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Resource Planning Manager
| Company | RAPP |
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| Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $81000 – $97200 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in resource management, project management, or a related field.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Project Management, or a related discipline.
- Expertise in MS Office including PowerPoint and Excel and dashboard development tools.
- Proficiency in project and resource management software and tools. Ex. Workfront, Atlassian, MS Project, Smartsheet or similar
- Ability to analyze data, generate actionable insights and visually present for leadership and executive audiences.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with project managers, department heads, and HR to understand project requirements, timelines, and resource needs.
- Build and maintain resource complex, staff forecast plans to support multiple projects and accounts.
- Monitor staffing and hiring processes to ensure all needs are filled on time to meet project and delivery commitments, partnering with human resources and finance to mitigate constraints.
- Evaluate existing resource assignments and actuals, balance workloads to mitigate over and under allocations and solve for competing priorities on constrained resources.
- Lead and facilitate meetings to manage staff forecasts, allocation and assignment health, progress on staffing and any other resource planning initiatives.
- Maintain accurate and up to date records of open needs, resource availability, skills, and project assignments.
- Build tools and processes to maintain and report on resource data, ensuring it is easily accessible and can be used to support decision making and strategic planning.
- Design and build regular reports and dashboards on resource utilization, availability, and project status to provide insights to senior management and support strategic decision-making.
- Use data analytics to identify trends, forecast future resource needs, and recommend adjustments to resource planning strategies.
- Continuously enhance resource management processes, tools, and systems to improve efficiency, scalability, and data accuracy.
- Implement best practices and innovative solutions to optimize resource planning and allocation.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
