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Pilot Company · 2 months ago

Director, Workforce Planning

5508 Lonas Drive, Knoxville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Pilot Company is an industry-leading network of travel centers with a commitment to aligning its workforce with long-term goals. The Director of Workforce Planning will strategically develop workforce strategies and collaborate with various leaders to ensure the organization has the right talent to achieve its objectives.

Retail

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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 organization’s 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

Qualification

Workforce planningWorkforce analyticsTalent strategyData visualization toolsStrategic thinkingEffective communicationCross-functional leadershipProblem-solving

Required

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

Benefits

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

Company

Pilot Company

We are a growth company focused on innovative solutions across our retail, energy and logistics operations.

Founded in 1958

Knoxville, TN, US

10001+ employees

http://www.pilotflyingj.com

H1B Sponsorship

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