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About the Business Planning Specialist Role

Alfanar is seeking a Business Planning Specialist to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time position involves supporting strategic initiatives and projects through robust planning, coordination, and performance monitoring. The role requires 2-5 years of experience and contributes to the achievement of organizational objectives by ensuring effective decision-making and timely insights.

Key Responsibilities

The Business Planning Specialist will be responsible for:

• Supporting the development and enhancement of business planning methodologies, tools, and templates, adapting to local business requirements.
• Maintaining planning documentation, templates, and reporting tools to ensure consistency with organizational standards.
• Assisting in the review of project schedules and business plans for alignment with organizational objectives.
• Developing and maintaining project schedules, tracking key milestones, deliverables, and timelines.
• Monitoring progress against approved plans, identifying potential risks or deviations, and escalating concerns to management.
• Coordinating with stakeholders to facilitate the timely resolution of planning and execution issues.
• Tracking and reporting on action items to ensure follow-up and closure.
• Facilitating communication among internal and external stakeholders for successful project delivery.
• Preparing reports, presentations, and status updates for management and stakeholders.
• Consolidating project and business performance data for accurate reporting.
• Monitoring compliance with established planning processes and organizational standards.
• Maintaining project and business planning records, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Analyzing performance metrics and trends to support decision-making and improvement initiatives.

Role Accountabilities

In this role, you will be expected to:

• Obtain and maintain updated soft and technical skills relevant to the job.
• Perform planned activities to meet operational and development targets within delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives efficiently in terms of cost and time.
• Provide periodic reports detailing deviations and execution of planned tasks.
• Address and resolve related problems, escalating complex operational issues as needed.
• Ensure quality requirements are met, developing effective quality control processes.
• Coordinate well-defined written systems and policies, seeking automation opportunities.
• Comply with relevant policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental management procedures within the defined work area.

Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate will possess:

• A Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or any relevant field.
• Work experience ranging from 2 to 4 years.

Technical and Functional Competencies

Required competencies include:

• Business Acumen
• Competitive Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Trend Analysis

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh.