Resource Planner
Company
Barkley
Location
York ON
Type
Full Time
Job Description
- Serve as the point of contact for any staffing needs across the agency including freelance and temp requests
- Consistently analyzing agency-wide staffing plans to ensure capacity metrics are aligned with timelines, deliverables and scope Â
- Find solutions to capacity issues with internal teams involving partner allocations and project staffing plans
- Maintain a constant knowledge and visual of current, upcoming projects and new business activities as they relate to internal staffing needs
- Continuously provide transparency with key, internal stakeholders to mitigate risk to staffing, resourcing and capacity planning
- Coordination with appropriate internal teams to ensure a seamless temp and freelance onboarding and introduction process
- Initiate independent contractor or external hiring solutions when internal staffing solutions do not exist – responsible for gathering approvals from leadership, validating salary ranges, margin and revenue details, and job descriptions
- Develop relationships across the organization to understand skill sets, passion points and current workload for all talent
- Inform capacity plans across the agency to ensure growth at scale
- Collaborates with Brand Operations and Project Management teams to identify internal process improvements; help guide the adoption of agency wide
- Support teams to define and measure project success using metrics, tools and resourcesÂ
- Assist with interviewing, training and onboarding new Brand Operations partnersÂ
- Guide the adoption and adherence of new/existing processes and standards agency wideÂ
- Report on utilization and other staffing metrics to leadership on a regular cadence, highlighting trends, opportunities and concerns
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university required
- 2-3 years of resource management or project management experience, preferably in an agency or creative staffing firm
- Workflow management experience preferred (knowledge of Workfront a plus)
- Passion for empowering partners and clients with a seamless experience through process improvement and standardizationÂ
- Thrives in and contributes to a positive, collaborative and fun work environment.
- High energy, professional presentation and strong personal presence are required
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with strong conflict resolution and problem solving ability
- Analytical and experienced in evaluating data to identify trends, opportunities and challenges
- Driven in creating and maintaining meaningful and productive relationships
- Comfortable being accountable to multiple stakeholders and managing schedules with multiple dependencies
- PMP, Six-sigma, ScrumMaster, RMCP certifications are a plus
- Must possess positivity, high energy, and a solid confidence level
- Viewed as a trusted advisor with a successful track record of building and maintaining strong relationships at all levels of the organization
- As part of our pre-employment process, all offers of employment (including temporary and contractors) are contingent upon candidates providing proof of vaccination against Covid-19. Individuals seeking accommodation due to a disability/medical reason or sincerely held religious beliefs/practices that prevent vaccination against Covid-19 may request an exemption and participate in our interactive review process.
- We believe being radically diverse and inclusive is the key to becoming one of the world’s great creative idea companies. By embracing everything that makes our partners who they are and what makes them unique to the world around them, we create the conditions and capacity to help creative, original thinking thrive.Â
- Barkley is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as part of our corporate strategic goals, supported by a formal DEI+B program, Employee Resource Groups, Director of Diversity leadership and agency commitment to The Brand Lab.Â
Date Posted
09/27/2022
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