Business Planning Manager📣 Job Ad

About the Role

alfanar is seeking a Business Planning Manager to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time role is central to driving strategic business outcomes by 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 dashboards and reporting tools, ensuring accurate documentation and timely follow-up on action items.

Key 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, fostering a robust second line of management, and guide low performers towards improvement or release.
• Ensure fair and non-discriminatory treatment of subordinates, with performance-based assessment criteria.
• Take full responsibility for the operation as per the job description and required deliverables, adhering to company guidelines.
• Anticipate problems and implement proactive steps to prevent them, making necessary and proper timely decisions.
• Deliver required results in a timely manner, meeting quality and cost standards.
• Make a tangible difference to the area of operation, aiming to exceed business expectations.
• Transform corporate goals into business plans, and plan, follow-up, and execute these plans, monitoring performance and initiating corrective actions.
• Provide periodic work progress reports and monitor and control budgets and expenses for optimum cost efficiency.
• Develop the organizational structure 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.
• Be conversant with and promote the full use of IT solutions relevant to the job and business.
• Uphold quality as alfanar’s prime competitive advantage.
• Adapt to new and alternative 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.
• Proven ability to lead strategic planning, execution, and performance monitoring.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in data analysis and reporting.
• Demonstrated experience in committee management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proficiency in developing and utilizing performance dashboards and reporting tools.

Location and Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offering an opportunity to contribute to alfanar's strategic growth and operational excellence.