Senior Manager, Workforce Planning & Data Analytics (W/M)

VWR International, LLC

Job Overview

Location

Remote - Poland

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Lead Avantor’s global workforce planning cycle by building supply/demand models across business segments, functions, and geographies to align talent strategy with business transformation goals.
• Partner with segment Presidents, HR Business Partners, and Finance teams to translate growth and restructuring objectives into structured headcount and capability plans.
• Develop scenario models to support strategic redeployment, cost optimization, and organizational restructuring decisions with analytical rigor for senior business cases.
• Design and implement the workforce planning methodology, including frameworks, cadence, and governance aligned to Avantor’s operating model.
• Monitor global life sciences labor market trends to inform talent strategy and maintain competitive positioning in key regions.
• Own Avantor’s people analytics function, delivering executive-ready insights on attrition risk, DEI progress, productivity, skills gaps, and organizational effectiveness through dashboards and predictive models.
• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines from Workday and adjacent HR systems to ensure accurate, timely workforce data availability.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Finance on FTE budgeting, headcount governance, and cost transformation tracking, connecting people data to P&L outcomes.
• Present workforce analytics findings in compelling, business-focused narratives to C-suite and segment leadership across multiple time zones.
• Champion a data-led decision-making culture across the global HR function by enabling self-service reporting and analytics tools for HR and business leaders.
• Establish and enforce data governance standards for all people data, ensuring compliance with EU GDPR and multi-jurisdictional employment legislation.
• Continuously improve planning methodologies, tooling, and workflows in alignment with Avantor’s Business System continuous improvement approach.
• Support headcount transparency and governance during periods of organizational restructuring and transformation.
• Ensure workforce planning outputs are integrated into Avantor’s annual operating plan and multi-year transformation roadmap.
• Deliver executive dashboards that drive monthly people strategy conversations at both segment and enterprise levels.
• Improve headcount forecasting accuracy to enhance Finance reconciliation and cost transformation tracking.
• Operate remotely from Poland, collaborating across global time zones and business units to support Avantor’s worldwide workforce strategy.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience in workforce planning, people analytics, or HR data roles with 3–5+ years at manager level within a large, complex, global organization
• Advanced analytical skills with proficiency in Power BI/Tableau, Excel, and workforce planning tools
• Experience using Workday and Workday Adaptive
• Experience supporting business transformation, restructuring, or cost optimization programs through workforce data
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to connect people data to P&L outcomes and strategic priorities
• Solid understanding of employment law, data privacy legislation (EU GDPR), and workforce reporting obligations

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to shape global workforce strategy at a leading life sciences and advanced technology provider
• Work remotely from Poland with global collaboration across time zones and business units
• Contribute to mission-critical science that advances patient treatments and healthcare outcomes
• Be part of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture with career growth and learning opportunities
• Join a global team of 14,000+ associates driving innovation in life sciences
• Access to structured development programs to support career advancement and skill growth

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About VWR International, LLC

VWR International supplies laboratory chemicals, consumables, equipment, and services to research, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, and educational customers worldwide. Founded in 1852, the company offers over a million products from global brands and private labels, supported by inventory management, e-commerce, and technical support programs. Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, VWR operates distribution centers and sales offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, enabling tailored supply-chain solutions for laboratories and production facilities.

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