Workforce Planning Specialist
Location: Hyderabad

This is an office‑first role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and team alignment, enabling us to deliver our best work. You will work primarily in the office, with the flexibility to work remotely for 20% of your time (one day per week).

Intro summary of the role
As a Workforce Planning Specialist, you will manage workforce planning tools and processes, provide data‑driven insights, and collaborate with HR, Finance, and external partners to support Lonza’s workforce strategy. You will ensure accurate forecasting, maintain workforce data quality, and deliver recommendations that enable effective talent sourcing and global workforce planning.

What you will get
- An agile career and energetic working culture.
- An inclusive and ethical workplace.
- Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
- A variety of benefits dependent on role and location.

The full list of our global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits.

What you will do




- Workday Adaptive Planning (AP):
- Regularly update and maintain Workday AP, ensuring accurate data input and system functionality.
- Develop dashboards and reports to support business needs and provide insights to stakeholders.
- Establish an 18‑month rolling FTE forecast as a standard practice.
- Use Workday AP as a bottom‑up tool for future budget cycles.
- Data Analysis:
- Cascade future hiring volume predictions to relevant teams (e.g., Randstad Source Right).
- Conduct quarterly reviews comparing predicted vs. realized hires; enhance forecasting accuracy.
- Collaborate with the EC Workforce deck to input workforce‑related data.
- Target Planning Support:
- Contribute to target planning exercises from an HR perspective, ensuring data quality and process improvements.
- Build strong relationships with global and local Finance teams.
- Market & Candidate Data Intelligence:
- Gather external market data to support n

📌 Workforce Planning Specialist (Hyderabad)
🏢 Lonza
📍 Hyderabad