Forecasting Analyst

Job description

Job Summary: The WFM Forecasting Analyst is responsible for analyzing historical contact volume, handle times, and operational trends to generate accurate short-term and long-term volume and staffing forecasts across all service channels (voice, chat, email, messaging). Key Responsibilities: Volume & AHT Forecasting: Develop models to predict contact volumes, Average Handle Times (AHT), and workload requirements on interval, daily, weekly, and monthly bases. Variance & Trend Analysis: Identify trends, seasonality, marketing campaign impacts, and holiday patterns to continuously refine forecasting models and minimize Variance Percentages. Capacity Planning: Collaborate with WFM schedulers and operations leaders to determine net and gross FTE requirements based on Erlang C models/Workload and shrinkage calculations. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Marketing, Product, Client Success and Operations teams to anticipate operational changes, product launches, or system outages that impact volume. Reporting: Create and maintain executive dashboards tracking forecast accuracy, SLA performance, and shrinkage trends. Create and handle capacity plans. Qualifications & Requirements: Experience: 2–5+ years of WFM experience, with a primary focus on forecasting and capacity planning/scheduling in a contact center environment. Technical Skills: Proficiency in WFM tools (e.g., NICE IEX, Verint, Aspect, Calabrio), advanced Excel/Google Sheets, SQL, and statistical modeling. Analytical Thinking: Strong mathematical acumen and experience with forecasting algorithms (Erlang C, workload, regression models, time series analysis). Communication: Good communications skills and ability to present complex data insights to cross-functional stakeholders and operational leadership.