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Newell Rubbermaid is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products that touch the lives of people where they live, work and play. We are committed to building consumer and commercial Brands That MatterTM while leveraging the benefits of being one company: shared expertise, operating efficiencies, and a culture of innovation. Our globally recognized brands include Sharpie, Paper Mate, DYMO, EXPO, Waterman, Parker, Rolodex, IRWIN, LENOX, Rubbermaid, Graco, Calphalon, Goody and Teutonia.
The Senior Manager, Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) is a key role within Newell Rubbermaid's Organization Development Center of Excellence. This role will develop and deploy a strategic workforce planning process, supporting tools and software across the enterprise and will administer the annual organizational review process enabling integration with SWP. The Senior Manager, SWP will serve as the primary consultant to GBU HR and business leaders on workforce planning and organizational review matters, providing guidance and support as needed and will lead enterprise-wide SWP activities.
Essential Duties:
§ Build strategic workforce planning capability across Newell Rubbermaid
§ Provide guidance and support to business unit HR Leaders on the Newell Strategic Workforce Planning Methodology and supporting software
§ As requested, support business unit HR Leaders in the execution of workforce planning activities including conducting workshops, evaluating business unit workforce plans, identifying gaps and proposing solutions to address core priority gaps
* Develop and maintain standard tools, templates and reporting frameworks in support of workforce planning
* Analyze enterprise-wide trends relative to resource schedules and allocation of talent
* Team with the business to define ongoing data needs and requirements and incorporate into workforce planning tools and software (as relevant)
* Responsible for identifying external sources of employee data to address the needs of the business
* Conduct enterprise-wide SWP activities to identify shared gaps and global solutions. This includes reviewing business unit workforce plans to identify global / cross business needs.
* Partner with relevant COEs (i.e., talent acquisition, Learning and Development, Total Rewards, etc.) to develop and implement solutions to address cross GBU / enterprise wide gaps
* Establish core SWP metrics and develop reporting/scorecard approach and supporting documentation (i.e., dashboards, reports, etc.)
* Administer the annual organization review process in partnership with HR Generalists across the organization. Enable integration between organization review and Strategic Workforce Planning activities.
Qualifications
* Master's degree in Finance or Economics (ideal), Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business
Work Experience & Technical Requirements:
* Minimum of 7-10 years of experience including:
* Quantitative business analysis
* Working in a complex corporate environment
* Translating complex human capital analysis into actionable, measurable plans.
* Conducting scenario planning and trend analysis
* Planning and managing projects in a matrix environment
* Demonstrated ability leading major changes, leveraging communication, developing strong partnerships with leaders
* Experience with strategic workforce planning and organizational review processes
* Consumer products industry experience a plus
Competencies / Behaviors
* Demonstrated conceptual and analytical skills, coupled with the ability to draw pragmatic implications from sophisticated empirical work.
* Excellent communication skills, with demonstrated experience communicating complex concepts in a clear and persuasive manner, and demonstrated skills in business communications.
* Experience presenting results to senior executive audiences.
* Ability to influence change within a matrix organization without direct control
* Global perspective: Knowledge and understanding of US and non-US environments
* Able to work across all levels of the organization
* Drive for results with a strong process orientation
* Collaborative working style
* Strong bent towards practical ("it does work") vs. theoretical ("it should work")
* Adaptable and open to new approaches and feedback
* Strong listening skills
* Excellent professional presence, including strong facilitation skills
* Team player; ability to work well in a virtual team
