Workforce Planning Model

Managed workforce planning for a 25+ employee retail operation by balancing labor budgets, staffing requirements, employee availability, and operational coverage. The objective was to develop a centralized planning model capable of forecasting payroll costs, evaluating staffing scenarios, and optimizing labor allocation while maintaining store performance and service levels.

• 01Built a centralized employee database containing role classifications, employment type, availability, minimum and maximum hours, status tracking, and performance indicators.
• 02Created labor budget assumptions and staffing parameters to evaluate payroll requirements across different scheduling scenarios.
• 03Developed allocation tools to balance labor hours across managers, key holders, and associates while maintaining coverage requirements.
• 04Designed reporting dashboards and visualizations to compare staffing plans, payroll utilization, and workforce distribution.

• 01Weekly payroll budgeting and labor allocation across managers, key holders, and associates.
• 02Employee-level visibility into availability, staffing status, scheduling constraints, and labor capacity.
• 03Scenario analysis to evaluate alternative staffing structures under different payroll budgets.
• 04Dashboard reporting supporting workforce utilization, payroll forecasting, and resource allocation decisions.