Manager Labor Engineering

Home Depot•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The manager of Labor Engineering will lead and develop a team of associates responsible for understanding labor impacts on the overall store experience. This role will drive effective staffing within our stores by understanding and utilizing insights related to operational processes, and working to optimize staffing with activity needs in our stores. This position collaborates cross functionally within Store Operations, Finance and other areas, and is responsible for supporting the largest controllable expense within Home Depot.

Requirements

Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Proficient in: Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Powerpoint, Project, and Word.
Experience conducting time studies and the development of engineered performance standards
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams
Ability to develop and apply advanced mathematical/statistical techniques
Ability to draw accurate conclusions from financial documentation
Ability to convey complex or technical ideas and processes in easy-to-understand terms to diverse audiences
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
3 years of retail experience or process management in related area
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Strong operations, retail and/or field experience required
Ability to partner/communicate well with the field/stores
High sense of urgency in responding to field needs
Strong big picture; strategic thinking skills
Strong quantitative skills such as statistics and data analysis.

Nice To Haves

Preferred Education: No additional education
Preferred Years of Work Experience: No additional years of experience
Preferred Leadership Experience: None
Leadership and management experience preferred

Responsibilities

Create a strategic vision for future labor usage, models and processes
Provide strategic support for enterprise goals and objectives to ensure solutions that improve labor allocation.
Lead, develop and direct work for a team of Analysts and Sr. Analysts, providing clear direction and support for team members to navigate ambiguity while ensuring analytical output and process improvement.
Drive strategic vision for understanding future labor usage and operational process changes within the business.
Support Enterprise strategic goals, objectives, and projects.
Ensure strong education of business impacts and performance drivers within the labor departments
Support end users and business partners with problem resolution and insight into business trends.
Design, develop and implement analytical solutions that best optimize labor within our stores while matching the needs of the business.
Improve Labor and business decisions that drive productivity in stores
Identify new and different ways of providing analytical output and process improvements.
Identify innovative ways of providing analytical support to client group and leaders