Manager Business Planning 3

Key Responsibilities

• Integrate Long Range Strategic Plan (LRSP) into key messaging, roadmaps, business cases, investment planning, ROI modeling and scenario analysis.
• Maintain annual/quarterly/monthly calendars and cadences, enforce governance standards, and ensure timely decision-making and action closure.
• Create executive-ready review packages, narratives, and dashboards; prepare the VP/GM for reviews, leadership sessions, Executive visits and stakeholder updates.
• Lead and support cross-functional initiatives across BUs and functions; clarify priorities, resolve conflicts, and keep all parties informed of status changes.
• Own ad-hoc, high-visibility projects assigned by the Director, Business Operations or VP/GM. Define scope, assemble project teams, develop detailed work-plans, and report progress to senior leadership.
• Define KPIs, build and automate dashboards/reporting, and improve data flows to reduce manual effort and increase decision velocity.
• Partner with Facilities and other site leadership on space planning, utilization tracking, and site investments. Advance operational efficiency by identifying and scaling best practices across the organization and industry.
• Leverage AI to automate workflows and boost efficiency.
• Work Model and Travel: Travels up to 35% to key sites and stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field).
• 8+ years of experience in business operations, strategy/PMO, management consulting, or similar roles in product, engineering, hardware, or manufacturing-oriented organizations.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into business cases and capital/investment plans.
• Strong Program/project Management Skills And Operating Cadence/governance Experience.
• Excellent executive communication and storytelling skills; expert with presentation and spreadsheet tools.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management across senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Data-driven mindset with experience building dashboards and automating reporting (e.g., Power BI/Tableau; SQL a plus).

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree.
• Background in hardware-enabled, industrial, or complex engineering environments.
• Familiarity with portfolio management tools and financial modeling.
• Track record leading change initiatives; experience with organizational/process consolidations (e.g., legacy TSD/MLSS) preferred.
• Broad exposure to internal enterprise Experience with facilities and capital planning.