Business Planning Specialist

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc • Austin, TX

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About The Position

AMD, Inc. is hiring a Business Planning Specialist to formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimization methods that support management decision-making. The role applies knowledge of the PC and semiconductor industry, demand and supply planning, supply chain management, and operations management. It analyzes complex business problems using internal and external data, identifies trends and patterns, and develops forecasts, recommendations, and strategic or tactical plans based on business data and market knowledge.

The specialist submits a weekly build plan incorporating backlog, sales forecasts, and the Client BU buffer plan to help the business meet or exceed revenue and margin targets. The role also analyzes historical data, product trends, and market and customer insights to produce forecasts aligned with business goals while minimizing inventory exposure, supports Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), and may create datasets and reports using system reporting tools. No travel is required. Multiple openings are available.

Requirements

• A master's degree or foreign equivalent in Information Technology and Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field; alternatively, a bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in one of these fields plus two years of experience as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Operations Analyst, or related role.
• Experience developing dashboards. Experience may be gained through graduate-level coursework, research, or internship experience under the master's-degree pathway; two years of experience is required under the alternate pathway.
• Experience maintaining inventory systems that allow for tracking. Experience may be gained through graduate-level coursework, research, or internship experience under the master's-degree pathway; two years of experience is required under the alternate pathway.
• Experience with Python and SQL. Experience may be gained through graduate-level coursework, research, or internship experience under the master's-degree pathway; two years of experience is required under the alternate pathway.
• Experience working cross-functionally and driving alignment across teams. Experience may be gained through graduate-level coursework, research, or internship experience under the master's-degree pathway; two years of experience is required under the alternate pathway.
• Experience driving process improvements. Experience may be gained through graduate-level coursework, research, or internship experience under the master's-degree pathway; two years of experience is required under the alternate pathway.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimization methods to provide information for management decision-making.
• Analyze complex business problems and issues using internal and external data sources.
• Identify and interpret trends and patterns in datasets to locate influences.
• Construct forecasts, recommendations, and strategic or tactical plans based on business data and market knowledge.
• Submit a weekly build plan that accounts for backlog, sales forecasts, and the Client BU buffer plan to support revenue and margin targets.
• Analyze historical data, product trends, and market and customer insights to support business-aligned forecasts while minimizing inventory exposure.
• Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes.
• May produce datasets and reports for analysis using system reporting tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time