Sr. Manager, Sales Planning & PSI Management

When you join Kyocera Document Solutions America, Inc. you are joining an organization that is deeply rooted in the Philosophy of “doing what is right as a human being”. Through this Philosophy, our employees are passionate about providing best in class customer service through efficiency, accountability and a sense of urgency all while putting knowledge to work to drive change.

In addition, we’re a Great Place to Work… and we really mean it! Kyocera Document Solutions America, Inc. has been officially certified as a Great Place to Work since 2022. An organization earns this distinction when its employees have expressed their trust in the people they work for, have pride in what they do and enjoy the people they work with.

As a Senior Manager of Sales Planning & PSI Management, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping and governing Sales Planning, PSI (Purchase, Sales, Inventory) management, and pricing operations across Kyocera Document Solutions America (KDA) its US-based Subsidiaries and overseas Sales Companies. You will be responsible for owning the planning frameworks, methodologies, and governance structures that enable disciplined execution, proactive risk management, and informed decision‑making.

In this role, you will influence and drive cross‑functional alignment to ensure sustainable business performance, accurate forecasting, and optimal inventory levels.

Leveraging your process‑oriented and analytical mindset, you will design and continuously refine planning processes, enhance systems and data frameworks, and translate complex data into actionable insights for business leaders. You will balance strategic ownership with effective execution—anticipating risks, identifying root causes, and driving corrective and preventive actions across Sales Planning and Supply Chain operations. You are highly analytical, structured, and detail‑oriented, yet able to step back and see the bigger picture, connecting data, strategy, and execution.

Through this approach, you will lead meaningful change, strengthen governance, and drive scalable, repeatable processes that support both short‑term performance and long‑term business objectives.

• Design, propose, and continuously refine sales planning methodologies to ensure accurate, consistent, and actionable sales forecasts across KDA and its Sales Companies.
• Drive the creation of monthly, quarterly, and long‑term sales revenue forecasts for Kyocera Document Solutions America (KDA) and the parent company in Japan (KDC), ensuring alignment with agreed methodologies and assumptions.
• Analyze revenue and profit performance for KDA sales organizations and Sales Companies, identify business issues and root causes, and provide data‑driven insights and recommendations to business leaders.
• Lead the creation of sales‑related financial plans, budgets, and targets, ensuring consistency between forecasts and financial planning.
• Work closely with Finance to coordinate accruals, validate forecast assumptions, and support audits of financial results and performance.

• Strategic Ownership & Governance
• Design and own a robust end‑to‑end PSI planning and execution framework to proactively prevent excess inventory and backorders, ensuring optimal inventory levels across KDA, US‑based Subsidiaries, and overseas Sales Companies.
• Establish clear governance and escalation mechanisms to enable early detection of inventory risks, quantitative assessment of business impact, and timely cross‑functional alignment on corrective actions.
• Drive preventive measures when risks of excess inventory are identified, and lead cross‑functional inventory reduction initiatives when excess or aged inventory materializes.
• Strengthen PSI planning and execution governance across Subsidiaries and Sales Companies through direct leadership.
• Continuously monitor external factors such as tariffs, logistics costs, and regulatory changes that may impact supply chain costs, and lead timely impact analysis and response in collaboration with Finance, IT, and Management teams.
• Operational Management
• Ensure proper supply chain management practices are followed…