Business Planning Specialist in Markham

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

Key Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree.
• MBA.
• Solid business acumen, excellent judgment and strong analytical skills.
• Strong systems skills in general and advanced knowledge of Excel.
• "Significant" experience with SAP.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Experience building analytical tools/models.
• Ability to think big picture and dive into the details.