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Our OEM Client based in Coventry, is searching for Business Planning Specialist to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a maternity leave cover contract position. Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour. Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities: · Governance & Assurance: Ensure compliance with standards, document control & assurance processes; capital and operational expenditure. Support implementation of governance structures. · Capital Project Evaluation: Collaborate with Technical Specialists to assess the feasibility of investment on projects and support business case development. Review project rankings based on strategic value, financial return & resource availability. · Project Budgeting & Monitoring: Assist in the development of project budgets, supporting stakeholders with allocation of spend type. Monitor project performance for budget overruns or delays. · Operational Expenditure Planning: Support building operational budgets with customers. Identify operational improvement opportunities to support budget alignment and cost risk mitigation. · Assets & Lifecycle Planning: Support with asset management and tagging across local area. Support asset lifecycle planning by identifying risks and opportunities for investment (capital & operational). · Tools & Techniques: Maintain capital and operational budgets and expenditure in collaboration with stakeholders. Develop and maintain dashboards to visualise KPIs, timelines, budget drawdown. · Risk, Opportunity & Issue Management: Support maintenance of risk & opportunity registers. Ensure timely escalation and reporting. Identify and mitigate delivery risks. · Change Control: Adhere to change control processes, ensuring accurate documentation and tracking. Support review and approval workflows per governance protocols. · Stakeholder & Communications Management: Ensure effective engagement with stakeholders and cross-functional collaboration, including central business and buyer teams · Performance Measurement & Reporting: Support definition and tracking of project delivery KPIs. Produce reports and insights to aid understanding of budget health / decision-making at project and portfolio levels. · Reviews & Continuous Improvement: Support lessons learned sessions & embed findings into future delivery. Support continuous improvement and best practice sharing. · Customer-Centric Delivery: Support initiatives to measure and improve delivery. Embed feedback into delivery processes to support a 'Customer Love' culture. Essential Skills, Experience and Knowledge Required: · Experience in a Business Planning / Finance function; strong business acumen. · Experience working with Capital and/or Operational budgets. · Proven budget / forecasting skills. · Excellent communication & interpersonal skills. · Strong stakeholder reporting & engagement skills. · High attention to detail & organisational skills. · Understanding of planning cycles with ability to adapt to local business context. · Experience with cost management processes (e.g. QCRA, VfM). · TPBN1_UKTJ