[Hiring] Global Business Planning Lead @BMT

Role Description

Join BMT’s Global Strategy, Planning and Corporate Development Team, part of the Global Growth Team, where you will play a pivotal role in turning corporate strategy into meaningful business action. As Global Business Planning Lead, you will be responsible for leading the development and continuous improvement of BMT’s Integrated Strategic Business Plan (ISBP), bringing together market insight, strategic priorities, operational plans and financial data into a clear, cohesive roadmap for the organisation.

• Work closely with senior leaders across the business, including the Executive Leadership Team and Senior Leadership Team.
• Design and deliver an effective planning process, creating the governance, tools, timelines and frameworks needed to support informed decision-making.
• Synthesize complex information from multiple sources, identify key themes and insights, and communicate them in a clear and accessible way to a range of audiences.
• Help shape strategic conversations by providing decision support, coordinating market and business insights, and ensuring planning activities remain aligned with BMT’s long-term ambitions.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is curious, organised and resilient, with the confidence to build trusted relationships, challenge constructively and bring people together around a shared direction. Whether your background is in strategy, planning, operations, consulting, finance or programme delivery, this role offers the chance to influence BMT’s future and make a visible impact across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategy, planning, consulting, transformation, finance, operations, programme delivery or another related field.
• Natural communicator who can take complex information and turn it into clear, practical messages.
• Strong organization and planning skills to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Curious, thoughtful and eager to learn.
• Collaborative and approachable, building trusted relationships across teams, functions and regions.
• High level of personal accountability and attention to detail.

Requirements

• Experience in business planning, strategy, transformation, market analysis, financial planning or preparing materials for executive audiences is beneficial but not essential.
• A degree, professional qualification or analyst background may be helpful, but capability, enthusiasm and potential to succeed are most important.

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance (including family cover)
• Enhanced Pension
• 18 weeks’ enhanced maternity pay (after 1 year’s service)
• Family-friendly policies
• Inclusive and supportive culture
• Annual Wellbeing Fund for hobbies and personal interests
• 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Holiday trading
• Retail and lifestyle discounts
• Professional subscriptions paid

Company Description

BMT is dedicated to solving some of the most important engineering challenges of our time. Our people use their technical excellence to deliver practical, meaningful solutions that make a real difference. We are committed to building a safer, more efficient, and more sustainable future. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our mission, shaping our culture and supporting our purpose.