Business Planning Manager

Role: Business Planning Manager

Industry: Automotive

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary: £49,000 - £53,000 per annum

Contract: Full-time, permanent

This is a newly created opportunity to influence commercial strategy, shape business performance and make a real impact within an established automotive brand!

We are working with a highly regarded automotive manufacturer to recruit a Business Planning Manager into its UK business. Joining a small, collaborative Business Strategy & Planning team, you will play a pivotal role in bringing together Sales, Marketing, Finance and Operations to support business strategy, commercial planning and sustainable growth.

This is more than a reporting and analysis role, we are seeking someone who can look beyond the numbers, identify what really matters and turn data into meaningful commercial insight. You will have the opportunity to influence business decisions, work with senior stakeholders and connect multiple functions to ensure the business is working towards shared commercial objectives.

You'll be joining a business with an exceptional working environment and culture, where collaboration, respect and individual contribution are genuinely valued.

The Role

Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business, your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the development and delivery of business strategy and commercial objectives.
• Coordinating sales forecasts, budgets and reforecasting activities.
• Leading quarterly campaign planning, including market, competitor and commercial analysis.
• Working with Finance to develop profit scenarios and assess commercial opportunities.
• Coordinating monthly vehicle production and ordering requirements.
• Developing and monitoring KPIs, business performance reports and management presentations.
• Supporting business intelligence projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

We're looking for someone who brings:

• Essential automotive industry experience, ideally within sales, marketing, commercial planning or business strategy.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data.
• The commercial awareness to distinguish between what is interesting and what is genuinely relevant and meaningful to the business.
• Experience of forecasting, budgeting, campaign planning or performance analysis.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Confidence communicating insights and influencing stakeholders across multiple business functions.
• A proactive, collaborative approach with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A relevant degree would be advantageous.

If you have automotive experience, a strong analytical mindset and the commercial curiosity to turn data into meaningful business decisions, we'd love to hear from you.

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OA is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.