Business Planning Manager

dunnhumby; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Birthday off

Job summary

dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, partnering with the world’s most ambitious retailers and brands to put the customer at the heart of every decision. Tesco Media is the ultimate media partner to brands, offering unrivalled customer insight and scale across online, in-store and offsite partners.

We're looking for a talented Business Planning Manager who sits within the Business Planning team to shape strategy, drive the annual planning process, and provide insights that

Qualifications

• Experience in business planning, strategy, commercial analysis, finance, consulting, or a similar role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn data into clear recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience managing priorities across multiple teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong presentation and storytelling skills, including creating materials for leadership audiences.
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Leading business planning by translating strategic priorities into annual plans and clear delivery milestones.
• Driving performance management through KPIs, business reviews, risk tracking, and actionable recommendations.
• Supporting decision making with financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and business insights.
• Partnering across teams to align priorities, manage dependencies, and deliver business objectives.
• Creating high-quality presentations and papers for senior leadership and executive audiences.
• Identifying opportunities for improvement and embedding best practice across planning processes.

Skills

Business planning

Strategy

Commercial analysis

Finance

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Storytelling

Education

Degree-level qualification

Job description

dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, partnering with the world’s most ambitious retailers and brands to put the customer at the heart of every decision. We combine deep insight, advanced technology, and close collaboration to help our clients grow, innovate, and deliver measurable value for their customers.

dunnhumby employs nearly 2,500 experts in offices throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas working for transformative, iconic brands such as Tesco, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Unilever and Metro.

Tesco Media is the ultimate media partner to brands. Built on unrivalled customer insight, it's a media owner with soul, scale, and storytelling power. Tesco Media helps brands and agencies connect meaningfully with customers, drive creative effectiveness, and grow at the point of purchase.

Through Tesco, the UK’s largest grocery retailer with over 24 million Clubcard households - representing nearly every home in the UK - Tesco Media offers brands an unparalleled view into the motivations and behaviours of the nation. It is perfectly positioned to solve business’s greatest marketing challenges, unlocking growth by enabling brands to connect with customers in meaningful ways online, in-store and via its offsite partners, all while enhancing the shopping experience for its customers.

We're looking for a talented Business Planning Manager who expects more from their career. Sitting within the Business Planning team, you'll play a key role in shaping business strategy, driving the annual planning process, and providing insights that help Tesco Media make informed decisions, prioritise investments, and unlock future growth.

What you'll be working on

• Leading business planning by translating strategic priorities into annual plans and clear delivery milestones.
• Driving performance management through KPIs, business reviews, risk tracking, and actionable recommendations.
• Supporting decision making with financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and business insights.
• Partnering across teams to align priorities, manage dependencies, and deliver business objectives.
• Creating high-quality presentations and papers for senior leadership and executive audiences.
• Identifying opportunities for improvement and embedding best practice across planning processes.

What we expect from you

• Experience in business planning, strategy, commercial analysis, finance, consulting, or a similar role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn data into clear recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience managing priorities across multiple teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong presentation and storytelling skills, including creating materials for leadership audiences.
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience

What you can expect from us

• We won’t just meet your expectations. We'll defy them. So you'll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you'd expect from a leading technology company.
• But also, a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect.
• flexible working hours
• your birthday off.

And we don't talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day - with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One, dh Enabled and dh Thrive as the living proof. We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. Please let us know how we can make this process work best for you.

Our approach to Flexible Working

At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.

We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.

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