Business Planning Analysis Manager

We are exclusively representing a globally renowned industrial manufacturing conglomerate, specifically for their semiconductor equipment manufacturing arm of the business.

They are looking to improve their R&D business planning and analysis by making more financially educated, data-led decisions across the division.

The position is newly created, so this presents an opportunity to make your own mark on the business as they transition towards this more data-led business.

They require an experienced candidate with working experience in a manufacturing environment with a proven track record in planning and managing R&D cost performance, with the ability to own long-term planning and forecasting processes.

A summary of the required experience is below:

• Create and deliver long-term planning and forecasting in combination with matrix finance and R&D teams to achieve annual budgets
• Delivery of monthly reporting presenting clear insights, performance and trends
• Conducting R&D performance analysis incorporating not just spend but also milestone achievement, throughput, time to market and resource utilisation to assist with increasing their speed and efficiency of new product introduction
• Business partner for project management and technical leadership to bring actionable insights
• Proven experience in working in a manufacturing environment, preferably a matrix environment too
• Ability to translate high-level R&D strategy into coherent, actionable plans
• Current/prior experience within a finance business partner capacity