Strategic Forecasting & Planning Analyst

HP; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

HP in Barcelona seeks an Interventions Volume Planner to support forecasting, budgeting, and performance management across service segments. You will consolidate data, develop forecasts, and provide insights to drive business decisions.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with BI tools like Power BI and Advanced Excel, and the ability to communicate findings to stakeholders while improving processes.

Qualifications

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 2-4 years of work experience, preferably in service business management, delivery, solution architecting, business planning, or a related field or an advanced degree with little or no work experience.
• Exposure to business intelligence and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain operational forecasts for assigned business areas.
• Support monthly Flash, Budget, and Long-Term Planning cycles.
• Consolidate planning assumptions from multiple stakeholders.
• Identify forecast variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure planning deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
• Analyze operational and financial performance against plan.
• Prepare variance analysis and explain key business drivers.
• Monitor trends, risks, and opportunities affecting business performance.
• Generate recurring and ad-hoc business reports and dashboards.
• Support leadership reviews with data-driven insight.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Quality, and Segment teams to validate planning assumptions.
• Participate in planning reviews and operational discussions.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support alignment between operational plans and business objective.
• Follow established planning processes, controls, and governance requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy and reporting efficiency.
• Support implementation of process improvements and automation initiatives.
• Maintain planning documentation and business assumptions.
• Ensure integrity and consistency of planning data.
• Develop and maintain reporting tools and dashboards.
• Perform data validation and reconciliation activities.
• Support business decision-making through timely reporting and analysis.

Skills

Business Forecasting

Business Planning

Financial Analysis

Problem Solving

Business Reporting

Process Discipline

Technical

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Data Analysis

Dashboard Development

Data Validation

Cross-Org Skills

Effective Communication

Results Orientation

Learning Agility

Digital Fluency

Customer Centricity

Education

Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration or related discipline

2–4 years of work experience in service business management or related field

Exposure to business intelligence and reporting tools

Job description

HP in Barcelona seeks an Interventions Volume Planner to support forecasting, budgeting, and performance management across service segments. You will consolidate data, develop forecasts, and provide insights to drive business decisions.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with BI tools like Power BI and Advanced Excel, and the ability to communicate findings to stakeholders while improving processes.