High Performance Networking Group Business Planner

High Performance Networking Group Business Planner

  

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2-3 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

   

About the Job

• Oversees complex data and business assessments to develop business plans and identifies recommendations and insights.
• Works to construct highly complex statistical and financial models to forecast business performance; coaches others on model development.
• Establishes the metrics required to measure business performance and develops the process for identifying and addressing performance gaps.
• Develops and delivers comprehensive real-time Power BI dashboards to monitor P&L performance, providing actionable insights that empower management to make data-focused conclusions on order/revenue-generating activities, expense management, and margin optimization.
• Implements Smartsheet solutions to streamline business operations, driving efficiency and improving workflow management across teams.
• Deploys specialized tools (e.g., for headcount and resource allocation, CapEx management) to enhance operational visibility, support strategic planning, and optimize financial oversight.
• Supports the Chief of Staff in strategic and operational initiatives (e.g., tracking OKRs against bold goals, assessing VoW survey data, maintaining SharePoint sites, and developing communications) essential to organizational success.
• Manages complex, time- sensitive market research projects and prepares synthesized intelligence reports with clear implications.
• Oversees cross-functional teams across the entire span of business planning activities.
• Contributes to priority projects by adding creative insights and developing recommendations.
• Partners with business leaders to develop business plans and proactively identify new opportunities.
• Develops go-forward business plan recommendations based on potential risks and returns.
• Identifies cutting-edge assessment tools, models, and methods for making key business conclusions.

About You: 

• Typically 6-10 years work experience in strategy, planning, operations, finance, or related functional area. Advanced university degree (e.g., MBA) or demonstrable equivalent.
• Highly proficient in assessment and collaboration/productivity tools such asPower BI, Excel, Smartsheet, SharePoint, PowerPoint, ThinkCell.
• Knowledge of key existing systems including SFDC, EDI, and Anaplan.
• Familiar with procurement and pricing strategies to support business goals.
• Extensive knowledge of research methodology for key business issues.
• Excellent analytical thinking, technical analysis, and data manipulation skills.
• Ability to leverage new assessment 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 modeling.
• Strong business acumen and technical knowledge within area of responsibility.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Very strong project management skills, including leading large, cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting.
• Developed leadership skills, including team-building, conflict resolution, and management.
• Ability to identify emerging trends from market and industry data.

Additional Skills:

Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning (Inactive), Active Listening, Bias, Business Decisions, Business Development, Business Metrics, Business Performance, Business Strategies, Calendar Management, Coaching, Computer Literacy, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Leadership, Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity, Personal Initiative {+ 5 more}

What We Can Offer You: