Strategic Planning & Performance Specialist

alfanar; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

alfanar is seeking a Business Planning professional in Riyadh to help develop and execute planning activities aligned with organizational goals. The role covers methodology enhancement, schedule management, performance analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to improve governance and reporting quality.

The candidate will work with multiple business units to standardize planning approaches, monitor KPIs, and provide insights for strategic decision-making, ensuring delivery on time and within

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or any relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the enhancement of business planning methodologies, frameworks, tools, templates, and processes, ensuring alignment with organizational requirements and best practices.
• Evaluate planning practices and recommend improvements based on business needs, performance analysis, and stakeholder feedback.
• Maintain and refine planning documentation, templates, and reporting tools to promote consistency, accuracy, and compliance with organizational standards.
• Support the standardization of planning approaches across business units to improve planning effectiveness and reporting quality.
• Analyze planning outputs and identify opportunities to strengthen planning processes, methodologies, and governance practices.
• Review project schedules, business plans, and related documentation to ensure alignment with organizational objectives, priorities, and approved requirements.
• Prepare, maintain, and update integrated project schedules, tracking key milestones, deliverables, dependencies, critical paths, and timelines.
• Perform schedule and planning analysis to identify risks, potential delays, resource constraints, and deviations from approved plans.
• Assess planning scenarios and provide recommendations to support informed decision-making and effective execution.
• Coordinate planning activities with relevant stakeholders to facilitate issue resolution and maintain alignment across projects and initiatives.
• Monitor the status of action items, commitments, and deliverables, ensuring timely follow-up and closure.
• Support cross-functional communication and information sharing to enhance planning transparency and execution effectiveness.
• Prepare and consolidate business planning reports, dashboards, presentations, and performance updates for management and stakeholders.
• Analyze project and business performance data from multiple sources to identify trends, variances, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date planning records, reports, and supporting documentation.
• Track and evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs) and planning metrics to support performance monitoring and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide planning insights and analytical findings to support business reviews and decision-making processes.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or Any relevant field

Job description

alfanar is seeking a Business Planning professional in Riyadh to help develop and execute planning activities aligned with organizational goals. The role covers methodology enhancement, schedule management, performance analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to improve governance and reporting quality.

The candidate will work with multiple business units to standardize planning approaches, monitor KPIs, and provide insights for strategic decision-making, ensuring delivery on time and within