Business Planning Specialist

About the Role

Alfanar is seeking a Business Planning Specialist to join its team in Riyadh, Riyadh. This full-time role involves supporting the planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting of strategic initiatives and projects. The specialist will maintain planning frameworks, track performance, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and provide timely insights to support effective decision-making and the achievement of organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and enhancement of business planning methodologies, tools, templates, and processes, incorporating local business requirements.
• Maintain planning documentation, templates, and reporting tools to ensure consistency and adherence to organizational standards.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of planning frameworks and practices through analysis and stakeholder feedback.
• Support the review of project schedules, business plans, and related documentation to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Assist in developing and maintaining project schedules, tracking key milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and timelines.
• Monitor progress against approved plans, identify potential risks or deviations, and escalate concerns to management.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to support the timely resolution of planning and execution issues.
• Track and report on action items, ensuring follow-up and closure within agreed timelines.
• Facilitate effective communication and information flow among internal and external stakeholders.
• Support governance activities by preparing reports, presentations, meeting materials, and status updates for management and stakeholders.
• Consolidate project and business performance data from multiple sources for accurate and timely reporting.
• Monitor compliance with established planning processes, governance requirements, and organizational standards.
• Maintain project and business planning records, ensuring documentation is accurate, complete, and up to date.
• Analyze performance metrics and trends to support decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.

Role Accountabilities

• Obtain updated soft and technical skills relevant to the job.
• Perform planned activities to meet operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide periodic reports detailing deviations and execution of planned tasks.
• Solve related problems and escalate complex operational issues.
• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes.
• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automation opportunities.
• Comply with related policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls.

Qualifications and Experience

• 2-5 years of relevant experience.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh.

Application Process

Further details regarding the salary for this position will be discussed during the interview process.