Business Planning Manager - Air Conditioners
Corporate Functions
Suwanee, GA
Job Code: 06003
Position Type: Full Time
Responsibilities
Drive the Air Conditioner product line in accordance with the brand vision to support the company’s business and brand objectives. Develop long-term sales/pricing strategy and monitor short-term sales implementation, such as managing pricing offers, sales policies, long-term and short-term sales forecasts, and target completion in coordination with sales, product, marketing, supply chain, and finance.
Accountable for P&L of the product line, including meeting revenue and profit targets and growth trajectory of the product line.
Monitor revenue and profit and come up with solutions to address gaps, working together with the sales team.
Work with sales to set goals for growth.
Establish pricing strategy and cost savings for associated product lines.
Price management, price roadmap.
P&L calculation/pricing offer.
Sales policy and accrual management.
Sets direction for cost efficiency; authorized to reduce cost through any reasonable means.
Build sales plan.
Work with sales team to create business plans and launch plans for new business.
Responsible for reporting and forecasting product line sales volumes and operational surplus.
Generate the sell-in forecast from sales team and PSI document / inventory documents and send to finance team.
Product strategy and sales strategy.
Work with product planning team and R&D to define short-term / long-term product strategy.
Identify and pursue new product opportunities that expand the product portfolio.
Monitor product planning and product development.
Review product marketing assets.
Product quality issue follow up, process improvement.
Communicate with factory and R&D to seek support on issues.
Generate reports, including sales monitoring, leadership reports, and operations reports via Microsoft Excel and in-house databases.
Monitor channel and Hisense (PSI) inventory turnover with supply chain team.
Business, marketing follow-up, process improvement.
Qualifications
2 years of sales and business planning/management experience.
2+ years of working in the Home Appliances industry – Premium brand experience is preferred.
Home appliance-related (AC) background.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success.
Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.
Team player.
Excellent time-management skills.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Proficiency in Chinese preferred.
To apply, please send your resume to nancy.jiang@hisense.com.
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