Business Planning Manager📣 إعلان

About the Role

alfanar is seeking a Business Planning Manager to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time role is central to leading the establishment, development, alignment, and execution of annual business plans for an assigned unit. The manager will oversee cross-functional committees, facilitate key meetings, and monitor performance through reporting tools, ensuring accurate documentation and timely follow-up on action items. This position delivers strategic insights to support informed decision-making and drive successful business outcomes.

Core Business Planning Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and execution of annual business planning activities, ensuring alignment with both technical and operational objectives.
• Translate high-level business goals into actionable initiatives with clearly defined priorities, responsibilities, and timelines across multiple functions.
• Oversee the review and validation of sales, resource, and financial budgets to ensure coherence with overall strategic plans through rigorous data analysis.
• Guide and contribute to planning sessions by developing key materials and ensuring consistent alignment between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define and track performance indicators, providing analytical insights to measure progress against business targets.
• Monitor plan execution, milestones, and outcomes, proactively identifying deviations and providing data-driven recommendations for corrective action.
• Mitigate risks and identify opportunities to ensure the successful implementation of business plans.
• Establish and oversee committee structures, charters, and governance frameworks to support cross-functional collaboration and accountability.
• Manage end-to-end committee operations, including agenda setting, meeting facilitation, and formal documentation of outcomes and decisions.
• Track and follow up on action items to ensure timely completion and transparency across teams.
• Develop and manage dashboards that visualize progress, performance, and KPIs to support real-time monitoring and decision-making.
• Deliver performance reports and trend analyses to senior leadership, enabling informed, data-driven strategic actions.
• Provide technical tools and reporting solutions to support committee oversight of strategic and operational initiatives.
• Ensure the secure storage, compliance, and confidentiality of all business planning documents, reports, and meeting records in line with audit and regulatory standards.
• Continuously review and enhance business planning tools, systems, and practices to drive efficiency and accuracy.

Leadership and Operational Accountabilities

• Recruit, recognize, and cultivate high performers, exposing them to create a robust second line of management, and manage low performers effectively.
• Take full responsibility for operations and deliverables, anticipating problems and making necessary proactive and timely decisions.
• Deliver required results in a timely manner with specified quality and cost, monitoring and controlling budgets and expenses for optimum cost efficiency.
• Transform corporate goals into business plans, monitoring plan performance and initiating corrective actions to strengthen results.
• Develop organizational structures according to current and future requirements, ensuring job descriptions are available for all roles.
• Develop and coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, and procedures, seeking automation opportunities and promoting the full use of IT solutions.
• Act in accordance with alfanar’s prime competitive advantage in quality and adapt to new techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.
• Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment as per standard regulations.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant professional experience in business planning or a related field.

Key Skills and Attributes

• Strong leadership and team development capabilities.
• Proficiency in strategic planning, execution, and performance monitoring.
• Advanced analytical skills for data-driven decision-making and budget validation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills for effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Demonstrated ability to manage committees, facilitate meetings, and ensure transparent documentation.
• A proactive approach to problem anticipation, risk mitigation, and opportunity identification.
• Commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and adaptation to new technologies and business models.

About alfanar

alfanar is a leading company committed to quality and operational excellence. We foster an environment that values professional development and adherence to high standards in all aspects of our business. We invite qualified candidates to apply for this challenging role and contribute to our strategic objectives.