Workforce Planning & Budget Manager

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

The Workforce Planning & Budget Manager leads operations employees and oversees resource planning and management, including development, forecasting, management, and reporting of the global Software Engineering (SWE) budget. The role collects forecasts, consolidates actual numbers, and coordinates onboarding and offboarding for external staff. It defines and implements the outsourcing strategy for the global SWE organization and manages relationships with manpower suppliers, evaluating supplier quality against organizational needs and performance expectations. The manager is accountable for data metrics and analysis, audit, compliance, and risk assessment activities, and partners with regional HR, Purchasing, and Finance/VEMO teams. The role establishes and enforces global governance standards for purchasing policies, audit requirements, and financial controls; communicates changes and governance decisions; and serves as the final escalation point for process-related issues. The position builds, tracks, and reports the SWE budget by domain and region, develops and maintains cost tools and processes, and allocates organizational resources and assets according to approved budgets to support financial stability, business goals, and informed decision-making.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or a related discipline.
Minimum 10 years of overall related experience, including a minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience.
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Proven experience in procurement, budgets, or other operations activities.
Ability to define metrics and quantify business value.
Experience working with or leading diverse teams, such as global or cross-functional teams.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced work environment and require minimal direction.
Logical thinking and ability to work through complex issues to reach a resolution.
High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and/or Google Docs.
Excellent program management and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in data management and tool building.
Power BI applications.
Applying AI tools.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of operations employees.
Manage and oversee resource planning and management activities.
Develop, forecast, manage, and report the global SWE budget.
Collect forecasts, consolidate actual numbers, and coordinate onboarding and offboarding for external staff.
Define and implement the outsourcing strategy for the global SWE organization.
Manage relationships with manpower suppliers and evaluate supplier quality.
Oversee data metrics and analysis, audit, compliance, and risk assessment activities.
Partner with regional HR and Purchasing teams and regional Finance/VEMO teams.
Establish and enforce global governance standards, including compliance with purchasing policies, audit requirements, and financial controls.
Communicate changes and governance decisions clearly and act as the final escalation point for process-related issues.
Build, track, and report the SWE budget by domain and region.
Develop and maintain cost tools and processes.
Manage and allocate organizational resources and assets according to the approved budget, supporting financial stability, business goals, and informed decision-making.