Req ID: P25-199272-1

Workforce Planning Specialist

Company: Federal Express Corporation
Category: Professional
Employment Type: Full Time
Worker Sub-Type: Regular
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
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Remote: No
Location: 3620 Hacks Cross Road, Memphis, TN 38125, United States

Description

Job Summary

Provides expertise and actionable guidance to management through the analysis of Human Resources (HR) market and operations data, as well as the impacts of changes in the marketplace, demographics or legislation. Provides information and presents high-level analysis to guide business decisions. Develops strong working relationships with internal customers and works closely with assigned groups to understand business rules, key performance indicators, strategies and plans.

Essential Functions

Leads strategic research projects, running advanced (e.g., modeling, multivariate) analytics and providing predictive decision metrics to business leaders. Partners with leaders to identify research questions, determine key metrics, and interpret results.
Uses human capital/workforce planning methodologies to determine business unit strengths and strategic opportunities in collaboration with internal clients.
Assists in the identification of solutions and approaches to close or mitigate significant talent gaps and leads the design of measurement methods to monitor progress.
Manages all phases of projects, including contracting and consulting with clients, developing research/project plans, providing insights and recommendations to facilitate decision-making, and developing and presenting results summaries.
Assists in managing our workforce data (including survey data and HR employee data) to ensure the data is accurate and interpretable.
Coordinates HR planning processes and presents findings to higher level management on strategic HR insights and initiatives.
Determines, develops and tracks metrics based on employee demographics, the marketplace, legislation and other factors that impact the business and provides insight as to how the marketplace is changing.
Ensures that appropriate analyses, trend highlights, and recommendations are provided and reviewed with management on a regular basis. Provides business impact studies on all major HR initiatives and proposals ensuring focus on corporate impact.
Establishes basic problem definitions and alternatives for each HR project which includes risk/benefit analysis
Creates and manages predictive models (e.g. job movement, retirements, talent pools, policy decisions) and integrates workforce model output into production reporting and developing metrics to assess their effectiveness
Consolidates workforce reports for Senior Leadership and FedEx Corporate ensuring a proactive view of data trends and demographics and related topics of interest internally and externally through easy to understand and action oriented reports and presentations
Supports appropriate projects by providing Human Capital insight, business context, and analytical support. Guides statistical inquiries and provides business interpretation of findings
Plays a lead role in HR processes and technology system integration.
Leads the Identification and assessment of new data sources that can supplement existing data to improve decision making (e.g. surveys, demographics, and compensation)
Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field; I/O psychology, business, finance, economics, engineering, computer science or related discipline, required.

Minimum Experience

Six (6) years experience required in an analytical field including experience in workforce planning/analytics, predictive modeling/forecasting, statistical methods, business consulting, project management, audit or operational analysis;

Four (4) years in an analytical field with a relevant Master's Degree, including experience in workforce planning/analytics, predictive modeling/forecasting, statistical methods, business consulting, project management, audit or operational analysis with preferred degree will be accepted.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Working knowledge of advanced spreadsheet applications, database concepts and applications, and predictive modeling/forecasting techniques and SAS.
Time management and organizational skills necessary to manage multiple projects, appropriately prioritize workload, plan for resources to meet deadlines and goals, and respond to day-to-day functional needs.
Ability to anticipate and identify problems and use sound judgment and fact-based analysis to develop effective and efficient solutions.
Verbal and written communication skills necessary to communicate with all levels of management.
Presentation skills necessary to facilitate training and/or deliver informational sessions to groups and/or individuals
Ability to mentor, coach and act as a knowledge resource to other employees.
Knowledge of concepts, practices, policies and procedures related to internal and external factors influencing Human Resources; the business drivers and metrics, and proactively translating the strategic needs into specific strategies and requirements.
Software skills, including use of Microsoft Office software and web-based applications.

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Additional Details: Application Criteria: Upload current copy of Resume (Microsoft Word or PDF format only) and answer job screening questionnaire by March 21, 2025

Domicile Information: This position is a hybrid role and can be based in Pittsburgh, PA, Memphis, TN, or Dallas, TX area. The ability to work remotely within the United States may be considered based on business needs.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact recruitmentsupport@fedex.com.

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