Business Planning Specialist

Our client, a market leader in the graphics industry, is looking for a Business Planning Specialist.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Managing forecasting process ensuring that there is always a high-quality forecast loaded into the system.
2. Supporting wafer order process.
3. Serving as the key contact for demand to Sales and ASIC Operations, also working with Sales/ASIC Operations on supply allocation.
4. Participating in the creation of yearly plans and quarterly outlooks, providing volume projections for quarterly business reviews.
5. Conducting analysis of the forecast and actual sales to project business unit performance and highlight issues to the management team and product team.
6. Developing models by segment, product line, and channel that help depict the run rate of future products within different channels.
7. Supporting product life cycle management including creating generic part number and BOM, helping manage product transitions, and coordinating product end of life communications.
8. Representing PCBU at the weekly 'triangle process' to minimize supply constraints.
9. Proactive demand analysis to proactively identify inventory issues, working with BU marketing to create plans to move slow moving, obsolete, and excess inventory, minimizing write downs.
10. Building relationships with BU General Manager, BU Directors, Product Managers, Sales, and ASIC Operations.
11. Managing the Board planning and inventory management for PCBU.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Bachelor's Degree.
2. MBA.
3. Solid business acumen, excellent judgment, and strong analytical skills.
4. Strong systems skills in general and advanced knowledge of Excel.
5. Significant experience with SAP.
6. Keen attention to detail.
7. Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
8. Experience building analytical tools/models.
9. Ability to think big picture and dive into the details.

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