7+ years of related experience.
• All appropriate software, systems, including Brio, Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Lotus Notes and other department systems both current and any future system enhancements.
• Ability to work, interact and communicate with both internal and external customers at all levels of the organization. 
• Must possess the ability to navigate within a corporate environment and build successful business relationships in a team environment.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from senior management.
• Previous cruise line or travel industry experience preferred.
• Self-starter who needs little to no supervision. 

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