Sales Strategy & Planning Business Partner (f/m/d) Storage BU Germany

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Böblingen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Insurances

Bike & car leasing

Fringe benefits

Flexible working hours

Hybrid workplace

30 vacation days

Wellness-Fridays

Parental leave (paid)

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Sales Strategy & Planning Business Partner (f/m/d) for the Storage BU Germany. This hybrid role requires you to work from an office two days per week and collaborate across Sales, Finance and Operations to translate data into go-to-market actions.

You will lead complex analyses, build forecasting models, define performance metrics, and guide cross-functional initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in strategy, planning, operations or finance.
• MBA or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Excellent analytical thinking and data manipulation skills.
• Ability to leverage new analytical techniques for insights.
• Fluent German and English language skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex data analyses to develop business plans and insights.
• Build complex statistical and financial forecasting models.
• Establish metrics to measure performance and identify gaps.
• Manage market research projects and synthesize intelligence reports.
• Lead cross-functional teams across business planning activities.
• Develop go-forward plans with risk/return considerations.
• Partner with leaders to identify opportunities and strategic initiatives.
• Identify new analytical tools and methods for key decisions.

Skills

German & English

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Project management

Financial modeling

Excel

Access

Education

MBA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Access

Statistical analysis

Financial modeling

Job description

Sales Strategy & Planning Business Partner (f/m/d) Storage BU Germany

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

The Sales Strategy & Planning (SSP) team for Germany works closely aligned with the Sales Management Team to implement the HPE GTM strategy for Germany across the various sales organizations and achieve superior performance . This also includes providing efficient sales processes and tools. This specific role focuses on the Storage Sales & BU for Germany.

• Lead complex data and business analyses to develop business plans, and identify recommendations and insights.
• Work independently to construct highly complex statistical and financial models to forecast business performance; coach others on model development.
• Establish the metrics required to measure business performance, and develop the process for identifying and addressing performance gaps.
• Manage complex, time- sensitive market research projects and prepare synthesized intelligence reports with clear implications.
• Lead cross-functional teams across the entire span of business planning activities.
• Contribute to priority projects by adding creative insights and developing recommendations.
• Partner with business leaders to develop business plans and proactively identify new opportunities.
• Develop go-forward business plan recommendations based on potential risks and returns.
• Identify cutting-edge analytical tools, models, and methods for making key business decisions.

If you are...

Good at partnering, innovating, and making things happen? Good start, you are aligned to our core values!

If you have these Skills, Expertise, Attitude and Education...

• 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.
• 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.
• Business proficiency in German and English language.

We offer:

• Competitive salary and extensive benefits package (pension scheme, insurances, bike and car leasing, and other fringe benefits)
• Work-life balance (flexible working time and hybrid workplace model, 30 vacation days, four HPE Wellness-Fridays, up to six months paid parental leave)
• Support for education, training, and career development
• Diverse and dynamic work environment

Part-time work or job-sharing is also applicable to this position.

HPE is:

• Ranked in the Top 3 in the Women's Career Index Germany in 2025 for the twelfth time (FKi Hall of Fame member)
• Named Gold Champion in Pride Index Germany in 2023
• Ranked 9th on Fortune's 2023 list of Best Workplaces in Technology
• Ranked 5th on Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies 2024
• Named a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for the eighth year in row
• Recognized as one of the Best Companies for Multicultural Women by Seramount in 2023

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