foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.
Job DescriptionWe are seeking for a Workforce Planning Manager to own workforce and personnel-cost planning for an assigned business, country, function or multi-market scope. Working closely with People, Finance and business stakeholders, you will lead planning cycles, challenge assumptions, reconcile workforce and financial plans, and turn workforce data into clear scenarios and recommendations for business decisions. You will play a key role in strengthening planning standards, data quality and alignment between People and Finance.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end workforce planning for the assigned scope across annual budget, forecasts and multi-year planning cycles.
- Lead planning discussions with People, Finance and business stakeholders, challenging assumptions and driving alignment on headcount, capacity and personnel costs.
- Act as a subject-matter expert on workforce-planning standards, including positions, vacancies, hires, exits, compensation, transfers, recharges and restructuring impacts.
- Manage workforce assumptions and movements in Anaplan WFP and ensure alignment with the P&L module in partnership with Finance.
- Own WFP-to-P&L reconciliations, investigate variances and drive timely resolution of data or process issues.
- Lead monthly workforce performance reviews, explaining headcount and personnel-cost variances and highlighting key risks and opportunities.
- Develop workforce scenarios and sensitivities covering growth, attrition, vacancies, compensation, productivity and restructuring, and translate findings into clear recommendations.
- Maintain workforce reports and dashboards, ensuring data quality, consistency and traceability across Anaplan, Workday/HRIS and Finance sources.
- Identify planning risks and dependencies, drive follow-ups and ensure actions, approvals and deadlines are completed.
- Lead selected process improvements, including planning standards, controls, documentation, testing and adoption of workforce-planning tools.
- Provide functional guidance and quality review to analysts and planning contributors where required.
- 4–7 years of experience in workforce planning, HR controlling, FP&A, people analytics, financial planning or a similar analytical discipline.
- Experience owning workforce or financial planning processes across a complex business, function, country or multi-market scope.
- Strong knowledge of headcount and position management, budgeting, forecasting, personnel-cost planning, variance analysis and P&L.
- Hands-on experience with Anaplan or a comparable enterprise planning platform, including planning cycles, scenarios, inputs, outputs and reconciliations.
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, with the ability to structure, validate and analyse large datasets and create clear decision materials.
- Strong ability to connect HR and organisational changes to financial impact and translate analysis into clear options, risks and recommendations.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and drive alignment without formal authority.
- Highly structured, detail-oriented and proactive, with strong ownership and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- High integrity and discretion when handling sensitive employee, organisational and financial data.
- Fluent English communication skills, written and verbal.
Nice to have:
- Workday experience, particularly organisational structures, position management and headcount movements.
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL or similar data and visualisation tools.
- Experience working in a multi-country or matrix organisation with People and Finance stakeholders.
- Experience supporting reorganisations, restructuring, productivity or workforce-transformation initiatives.
- Experience providing functional guidance, quality review or coaching to analysts.
Skills Required
- 4-7 years of experience in workforce planning, HR controlling, FP&A, people analytics, financial planning, or a similar analytical discipline
- Experience owning workforce or financial planning processes across a complex business, function, country, or multi-market scope
- Strong knowledge of headcount and position management, budgeting, forecasting, personnel-cost planning, variance analysis, and P&L
- Hands-on experience with Anaplan or a comparable enterprise planning platform, including planning cycles, scenarios, inputs, outputs, and reconciliations
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, including structuring, validating, and analyzing large datasets
- Ability to connect HR and organizational changes to financial impact and translate analysis into options, risks, and recommendations
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including challenging assumptions and driving alignment without formal authority
- Structured, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage competing priorities and deadlines
- High integrity and discretion when handling sensitive employee, organizational, and financial data
- Fluent written and verbal English communication skills
- Workday experience, particularly organizational structures, position management, and headcount movements
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or similar data and visualization tools
- Experience working in a multi-country or matrix organization with People and Finance stakeholders
- Experience supporting reorganizations, restructuring, productivity, or workforce-transformation initiatives
- Experience providing functional guidance, quality review, or coaching to analysts
Delivery Hero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Delivery Hero and has not been reviewed or approved by Delivery Hero.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and everyday support include on-site gym access in Berlin, discounted sports memberships, commuter help, and food vouchers, with hybrid flexibility enhancing day-to-day experience. Feedback suggests these lifestyle perks meaningfully bolster the total package for many corporate roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Mental health and preventive care are emphasized through an Employee Assistance Program, a Headspace subscription, and on-campus health check-ups, with guidance for navigating healthcare in Germany. Some locations also highlight private health insurance, adding depth to the health offering.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Ownership programs feature an employee stock purchase plan with a matching component, and equity is common across corporate roles. Feedback suggests this accessible equity can be a notable part of total compensation in key hubs.
Delivery Hero Insights
What We Do
As the world’s leading local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech but driven by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, we enable ambitious talent to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you’re from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero
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