Business Planning Manager III

We are seeking a Business Planning Manager III to join our team. This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

As a Business Planning Manager III, you will define, manage, and evaluate business plans to ensure they are operationally executable against defined strategic objectives. You will lead and partner with cross-functional teams to develop short-term business plans and supporting data-driven models. You will prepare comprehensive implementation tactics, including execution plans, resource allocation plans, follow-up guidelines, assessment, and process accountabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Develop recommendations from complex data and business analyses and formulate them into business plans.
• Drive the construction of highly innovative statistical and financial models to analyze new aspects of business performance.
• Establish the metrics required to measure business performance, and recommend the go-forward strategy to address performance gaps.
• Lead highly complex, time-sensitive market research projects and identify compelling trends and opportunities for business leaders.
• Staff and manage cross-functional teams across the entire span of business planning activities.
• Drive all aspects of priority projects and make final team decisions.
• Develop business plans and proactively identify new opportunities as partners with client business leaders.
• Develop and drive comprehensive business plan recommendations, based on analysis, emerging trends, and experience.
• Identify or develop cutting-edge analytical tools, models, and methods for making key business decisions.
• Counsel business leaders, recommend approaches for executing high-level strategies, and develop creative solutions.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of research methodology for the most challenging business issues.
• Excellent analytical thinking, technical analysis, and data manipulation skills.
• Ability to leverage new analytical techniques to develop creative approaches and insights.
• Extensive knowledge of how to analyze business problems using Excel, Access, statistical analysis, and financial modeling.
• Superior business acumen and technical knowledge within area of responsibility.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation and influence skills.
• Excellent project management skills, including leading large, cross-functional initiatives that impact the organization.
• Strong relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting.
• Strong leadership skills, including team-building, conflict resolution, and management.
• Ability to lead multiple, large, time-sensitive projects or work streams.
• Ability to identify emerging trends from market and industry data, and make clear and compelling business planning recommendations.

Education and Experience Required: Typically 10+ years total experience in strategy, planning, operations, finance, or related functional area. Advanced university degree required (e.g., MBA) or demonstrable equivalent experience.