Category Ops - Planning Manager

HP•Spring, TX

4d•$130,700 - $205,200•Onsite

About The Position

Personal Systems is the leader in PC Sales. The Allocation Manager is responsible for developing and executing allocation strategies for critical technology commodities including CPUs, DRAM/Memory, and SSDs. The role ensures optimal utilization of constrained supply, alignment of supply with business priorities, mitigation of supply risks, and achievement of revenue and customer fulfilment objectives across regions, markets, and product categories. This position serves as the primary bridge between Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Procurement, Product Management, Business Management, Fulfilment, and Sales organizations to ensure effective allocation decisions during periods of supply constraints and changing market conditions

Requirements

Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in strategy, planning, operations, market research, or a related field.
Analytics
Business Intelligence
Business Strategies
Competitive Intelligence
Customer Insights
Dashboard
Data Analysis
Data Visualization
Economics
Market Intelligence
Market Research
Marketing
New Product Development
Power BI
Python (Programming Language)
R (Programming Language)
SQL (Programming Language)
Statistics
Tableau (Business Intelligence Software)
Thought Leadership
Effective Communication
Results Orientation
Learning Agility
Digital Fluency
Customer Centricity

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Responsibilities

Develop and manage global allocation plans for CPUs, SSDs, and Memory commodities.
Establish allocation methodologies based on business priorities, customer commitments, strategic initiatives, profitability, and market requirements.
Monitor allocation consumption and adjust plans dynamically to maximise business outcomes.
Define and execute hard and soft allocation policies during constrained supply situations.
Lead commodity allocation reviews with stakeholders on a weekly and monthly cadence.
Develops recommendations from complex data and business analysis and formulates them into business plans.
Drives the construction of highly innovative statistical and financial models to analyze new aspects of business performance.
Establishes the metrics required to measure business performance, and recommends the go-forward strategy to address performance gaps.
Leads highly complex, time-sensitive market research projects and identifies compelling trends and opportunities for business leaders.
Staffs and manages cross-functional teams across the entire span of business planning activities.
Drives all aspects of priority projects and makes final team decisions; develops business plans and proactively identifies new opportunities as partners with client business leaders.
Develops and drives comprehensive business plan recommendations, based on analysis, emerging trends, and experience.
Identifies or develops cutting-edge analytical tools, models, and methods for making key business decisions.
Counsels business leaders, recommends approaches for executing high-level strategies and develops creative solutions.
Develops and executes forward-thinking strategies for building and nurturing long-term business relationships.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Long term/short term disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Life insurance
Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
11 paid holidays
Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)