Strategic Business Planning Manager

The Strategic Business Planning Manager is a high-impact role supporting the VP of Operations in leading strategic planning, operational performance, and digital transformation across a network of 20+ manufacturing plants in North America.

YOUR ROLE

This role is responsible for developing and managing interactive digital platforms that provide real-time visibility into plant-level performance across key areas such as labor, equipment, manufacturing lines, laboratories, customer complaints, and portals. The manager will drive standardization, automation, and data-driven decision-making across engineering, quality, safety, EHS, and manufacturing operations.

In your daily job you will:

Global Operations & Business Planning

- Lead daily and weekly reporting across all plants for:
              Engineering: project milestones, launch readiness, resource allocation
              Quality: defect rates, audit findings, customer complaints
              Safety & EHS: incident tracking, compliance metrics, risk mitigation
              Manufacturing KPIs
- Consolidate and analyze performance data across 20+ plants to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Coordinate weekly staff meetings; manage agenda, distribute notes and action items.
- Prepare regional and global presentations for quarterly communications, executive reviews, and strategic planning.
- Support monthly performance tracking and business reviews; consolidate margin improvement packages.
- Prepare monthly CEO communications content from regional inputs.
- Lead special assignments including CPV analysis, data validation, and operational deep dives.

Digital Systems & Interactive Platforms

- Develop and maintain interactive performance platforms for plant-level visibility, enabling review by:
              Personnel

Equipment
              Manufacturing lines
              Laboratories
              Customer complaints
              Customer portals
- Integrate data from ERP (SAP), CRM (Salesforce), MES, and other platforms into centralized dashboards.
- Utilize Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Power BI, Tableau, and other industry-standard tools to automate reporting and analytics.
- Collaborate with IT and data teams to ensure system scalability, security, and compliance.
- Drive digitalization of forecasting processes and monthly business review preparation.

Revenue & Forecasting Support

- Develop and maintain 5-year revenue outlooks in collaboration with Commercial and Finance teams.
- Track monthly bookings and support annual bookings target development.
- Analyze and report monthly revenue growth by sales team.
- Model revenue scenarios based on macroeconomic trends and operational inputs.
- Support strategic customer reviews and market share database updates.

Audit & Compliance

- Represent management during internal/external audits (IATF 16949).
- Coordinate audit activities with Customer Satisfaction, EOS, and ECG teams.
- Lead EDS Management Review preparation and participation.
- Ensure compliance with Aptiv and customer-specific requirements.

YOUR BACKGROUND

Key skills and competencies for succeeding in this role are:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years in the automotive industry, preferably Tier 1 manufacturing
- 3+ years in business planning or operations strategy roles
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, ERP systems (SAP), CRM tools (Salesforce)
- Experience with Visual Basic, Power BI, Tableau, and other automation/reporting tools
- Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills

- Experience with wiring or connection systems
- Understanding of electrical/electronic automotive components
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and complex projects
- Financial acumen and ability to build business cases

- Experience managing performance across multiple international manufacturing sites
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)

WHY JOIN US?

You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

APPLY TODAY, AND TOGETHER LET’S CHANGE TOMORROW! 

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