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Matthew Nickel

Winnipeg,MB

Summary

Dynamic Senior Workforce Manager at SkipTheDishes HQ, adept at workforce planning and team collaboration. Spearheaded initiatives that enhanced operational efficiency and employee satisfaction. Proven track record in scheduling expertise, successfully managing 1500+ employees while fostering a culture of coaching and mentoring. Committed to driving continuous improvement and achieving business continuity.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Workforce Manager

SkipTheDishes HQ
10.2024 - Current
  • Led and worked with Internal operations stakeholders to staff and schedule based on forecasted requirements
  • Coordinate with Human Resources and Payroll related to system improvements with the goal of improving employee satisfaction
  • Led discussions with BPO's related to our forecast requirements by channel and their actual staffing. Offering feedback and actionable items where improvements are expected
  • Guide and manage team initiatives that will help enhance reporting and team efficiency
  • Coordinate with operational teams on upcoming business initiatives with the focus on business continuity and risk reduction

Workforce Manager

SkipTheDishes HQ
09.2021 - 10.2024
  • Overseeing Internal scheduling of 1500+ employees
  • Managing the team members schedules of 15+ channels in both our Care Services and Logistics groups and focusing on staffing to requirement by internal and within budget
  • Working with operations leaders and human resources to ensure on contingency planning in the case of risk to budget or coverage
  • Assisted with organization restructuring
  • Provided WFM feedback and support through new systems such as Workday


Team Lead - Workforce Management

SkipTheDishes HQ
09.2018 - 09.2021
  • Focus on system and operational improvements within the team
  • Built a Jira Servicedesk Portal to triage scheduling requests from the 1500+ advisors WFM was scheduling
  • Worked on Dayforce Enhancements which enabled advisor self-serve scheduling
  • Assisted with the planning and coordination to remote work at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

Lead Workforce Analyst

SkipTheDishes HQ
01.2018 - 09.2018
  • Helped start the Workforce Management department as the operational staffing requirements continued to grow and get complex
  • Built processes and guidelines while centralizing all scheduling in operations. With employee engagement being a top priority
  • Scheduled 600+ agents in both our Care and Logistics team based on the business needs.


Team Lead - Customer Service

SkipTheDishes HQ
03.2017 - 01.2018
  • Supporting advisors during their daily tasks while nurturing their career development and goals
  • De-escalating complaints from customer and restaurant partners
  • Live monitoring customer service channels and allocating staff to meet KPI targets
  • Organizing and leading operational special projects
  • Building tools to help operational efficiencies
  • Assisting with new advisor onboarding training

Logistics Dispatcher

SkipTheDishes HQ
06.2016 - 03.2017
  • Assigning couriers to jobs
  • Optimizing job distribution
  • Supporting courier through Live Chat

Customer Service Advisor

SkipTheDishes HQ
11.2015 - 03.2017
  • Support Restaurant Partners and Customers related to their order delivery

Sales Professional

SkipTheDishes HQ
09.2015 - 11.2015
  • Responsible for contacting and negotiating with restaurant sales leads in joining the network

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Economics

University of Manitoba
Winnipeg

Skills

  • Scheduling expertise
  • Staff development
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Team collaboration
  • Compliance
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Workforce planning
  • Time management
  • Operations management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Problem-solving
  • Conflict resolution

Languages

English

Interests

  • Music
  • Home Brewing
  • Team Sports
  • Cycling
  • Adventure Travel

Timeline

Senior Workforce Manager

SkipTheDishes HQ
10.2024 - Current

Workforce Manager

SkipTheDishes HQ
09.2021 - 10.2024

Team Lead - Workforce Management

SkipTheDishes HQ
09.2018 - 09.2021

Lead Workforce Analyst

SkipTheDishes HQ
01.2018 - 09.2018

Team Lead - Customer Service

SkipTheDishes HQ
03.2017 - 01.2018

Logistics Dispatcher

SkipTheDishes HQ
06.2016 - 03.2017

Customer Service Advisor

SkipTheDishes HQ
11.2015 - 03.2017

Sales Professional

SkipTheDishes HQ
09.2015 - 11.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Business Economics

University of Manitoba
Matthew Nickel