Business Planning Manager I

**Location:** Bucharest, 2 days/week at the office **Contract**: determined period, until 30th October, prolongation available **About the Role:** The Business Planning Manager role defines, manages, and evaluates business planning to ensure operational execution against defined strategic objectives. Leads and partners with cross-functional teams to develop business planning and support data-driven models. Prepares comprehensive implementation tactics, including execution plans, resource allocation plans, follow-up guidelines, assessment and process accountabilities. Ensures that business activities are aligned with stated planning among different stakeholders. Sets business metrics (KPIs), evaluates actual performance and makes recommendations to business leaders on performance target achievement. Develops data-driven analyses to optimize resources and ensure that business planning can be translated into financial value. How you'll make your mark: * You will act as a business partner for the Networking Sales Organization within your scope, supporting the Leadership team & Field Sales * You will support Integration activities across a diverse range of workstreams and interactions with relevant teams and functions * You will lead complex data and business analyses to inform business planning, and identify recommendations and insights * You will enable sales compensation, quota setting and deployment processes aligned with theNetworking business strategy * You will support the business with internal governance processes including Sales Forecasting; Demand Planning; Pipeline management etc. * You will research and use internal and external market data to identify key players with relevancy for the business planning and strategy * You will be responsible for ensuring the effective implementation of operational processes, identifying and leveraging best practice in support of delivering the sales strategy * You will develop and nurture a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork and knowledge sharing across all relevant teams and functions * You will identify and build relationships with key players in each function both internal & external to EMEAL Networking business unit * You will become the operational interface into various other functions depending on the request at hand. * You have 4-6 years of experience in an Operational / Business / Finance Analyst role or similar, preferably in a large competitive multinational * You are commercially aware and enjoy interacting with cross functional teams across an organization * You have a strong business mindset is key, with a ‘run to the fire’ attitude; driving an action-oriented culture: you deliver on your promises * You have professional maturity, intellectual curiosity, accountability and positive approach * Having proven project management experience would be an advantage * Requires the ability to work independently with substantial latitude for action and decision while maintaining focus on achieving optimal outcomes as part of a collaborative development effort * Ability to leverage new analytical techniques to develop creative approaches to business analysis * Extensive knowledge and understanding of how to analyze business problems using Excel, Access, statistical analysis, and financial modelling * You have good skills in Microsoft Office Suite, with PowerPoint, advanced Excel experience and AI interest * Power BI / Automation skills, Salesforce.com and Anaplan experience would be an advantage * Fluent English essential and additional Europe, Middle East and Africa region languages an advantage * Strong business acumen and technical knowledge within area of responsibility * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Developed leadership skills, including team building, conflict resolution, and management * Health subscription (Regina Maria IMM Ultra) * 24 annual vacation days * Meal vouchers * Worldclass preferential subscription * Salarium account for instant access to salary * Bookster subscription * Remote work compensation