2 Business Planning Manager Jobs in Bedford, MA
irobot is Hiring a Business Planning Manager Near Bedford, MA
This role works within a matrixed environment and will need to manage cross functional inputs and requirements effectively. The Business Planning Manager will also be responsible for developing business intelligence tools such as forecast accuracy KPI’s, daily sales tracker, weekly sell through tracker, various Tableau reports and other ad hoc reporting as needed.
What You Will Do
- Support the America’s business in developing business insights that provide the organization with high value information with respect to its consumers, customers, products, and the financial health of the business
- Lead the overall effort to create and maintain accurate item forecasts for the region. Highlight risks and opportunities to the business and work collaboratively to implement any forecast changes through the appropriate channel
- Business Planning/sales forecasting system and process design, maintenance, and improvement
- Utilize historical sales trends, key retailer input, and predictive analytic models in the development of a business plan. Assess and improve on the overall forecasting process including collection of inputs, identification of new sources of relevant information, forecast model selection and validation, and system use
- Define and document the regional forecast accuracy metrics, ensuring all team members understand the goal and how they contribute to its achievement. Accountable to achieve set targets and drive for continuous improvement
- Develop, maintain, and deliver clear and concise monthly regional business communication which conveys the most relevant business information to many levels of the organization
- Be the main point of contact for channel inventory and sell thru management, trends, and insights
- Manage the Business Planning/sales forecasting function for the region. Ensure the functional capabilities continue to grow to support the business, enhance processes and systems on a continual basis, and provide education to the organization on how Business Planning contributes to overall department and company success
- College Degree in a relevant field required, MBA a plus
- 6 years’ experience working in Business Planning, Sales support, Operations, or Supply Chain required
- Experience with predictive analytics and with Business Planning software, implementation experience a plus
- Experience with Hyperion a plus
- Experience with Tableau a plus
- Experience with forecasting demand at the consumer level through retail customers
- Understanding of S&OP principles and practices, ability to work cross functionally to achieve business goals
- Ability to develop clear action plans and drive processes with numerous interdependencies
- Proficient in Microsoft Applications: Excel, Access, PowerPoint
- Strong organizational, planning, communication and presentation skills required
- Results driven and customer focused
- Some limited travel required
Job Summary
Full Time
Durable Manufacturing
$131k-162k (estimate)
06/07/2024
07/28/2024
irobot.com
PASADENA, CA
1,000 - 3,000
1990
Public
CHRIS KRUGER
$1B - $3B
Durable Manufacturing
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About irobot
iRobot is a designer, manufacturer and provider of vacuum cleaning robots for the commercial, residential and industrial sectors.
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