SR. Business Planning Engineer alfanar Electric

About the Role

Alfanar is seeking a SR. Business Planning Engineer to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is responsible for the establishment, development, alignment, and execution of annual business plans for a specific unit. The position involves managing committees, facilitating meetings, and tracking performance through dashboards and reporting to ensure successful business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual business planning activities to align with technical and operational objectives.
• Translate business goals into detailed, actionable initiatives with defined priorities, responsibilities, and timelines across various functions.
• Review sales, resource, and financial budgets to ensure consistency with overall business plans through data analysis and validation.
• Prepare materials for business plan sessions and ensure alignment across technical and non-technical areas.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to set and monitor performance indicators, providing analysis to track progress against targets.
• Monitor and report on annual plan timelines, milestones, and accuracy, identifying deviations to ensure successful plan outcomes.
• Identify potential issues, provide solutions, and mitigate risks to guarantee plan success.
• Activate committee structures and charters, ensuring proper governance and management of cross-functional teams.
• Manage committee meetings, including agenda preparation, scheduling, and minute recording.
• Track action items from meetings, ensuring timely execution and reporting on pending or overdue actions.
• Develop and maintain dashboards to visualize the progress of business plans, initiatives, and KPIs for stakeholders.
• Analyze key performance metrics and trends, providing actionable insights and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Provide technical tools, dashboards, and reports to committees to monitor strategic and operational activities.
• Ensure proper management, secure archiving, and compliance of all performance reports, meeting minutes, and related documentation.
• Maintain confidentiality of all business planning documentation (digital and physical) and enhance business planning systems and tools.

Role Accountabilities

• Maintain 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 for 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

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant experience is required.

Work Type and Location

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