Workforce Planner

Black Box•Plano, TX

About The Position

The Workforce Planner is responsible for forecasting, planning, and managing staffing needs across multiple accounts to ensure optimal service delivery and operational efficiency. This role partners closely with operations leaders, project managers, and sales teams to align workforce capacity with current demand and future opportunities. The Workforce Planner plays a critical role in balancing resources across break-fix activities, work orders, and large-scale projects while proactively anticipating staffing needs. This role serves as a central connector between operations, sales, and project delivery, ensuring the right people are in the right place at the right time—while anticipating what’s coming next.

Requirements

1-2+ years of experience in workforce planning, operations planning, or resource management
Experience managing staffing across multiple accounts or business units
Strong analytical and forecasting skills
Proficiency in Excel (modeling, forecasting, data analysis)
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Experience working with ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow or similar)
Experience working with CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce)
Background in operations, field services, or technical service environments
Experience supporting project-based staffing models

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain short- and long-term workforce plans across multiple accounts.
Forecast headcount requirements based on historical demand trends, current workload (break-fix tickets, work orders), and pipeline opportunities and anticipated business growth.
Monitor capacity vs. demand and recommend staffing adjustments.
Coordinate workforce allocation across multiple client accounts.
Ensure appropriate staffing levels to meet SLA and operational targets.
Prioritize and shift resources dynamically based on workload fluctuations.
Analyze and manage staffing needs across break-fix ticket volumes, work orders and scheduled work, and reactive vs. planned service demands.
Identify trends, risks, and gaps in coverage.
Partner with Project Managers to plan staffing for large-scale or complex initiatives, ensure workforce readiness and ramp-up timing, and support project execution with appropriate resource allocation.
Track project-based resource utilization and performance.
Incorporate demand signals from multiple sources, including Salesforce pipeline and upcoming sales opportunities, and local market intelligence (business relationships, email requests, informal channels).
Translate pipeline data into actionable workforce plans.
Collaborate with Sales and Account teams on upcoming deals and staffing implications.