Workforce planning and budgeting
Need a workforce planning model that connects demand, supply and budget?
I help organisations turn ambiguous demand signals, limited data, service targets and cost pressure into practical workforce plans, capacity models, labour budgets, budget reforecasts, planning processes and dashboards.
Demand forecasting · supply planning · labour budgets · budget reforecasts · dashboards
Available for consulting projects, contract assignments and interim support.
What I build
An end-to-end model, not a loose set of spreadsheets.
Built to be used
Not just a slide pack that leaves your team asking what to do next.
I build the model, dashboard and planning rhythm with you, then make it simple enough for your team to run, maintain and improve after the engagement.
Who usually needs this work
Four common starting points.
Operational leaders
You have growth plans or service targets, but no mature model that turns demand into workforce, capacity and cost.
Finance leaders
You need a labour budget or reforecast grounded in bottom-up operating drivers, not only top-down assumptions.
Leaders with incomplete demand visibility
You do not have a tool or system that captures all the work employees do, so true demand and accurate budgeting are difficult to estimate.
Recruiters and boutique consultancies
Your client needs a senior specialist who can build the model, work through ambiguity and connect operations back to cost.
Relevant prior work
Proof from previous roles.
These examples come from previous roles at Meta / WhatsApp, Westpac and earlier Australian operating environments.
Meta / WhatsApp
Workforce planning and labour expense governance in an environment supporting US$100M+ annual labour spend, including AI-enabled capacity transformation across large service operations.
Westpac
Forecasting and workforce planning across a 5,000+ FTE operations network, including productivity and cost models used in planning decisions.
Vodafone, IAG and Services Australia
Earlier planning experience across telecommunications, insurance and government service environments.
Contact
Need the model that connects demand, workforce and cost?
I am available for consulting projects, contract assignments and interim support in workforce planning, labour budgeting and operational decision support.