Senior Business Planning Specialist

Job Summary:

As a Cost Planning Analyst, the most important thing is to maximize profits. To do that, you will oversee project costs and lead cross-functional initiatives to enhance product performance and profitability. Your responsibilities will include managing product life cycles, coordinating production and logistics strategies, and driving new business development. You will play a critical role in developing and executing long-term business plans, aligning with DENSO's Global Headquarter goals, and presenting data-driven proposals to senior leadership. To adjust market changes or political issues quickly, sometimes you will make short-term strategy for tariff or semi-conductor shortage. Also, you will evaluate market and competitor data to get new business. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan product specifications and pricing, and coordinate actions for effective execution collaboration with business units and each function like sales, purchasing dept. and technical center.
• Monitor, analyze, and forecast project costs, including labor and materials, ensuring that project budgets align with company objectives.
• Identify, prioritize, and develop plans for product and service improvements, including resource allocation, and budget creation. 
• Actively engage with manufacturing strategies by managing end of product life cycles, assess demand and capacity, analyze costs for in-house vs. outsourcing and identify best production site of new products. 
• Improve product profitability and short-term market trend.
• Initiate new business strategies, sales expansion, and mid/long term structural improvement through analyzing market and competitor data with sales, and technical center.
• Utilize comprehensive knowledge of company operations to create sales expansion plans and support a proactive approach to market shifts.
• Actively engage in a broad spectrum of management challenges focused on enhancing business performance and profitability.
• Prepare and present data-driven strategic proposals to senior leadership.
• Understand Global Headquarter (GHQ) goals for profitability and create recommendation and action plans to enhance profitability in North America.
• Develop optimal solutions by thorough integration quality, cost, and deliver (QCD) considerations in collaboration with various internal departments.

Key Competencies:

・ Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with fast speed and heavy deadlines
・ Advanced proficiency in Microsoft suite, especially in Excel and PowerPoint
・ Ability to identify and research accurate and required information on a topic; ability to handle and logically organize large amount of data, validate and commit to data accuracy; ability to utilize, interpret, and communicate the information effectively
・ Persistent and eagerness to improve process productivity

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in strategic planning, product management, cost analysis, preferably in manufacturing. 
• Understanding of financial principles related to cost analysis, budgeting, and profitability enhancement.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• Mathematical and analytical skills with proven ability to interpret data and translate it into actionable insights.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies and tools, with a track record of successfully managing cross-functional projects.
• Experience in developing and implementing business strategies and product improvements.
• Experience with developing and presenting data-driven proposals to support strategi decisions.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and to influence others within the job area by explaining relevant facts, policies, and practices.

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug plans 
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance 
• Flexible Spending Account 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• 401K with 4% company match 
• Bonus Program 
• Wellness Program 
• Onsite Fitness Center (vary by location)
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Career Development and Ongoing Training 
• Paid holidays and vacation  
• Cafeteria and food markets (vary by location) 
• Volunteer opportunities 
• Employee recognition (employee and milestone events)