Business Planning Manager

Quanta Consultancy Services Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Quanta Consultancy Services Ltd is looking for a Business Planning Manager for their London project. The role involves owning the monthly IBP cycle and partnering with various teams to convert pipeline into structured demand scenarios.

The ideal candidate will have experience in integrated business planning within complex, capital-intensive environments and strong stakeholder management skills. This is a permanent contract offering a chance to work in a resilient, innovative company.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Integrated Business Planning, Sales & Operations Planning, or enterprise planning roles.
• Strong understanding of the Oliver Wight IBP framework or equivalent best-practice planning methodologies.
• Experience in complex, asset-heavy environments like data centers or capital-intensive industries.

Responsibilities

• Own and run the monthly IBP cycle including Demand Review, Supply & Capacity Review.
• Partner with teams to convert pipeline into structured demand scenarios.
• Integrate IBP outputs into budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial plans.

Skills

Integrated Business Planning

Sales & Operations Planning

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Job description

Business Planning Manager - UK, London - Permanent Contract

Our client, a developer of multi‑customer and hyperscale data centres in Europe and Asia‑Pacific, has an exciting opportunity for a Business Planning Manager to join their current project in London. They have a strong portfolio of constructing world‑class critical infrastructure and are chosen time and again for their resilient power, robust securing and sophisticated monitoring systems.

What you’ll do:

• Own and run the monthly IBP cycle including Demand Review, Supply & Capacity Review, Integrated Reconciliation, and Executive IBP forums.
• Partner with Sales, Commercial, Product, and Marketing to convert pipeline into structured demand scenarios.
• Work with Operations, Engineering, and Construction teams to create realistic supply and delivery plans.
• Integrate IBP outputs into budgets, forecasts, and long‑term financial plans.
• Maintain a portfolio‑wide view across live, in‑flight, and future data centre assets.

What you’ll need:

• Proven experience in Integrated Business Planning, Sales & Operations Planning (SOP), or enterprise planning roles.
• Strong understanding of the Oliver Wight IBP framework (or equivalent best‑practice planning methodologies).
• Experience operating in complex, asset‑heavy, infrastructure, data centre, energy, engineering, or capital‑intensive environments.
• Strong financial acumen with experience linking operational plans to budgets and forecasts.
• Advanced stakeholder management skills, with confidence working at executive level.

If this role is of interest to you, please apply now! #LI-EC1