Director of Talent Planning

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At Kenco Logistics, you’re more than just a team member—you’re part of a company that values innovation, integrity, and a strong commitment to its people. As one of the leading 3PL providers in the U.S., Kenco offers a dynamic and supportive work environment where your ideas matter and your growth is a priority. With a focus on safety, sustainability, and continuous improvement, Kenco empowers employees to make a real impact in the supply chain industry while building rewarding careers.

Join a company where your contributions help move the world forward—one shipment at a time.

The Director of Talent Planning is responsible for leading the development of integrated talent strategies that drive operational effectiveness, foster an inclusive and engaging culture, and elevate the overall employee experience. This role ensures the seamless integration of critical talent functions to include Talent Acquisition, Community & Culture, People Analytics, and Employee Engagement, ensuring these functions work together to build a future‑ready workforce and thriving organizational culture.

Partnering closely with senior leadership, HR business partners, and business unit leaders, the Director anticipates talent needs, designs workforce strategies, and drives initiatives that strengthen our talent pipeline. By producing predictive analytics and delivering actionable insights, this role plays a critical role in informing workforce design and supporting enterprise‑wide strategic objectives.

• Drive enterprise‑wide talent strategy by developing strong strategic partnerships across business units to ensure unified workforce planning.
• Optimize people analytics and workforce insights by translating complex datasets into clear, compelling talent recommendations that enable informed decision‑making and support an engaged culture.
• Champion employee engagement by aligning community, culture, and talent strategies to create a thriving, future‑ready workforce.
• Enhance workforce resilience by partnering with senior leadership to anticipate risks and establish contingency plans for critical talent needs.
• Develop and implement innovative long‑term workforce strategies that align talent skills with evolving business priorities.
• Accelerate data‑driven decision‑making by delivering advanced workforce forecasts that reveal skill gaps, labor demands, and opportunities for optimization.
• Partner with senior leadership to identify critical roles and ensure robust succession planning, leadership readiness, and talent bench strength.
• Define, monitor, and report on key KPIs, including turnover, time‑to‑fill, vacancy rates, succession planning, culture and engagement.
• Collaborate closely with TA and business leaders to ensure position accuracy and design strategies that build internal and external pipelines for current and future needs.
• Partner with leadership to drive adoption of talent planning practices across the organization, fostering a culture of proactive workforce planning and agility.
• Advise and mentor the field HR teams to drive performance and innovation for talent planning and engagement.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources or related field required, or equivalent years of experience (one year of professional experience for each year of college requested).
• 7 years of experience in leading and growing cross‑functional teams.
• 3–5 years of experience in data analytics, reporting and data interpretation.
• Experience in leading enterprise‑wide initiatives creating leadership buy‑in.
• Experience applying talent planning strategies to support current and future growth across an organization.

• Collaborative Leadership – Knows how to get things done through formal channels and the informal network while instilling a sense of purpose in others; sees connection to larger purposes.
• Communicate for Impact – Devoting the time and resources necessary to communicate the strategic vision, direction, priorities, and progress of the team for which you are responsible.
• Customer Relationship Building – Having an intimate knowledge of the…