Business Planning Specialist

As a Business Planning Specialist, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for the planning capability of a growing business, developing processes and procedure which would enable future growth in a dynamic environment.

Day-to-day, you'll be responsible for the analysis and presentation of key business information to support the development and implementation of strategic plans and initiatives to support operations and the fulfilment of key deliverables to our customers.

This role will include broad stakeholder engagement across multiple areas of the business to ensure alignment of activities to reduce non-value-add activities and improve the efficiency of our people, production, inventory, and supply chain activities.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Business Planning Specialist

• Specialised experience in data analysis and business planning roles


• Experience in using complex data sets and sources of information to provide valuable insight and recommendations


• Demonstrable experience in utilising demand and capacity planning tools


• Experience in stakeholder management and communication at all levels of business


• Understanding and adherence to governance processes


• Previous experience in SAP or equivalent Material Requirements Planning systems


Qualifications for the Business Planning Specialist

• Minimum A Level or equivalent including Maths and English


Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Business Planning Specialist at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance


• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance


• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+


• Employee share scheme


• Employee shopping savings portal


• Payment of Professional Fees


• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave


• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement


• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity


• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing


• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met


• Potential to develop skills


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