Senior Volume Planning Specialist
Mahwah, NJ - USA
Job Summary
Senior Volume Planning Specialist
Mahwah NJ (on-site)
The Senior Volume Planning Specialist is tasked with supporting short-term forecasting planning and production for the US and Americas markets. This role requires meticulous analysis and dissemination of plans to regional teams to optimize wholesale potential. Additionally the senior specialist is responsible for developing and maintaining sales forecasts and production requests in collaboration with the Senior Manager of Sales Volume.
Key responsibilities include accurately mixing models engines & variants to meet forecasted goals and working with regional business controllers on monthly production requests. The senior specialist liaises for sales planning across regional outbound and quality teams ensuring daily tasks and objectives are met. Conducting detailed analyses and generating reports to evaluate inventory levels and sales trends is crucial for aligning performance with forecasts.
Collaborate with various sales teams to consolidate the US forecast.
Ensure monthly wholesale forecast targets are met; analyze and distribute plans to regional teams to optimize wholesale potential.
Assist Senior Manager Sales Volume in developing and maintaining the sales forecast and production requests for the US/Americas sales organization.
Ensure the appropriate mix of models engines & trims for both commercial and regional teams to meet their forecasted goals.
Coordinate with regional business controllers to support the monthly production requests.
Act as the primary contact in sales planning for regional outbound and quality teams.
Develop the sales planning specialist role and provide support to ensure all daily tasks and targets are achieved.
Perform thorough analysis and generate comprehensive reports to assess available inventory and sales trends aiming to optimize performance in line with forecasts.
A Bachelors degree is required with a preference for candidates holding degrees in Supply Chain or Business.
Preferably candidates should have 3-5 years of corporate sales experience.
Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of teamwork and cross-organizational collaboration.
Possesses strong verbal and written communication and negotiation skills.
Capable of working independently with minimal supervision as well as collaboratively within a team.
Exhibits strong computer proficiency to facilitate communication data analysis trend tracking and information retrieval.
Ability to efficiently manage multiple priorities to meet customer demands demonstrating excellent multi-tasking capabilities.
Proficient in Microsoft Platforms (e.g. Excel Word PowerPoint Outlook PowerBi Teams).
Salary Range
$93482to $118495
Compensation is determined based on experience qualifications internal equity location and company guidelines
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Volvo Car USA is a subsidiary of Volvo Car Group of Gothenburg, Sweden and is headquartered in Rockleigh, NJ, with regional sales offices located in Rockleigh, Summerville, SC, and Irvine, CA. In addition, Volvo Car US Operations, the home of our new US factory, is located in South Ca ... View more