SMS group is renowned worldwide for its future-oriented technologies and outstanding service for the metals industry. In 2024, our team of over 12,500 employees around the world generated sales of more than 4 billion euros. We apply our 150 years of experience and our digital know-how to provide the industry continuously with innovative products and processes that extend beyond our core business. We are the right partner for challenging projects and support our customers throughout the entire lifecycle of their plants and equipment. Paving the way for a carbon-neutral and sustainable metals industry is our stated goal.
For the department HRP (HR Projects & Digitalisation) in Mönchengladbach, Hilchenbach or worldwide we are looking for a candidate, in part-time or full-time as
Expert People Analytics & Workforce Strategy (f/m/x)
YOU ACT
As an Expert – People Analytics & Workforce Strategy, you will define and shape SMS group’s global approach to Strategic Workforce Planning, People Analytics, and HR Controlling.
Your focus is on conceptual work: developing frameworks, processes, standards, governance models, and business requirements. You will align stakeholders across HR, Finance, IT, regions, and business units and advise senior management on strategic workforce topics.
- Develop and continuously improve the global Strategic Workforce Planning framework
- Define planning methodologies, processes, standards, roles, responsibilities, and governance models
- Establish concepts for headcount, FTE, labor cost, skills, capacity, productivity, forecasting, and scenario planning
- Translate business strategy into structured workforce planning requirements and decision models.
- Align stakeholders and facilitate cross-functional decision-making across HR, Finance, IT, regions, and business units
- Advise senior managers and prepare recommendations, management presentations, business cases, and decision papers
- Define conceptual requirements for HR reporting, analytics, workforce planning, and technology solutions
- Guide implementation teams and process owners, ensuring that global concepts are scalable, clearly documented, and consistently applied
YOU KNOW
- University degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Economics, Data Analytics, or a comparable discipline
- At least 5+ of experience in Strategic Workforce Planning, with a proven track record in developing and establishing a workforce planning framework
- Strong experience in conceptual design, process definition, governance, and operating models.
- Proven ability to translate business strategy into practical workforce planning concepts
- Experience managing and aligning stakeholders across functions, regions, and organizational levels.
- Confident interaction with senior managers and executive stakeholders
- Strong knowledge of workforce planning methodologies, HR metrics, labor costs, forecasting, and scenario planning
- Excellent analytical, conceptual, facilitation, communication, and presentation skills; experience in an international matrix organization and knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI, or comparable solutions are advantageous
WE CONVINCE
- A global expert role with strategic impact on workforce planning and HR transformation
- The opportunity to define global concepts, processes, standards, and governance models
- Direct collaboration with senior stakeholders across HR, Finance, IT, and the business
- An international working environment with high visibility and influence
Are you interested in shaping the future of People Analytics and Workforce Strategy at SMS group?
Please submit your application, including your CV and relevant supporting documents, via our application portal.
SMS group GmbH
People Management
Martina Erens
E-Mail: Martina.Erens@sms-group.com
