Manager, Workforce Planning & Internal Mobility

At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive. We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.

As part of our People strategy, we are re-imagining how we are engaging, planning, attracting, and recruiting future talent to ensure business success and growth. As part of this journey we have established a Global Competence Center (CoE) for Talent Acquisition that drives strategies & development throughout the organisation in close collaboration with various People & Culture and business stakeholders. We are now looking for a new colleague to join our team.

Manager, Workforce Planning & Internal mobility is responsible for developing the workforce planning & internal mobility approach, concept, and process globally within Konecranes. This is a key role to ensure we are able to plan and forecast future talent needs across different businesses and competencies in the markets we operate in, while driving further internal mobility & career opportunities for our existing employees. Ultimately workforce planning supports the successful execution of business strategies. To enable this, you will be focusing on following key activities:

• Develop and refine Strategic and Operational Workforce Planning concept in cooperation with the People & Culture business partners, Talent development & people analytics teams, Strategy and Finance teams, business stakeholders and other Group functions.
• Develop and align common processes, tooling and templates enabling stakeholders to strategically plan & identify medium and long-term talent/competency needs, and ensure we have the right talent intervention plans to secure those capabilities
• Drive gradual development and adoption of the Strategic workforce planning / Workforce planning approach (6 B’s: buy, build, borrow, bot, bond, balance) within Konecranes
• Support and enable People & Culture Business partners in facilitating Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) in different Business Areas and Units
• Refine and develop internal mobility practices to advance rotation within Konecranes
• Create engaging initiatives & process to promote internal opportunities to our employees globally and locally, and build connection to wider career development / talent processes in collaboration with Talent Management team
• As part of your role, you will also be responsible for Contingent Workforce process globally and drive adoption and process improvement together with procurement and other stakeholders
• Work closely with our Talent Management team on refining skills concept especially in relation to Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
• Work with global People analytics team to provide internal and external talent insights and analytics that can be leveraged to make data driven decisions in the SWP process
• Create & maintain process related documentation & guidance’s and facilitate training/communications withing the organisation

Your experience

• You have a suitable degree and ideally +5 years of relevant HR experience in strategic workforce / human capital planning or HR business partnering/Talent development in an international / global level
• You ideally have some previous experience in SWP concepts/processes, workbooks and workshop templates with high engagement from business and other stakeholders.
• You have been involved in developing & facilitating internal rotation and mobility
• You are able to connect business priorities to actionable initiatives and activities that create clear value to the organisation and the business, while driving adoption and support change management
• You apply an analytical approach and can collaborate well with different stakeholders
• You are tech savvy and proven capable to work on process/system development topics
• You are passionate about your work, and you are having a strong customer-orientated & growth/development mindset in your ways of working and having a desire to always learn more
• You are self-starter and have ability to work in a fast-paced environment. 
• Fluent written and spoken English language skills are required, as working language is fully English.

What we offer to you 

As a Manager, Workforce Planning & Internal mobility, you get to join our small & dynamic team and make your mark in our journey forward. You will be a part of our Global Talent Acquisition Competence Center (CoE) team and working in close collaboration with our BA/BU HR, business leaders and other internal stakeholders such as finance, strategy team and IT. We believe in curiosity and passion for learning – which means that you will also get continuous learning and development opportunities at Konecranes. As SWP is still an evolving area, we are prepared and committed to support your development in becoming an expert/leader in this area. We offer a flexible & inclusive work environment where you can be yourself. With us you will be able to work with tangible and world leading products and services – from software enabled solutions to huge harbour and industrial cranes and services.

The location of the position is preferably Finland or Estonia, but also any other major country of Konecranes could be considered – and it goes without saying, that the hybrid working is a part of our modern ways of working.  

Interested?

Do you have what it takes, and do you see yourself joining our community and taking a key role in our talent acquisition journey? If yes, please submit your application with CV as soon as possible via Apply link below.

For further information, please contact Ilkka Lagerström – VP, HR Shared Services & Talent Acquisition, email. ilkka.lagerstrom at konecranes.com

Konecranes moves what matters. We are a global leader in material handling solutions, serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. We consistently set the industry benchmark, from everyday improvements to the breakthroughs at moments that matter most, because we know we can always find a safer, more productive and sustainable way. That's why, with 16 000+ professionals in over 50 countries, we are trusted every day to lift, handle and move what the world needs.

Konecranes is committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are treated fairly in an environment which is free from any form of discrimination.