Business Planning Analyst
About The Position
The Business Planning Analyst will assist with various aspects of CSP duties, including product and accessories development, S. Powersports Market Analysis, and Sales Operations support. Key responsibilities involve communicating U.S. customer feedback to KMC for product planning, strengthening R&D cooperation, providing market analysis for sales forecasting, and performing data analysis and P&L calculations for ADPs. The role also entails analyzing sales trends and competitor capabilities within the S. Powersports market, supporting the CSP Planning Team with reports, creating Model Sales Sheets for DMs, and assisting with new model launch events.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) is required
- Exhibits excellent oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrates the ability to successfully prioritize and organize multiple, competing tasks
- Is extremely detail and deadline oriented
- Brings energy and enthusiasm to group or team efforts
- Must be highly proactive
- Must have solid knowledge of Microsoft's Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access software
Nice To Haves
- Major in Engineering (for Bachelor's degree)
- Minimum of 3-5 years of statistics experience strongly preferred
- Interest and experience in SxS, ATV, PWC, etc. is preferred
Responsibilities
- Assist Product and Accessories Development
- Work with AKM R&D and CSP Product Management to ensure that the voice of the U.S. customer is properly communicated to KMC to support product planning and product development.
- Work to strengthen cooperation with AKM/KMM R&D.
- Provide model-specific market analysis to support sales forecasting discussions for new product development.
- Provide data analysis and P&L calculations to support the creation of ADPs.
- Assist in the development and updating of Smart Sheet as needed.
- Analyze sales trends by model and category.
- Analyze the sales capabilities (brand, specifications, customer evaluation, marketing, price, sales promotion, etc.) of our products and competitors in each category.
- Support CSP Planning Team to create various internal/external reports.
- Create Model Sales Sheets for DMs during Order Periods.
- Provide support during new model launch events when needed.
Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Pet insurance
- 401(k) match
- Life benefits
- Disability benefits
- Generous PTO policy
- Up to 12 paid company holidays
- Employee discounts on Kawasaki products
- Onsite fitness center
- Kawasaki Kafé
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
