Senior Planning Engineer

alfanar Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 112,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the region is seeking a professional to establish and execute annual business plans. This role involves managing committees, tracking performance, and driving business success through effective planning and compliance. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in engineering with 4 to 6 years of experience and has proficiency in business planning tools.

Qualifications

• 4 to 6 years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to job.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for establishing and executing annual business plans.
• Manage committees and facilitate meetings for business planning.
• Develop and maintain dashboards for tracking performance.

Skills

Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)

Business Planning

Education

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Purpose

Responsible for the establishment, development, alignment, and execution of annual business plans for respective unit. Involves managing committees, facilitating meetings, and tracking performance through dashboards and reporting. Ensures proper documentation, follow-up on actions, and provides insights for informed decision-making to drive successful business outcomes.

Key Accountability Areas

• Business Plans Management:
  • Participate in the coordination of annual business planning activities to ensure alignment with technical and operational objectives.
  • Translate business goals into detailed, actionable initiatives with defined priorities, responsibilities, and timelines across various functions.
  • Support the review of sales, resource, and financial budgets to ensure consistency with overall business plans through data analysis and validation.
  • Contribute to business plan sessions by preparing relevant materials and ensuring alignment across technical and non-technical areas.
• Business Plans Performance:
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to set and monitor challenging performance indicators, providing analysis to track progress against set targets.
  • Monitor and report on annual plans timelines, milestones, and accuracy, providing insights and flagging any deviations to ensure successful plans outcomes.
  • Support business plans by identifying potential issues, providing solutions and mitigating risks to guarantee plans success.
• Committees Management:
  • Activate committees’ structures and charters, ensuring proper governance and management of cross-functional teams.
  • Manage committee meetings, including the preparation of agendas, scheduling, and recording of meeting minutes.
  • Track action items from meetings, ensuring the timely execution of tasks and reporting on any pending or overdue actions.
• Reporting and Monitoring:
  • Develop and maintain dashboards that visualize the progress of business plans, initiatives, and KPIs, ensuring clear and accessible reporting for stakeholders.
  • Analyze key performance metrics and trends, providing actionable insights and recommendations for senior leadership to drive data-driven decision-making.
  • Provide technical tools, dashboards, and reports to committees to monitor the progress and performance of both strategic and operational activities.
  • Ensure proper management, secure archiving, and compliance of all performance reports, meeting minutes, and related documentation to meet audit and regulatory requirements.
  • Ensure proper archiving and confidentiality of all business planning documentation (digital and physical) while reviewing and enhancing business planning systems and tools.

Role Accountability

• HR Proficiency: Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job.
• Delivery: Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules. Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time. Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.
• Problem-Solving: Solve any related problems arise and escalate any complex operational issues.
• Quality: Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.
• Business Process Improvements: Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.
• Compliance: Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions.
• Health, Safety, and Environment: Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Academic Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience

4 to 6 Years

Technical / Functional Competencies

• Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)
• Business Planning