JOB REQUIREMENTS: At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and
growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive
difference. Summary: Responsible for conducting data analysis for
operational resource and capacity planning using complex statistical
analysis quantitative methods to identify trends, anomalies, and
outliers. Primary Duties & Responsibilities: Conduct analysis of data
using complex statistical analysis quantitative methods including linear
regression, logistic regression, and methods for clustered and repeated
measures data to identify trends, anomalies, and outliers. Create
accurate long-term forecasts for volume, average handle time and
shrinkage for all supported workgroups using advanced techniques to
develop comprehensive headcount plans Drive budget planning cycles
through effective support of operational understanding and planning to
maximize the budgeting processes. Develop and maintain staff models
looking out 3 years that align with long term business plans, budget
requirements and learning needs. Integrate and interpret data from many
different sources including system applications, databases, Excel
extracts and databases and format to perform in depth analysis. Strong
understanding of business area to create a comprehensive overview and
analysis of critical business data to consult leaders with solutions and
options to help resolve business problems. Recommend KPI\'s and metrics
for measuring and reporting business results and workforce gaps to
business leaders. Create and maintain workforce planning scorecard and
dashboard. Identify and recommend process improvement opportunities
within the Resource Planning team and share observations on processes
within the business areas supported. Leverage data mining, analytics,
and reporting tools. Participates in cross functional projects and
develop project deliverables for various enterprise scopes.
Qualifications: Bachelor\'s degree in business, statistics, mathematics
or a related field or an equivalent combination of professional related
work experience. 5+ years of workforce management experience 3+ years of
quantitative analysis or research experience Strong understanding and
experience forecasting using trend extrapolation, driver based, simple
regression, econometric models, and multivariate methods. Experience as
primary capacity consultant for Vice President level Senior Leadership
providing optimal headcount plans and hiring strategy to accomplish
budget objectives Experience working with SPSS or other statistical
software package Expert Excel skills and experience in macros, data
tables, integrating Excel with other tools, evaluating and
trouble-shooting complex models and optimizing Excel Expertise with
using Power Query, the Excel internal Data Model, Cube formulas, DAX,
and Power Pivot Preferred Qualifications: Analysis experience in
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