HP Additive Manufacturing Business Planner & Automation Lead

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Job Summary

HP 3D Printing is looking for a highly motivated Business Planner & Automations Specialist to join the Strategic & Spend Planning team within the HP Additive Manufacturing - Central Office & Transformation team.

This role combines strategic business and financial planning, project management, and automation development for HP AM central processes.

The position is designed as a high-exposure development role. The successful candidate will work closely with Finance, Business managers and executive leaders across HP AM & corporate teams.

What You’ll Do

• Support annual and long-term planning activities, including budget coordination, monthly spend planning in partnership with senior leaders.
• Develop executive-ready materials, reporting packs, dashboards and decision-support content for business reviews, leadership discussions and governance forums.
• Drive execution tracking for cross-functional initiatives, helping structure ambiguous problems, coordinate stakeholders, remove blockers and maintain momentum.
• Identify risks and opportunities across financial, operational and strategic activities, escalating issues and supporting mitigation plans when needed.
• Lead the automation roadmap of the team and technical enablement, including Power BI dashboards, Excel/Power Query solutions, AI-enabled tools, data quality improvements and process automation.
• Improve planning and reporting processes through standardization, cleaner operating mechanisms, better data structure and more scalable ways of working.
• Perform business analysis, scenario modeling and ad hoc deep dives to support investment decisions, resource trade-offs, business cases and strategic recommendations.
• Act as a trusted business partner who can connect strategy with execution and influence across teams.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Operations Management, Data Analytics or a related field.
• Typically, 5+ years of experience in business operations, strategic planning, financial planning, project management, consulting, supply chain, business analytics or a related discipline.
• Valued certifications: PMP, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or above, Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst, or Microsoft Power Platform certifications. Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.

Your Profile

• Strong analytical mindset, with the ability to structure complex problems and translate data into clear business insights.
• Experience working with budgets, forecasts, KPIs, executive reporting or similar financial processes.
• Proven ability to lead and deliver cross-functional projects.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics and prepare clear materials for senior stakeholders.
• Strong ownership mindset, attention to detail and ability to follow through independently.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with Power BI, Power Query, automation tools or AI-enabled productivity tools is highly valued.
• Learning agility, curiosity and digital fluency

About HP

At HP, you will have the opportunity to create tools, technology and solutions that help shape the future of work. You will join a global organization where innovation, collaboration and different perspectives are key to solving complex problems and creating meaningful impact.

HP Inc. provides equal employment opportunity in accordance with applicable law. This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, responsibilities or knowledge, and additional activities may be assigned as needed by management.

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