Traffic Workforce Analyst

JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for maximizing occupancy and service level through real-time and intraday monitoring of and analysis of contact volumes and AHT to forecast, management of staffing to requirements, adjustments to staff requirements (including OT and VTO), setting primary/secondary/reserve skilling, maintain staffing line adherence, and coordination of decentralized Workforce Management resources for outsourcer and Charter's virtualized contact centers.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience
Review, analyze and assess the Forecasting and Staffing Analysts' contact and FTE forecasts to insure the forecasts are accurate given recent results, trends in contact volume and AHT, as well as site level staffing attainment.
Update intraday (interval) contact volume and average handle time for all call types and contact centers based on global forecasts and real-time trends.
Make manual adjustments in eWFM to account for out-of-pattern days, including days after holidays, PPV events, or outages.
Adjust, in eWFM, next day forecasts to reflect the current view of staffing requirements. Enter updates into the WFM Portal to adjust staffing needs as required.
Negotiate with sites, as necessary, for new staff attainment (including best effort OT and VTO) to maximize service level and occupancy.
Monitor and manage intraday staffing in internal and outsourced contact centers to ensure balancing of staff requirements (attaining similar OT and VTO goals in proportion to existing staff and currently attained OT and VTO) and compliance to forecast agreements.
Provide guidance and coordinate internal and outsource Workforce Management teams in administering real time overtime and voluntary time off activities.
Communicate to internal local staffing and outsource centralized teams to identify trends in absenteeism, turnover, and other events impacting staffing availability.
Make real time adjustments to staffing forecasts in eWFM, including shrinkage, to provide the most accurate and up-to-date view of staffing forecast to requirements.
Instruct and coordinate optimal intraday scheduling of team meetings, supervisor coaching sessions, training and other scheduled off-phone (shrinkage) activity.
Monitor real time call statistics schedule adherence and communicate with internal and outsource Workforce Management teams to ensure on-phone and off-phone activity is managed efficiently throughout the day.

Develop and communicate intraday service level and occupancy analysis to highlight events that cause to miss goal in any contact type. Such analysis should be thorough, self-explanatory, and detailed as to the cause of the miss (location, subscribers impacted, duration, trouble ticket number, posting of an announcement), the quantified impact of the miss (both for the interval(s) and day), and expected time for resolution.
Escalate service level and occupancy miss issues to the necessary Manager, Director or Vice President level, based on time frame and impact.
Interface with internal and external departments when call routing, tool issue anomalies are presented so the impact is fully scoped, the proper escalation paths are followed for timely resolution, staffing adjustments are facilitated and communication paths remain open until resolution is obtained.
Work with the Forecasting and Staffing Analyst to assess and analyze all activities in the post day period, recommend action plans to strengthen results, and monitor the implementation of activities to achieve those results.
Responsible for the specific results for the associated contact type of service level, occupancy, interval staffing forecast accuracy, schedule efficiency, line adherence, and overtime attainment.
Perform other duties as requested by supervisor

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Required Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
Working knowledge of statistical analysis techniques, including multivariate regression analysis and seasonality techniques
Demonstrated sense of urgency
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Working knowledge of Microsoft Access
Ability to analyze and interpret data
Ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear and straightforward manner
Ability to communicate with all levels of management and company personnel
Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Ability to indirectly supervise and motivate others
Ability to make decisions and solve problems while working under pressure
Ability to prioritize and organize effectively
Ability to show judgment and initiative and to accomplish job duties
Ability to use personal computer and software applications (i.e. word processing, spreadsheet, etc.)
Ability to work independently
Ability to work with others to resolve problems, handle requests or situations
Knowledge of cable television products and services
Knowledge of Aspect eWorkforce Management or similar application (IEX, Blue Pumpkin, etc.)
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