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You turn forecasts into capacity plans, and capacity plans into schedules, so we meet our service levels at a sustainable cost.\nCS covers ride-hailing, intercity, delivery and food delivery, across Live Chat, Email, Incident Management, Driver Verification, Review and Appeals, and Insurance. This role gives CS leadership one clear view of hiring needs and service-level risks for the coming months and years. Reports to Director, Customer Support Excellence.\nKey Responsibilities\nForecasting. Work with Analytics and the Business teams to build and improve the forecast of contacts and tickets by line, vertical, language and country. Own the forecast accuracy report and drive wMAPE down with cross-functional teams.\n Capacity planning. Build the capacity plan for every line: First Line (Live Chat and Email), Incident Management, Review and Appeals, Driver Verification, Insurance, escalations and other lines as business grows. Use the Erlang method to make sure we have enough people to hit each service level, by language and vertical (ride-hailing, intercity, delivery, food delivery).\nHeadcount planning. Own the monthly and yearly headcount plan for in-house and BPO teams. Show CS leadership what hiring will look like in the coming months, and where performance is likely to dip, ensure BPO is following correct methodology to deliver on performance.\nScheduling and adherence. Lead a team of junior, senior and workforce specialists who turn capacity plans into schedules and enforce them. Own schedule and capacity accuracy, and keep improving adherence to meet targets.\nBPO partners. Share incoming contact patterns with BPOs, audit and validate their rosters and schedules, and hold them accountable for all WFM topics.\nReporting and insight. Publish regular reports on forecast accuracy, capacity, adherence and service level, with root causes and actions. Raise risks early to CS leadership.\nTools. Work with Product to build our WFM tool in-house, while staying flexible and getting the most from the tools we use today.\nTeam. Hire, coach and develop the WFM team, and set clear standards for planning and scheduling across all lines.\nTransformation and KPIs. Sponsor automation, process optimisation and workforce transformation initiatives that improve efficiency and service levels. Define the KPIs for the WFM team and the department, such as forecast accuracy, schedule adherence and service level, and track them against targets.\nSkills, Knowledge & Expertise\n5+ years in workforce management or capacity planning, including 2+ years leading a team\nHands-on forecasting and capacity planning, with strong knowledge of the Erlang method, shrinkage, occupancy and chat concurrency\nExperience planning across several lines, languages and countries, for in-house and outsourced teams\nExperience managing BPO partners on rosters, schedules, adherence and service levels\nStrong analytical skills: advanced Excel or Google Sheets, SQL or BI dashboards, and experience with WFM tools such as Calabrio, NICE or Verint\nClear communication with senior leaders, and the ability to turn data into decisions\nFluent English; other languages are a plus\nRecommended - Bachelor's degree in business, statistics, engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience \n Nice to 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