Business Planner

Job description / Role

Business Planner - Riyadh

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

Planning

- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-term financial plans.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and refine business strategies and operations plans aligned with organizational goals.
- Build and maintain financial models to support business planning and decision-making processes.
- Analyze KPIs, revenue projections, and cost structures to help in optimizing the resources allocation and drive financial performance.
- Partner with BUs across the department to drive alignment and facilitate strategic initiatives. Foster a collaborative environment conducive to innovation and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve workflows and communication.
- Conduct market research and analysis to identify emerging trends, competitive landscapes, and growth opportunities.

Monitoring & Reporting

- Develop presentations for internal and external purposes, ensuring clarity, impact, and alignment.
- Monitor project timelines and milestones, contributing to regular business reviews.
- Prepare regular reports and feedback for the Group Director, highlighting project statuses and key developments.
- Monitor variances, identify risks, and recommend corrective actions to ensure financial targets are met or exceeded.
- Analyze operational data and performance metrics to evaluate business performance and identify areas for improvement.
- Generate actionable insights and recommendations to enhance efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
- Prepare executive-level reports, presentations, and dashboards to communicate financial and operational performance to key stakeholders.

Execution

- Coordinate with team members on ongoing projects and track progress and deliverables.
- Facilitate communications and meetings with potential clients and stakeholders.
- Develop and implement a project prioritization approach.
- Assist with preparations for conferences and exhibitions, including researching and organizing details for the Group Director, and attend events as required to provide support.

- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field. MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum of 3-4 years of experience in project coordination or management, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Hands on experience in business planning, strategic analysis, and financial modeling.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse data and provide insights, especially for project progress, budgeting, and operational improvements.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with team members, clients, and stakeholders.
- Fluency in English and Arabic
- Proficiency in preparing and delivering clear and impactful presentations.
- Sound organizational and time-management skills, with a keen attention to detail.
- Ability to identify issues and implement effective solutions.
- Familiarity with project management software (like MS Project, Asana, Trello) and proficiency in MS Office Suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint).

Unfortunately, due to the high number of responses we receive we are unable to provide feedback to all applicants. If you have not been contacted within 5-7 days, please assume that at this stage your application has been unsuccessful.

About the Company

MBC GROUP is the largest media company in the Middle East & North Africa region that enriches people’s lives through information, interaction and entertainment. In 2002, nearly a decade after the launch of MBC1 in London, in 1991, MBC GROUP moved its headquarters to Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates.

Today, MBC GROUP includes over 17 leading TV channels: MBC1 (general family entertainment); MBC2 & MBC MAX (24-hour western movies); MBC3 (children’s edutainment with a mix of both local productions and western acquisitions); MBC4 (entertainment for young families with a female-focus); MBC ACTION (an indigenous adrenaline-packed channel targeting young males with local and homegrown productions); MBC VARIETY (Western films and general entertainment with uninterrupted broadcasting); MBC DRAMA (24/7 Arabic drama) & MBC+ DRAMA (a joint pay-TV channel between MBC and OSN); MBC PERSIA (general family entertainment dubbed and subtitled in Farsi); WANASAH (24-hour Arabic music channel); MBC MASR & MBC MASR2 (general family entertainment geared towards the Egyptian family); MBC BOLLYWOOD (delivering the freshest in Bollywood content geared towards the region via an Arabized interface); MBC USA (on “Dish Network” in the US); MBC IRAQ (a premium channel aimed at the entire Iraqi family), MBC5 (new satellite channel dedicated to the Maghreb); all of them benefit from MBC STUDIOS which produces the region’s most compelling premium content for cinema, television and on-demand platforms. MBC GROUP also includes two FM radio stations: MBC FM (Gulf music) and Panorama FM (contemporary Arabic hit music).

Furthermore, part of MBC GROUP is Shahid and its premium subscription-based service Shahid VIP, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform, home to highly rated original productions from the Arab world, a wide range of exclusive movies and premieres, as well as the top watched live Arab TV channels.