BIC - Manager, Business Planning - BMG.Non-Sales

Brother is a leading provider of home and office equipment, sewing and crafting products, and industrial solutions. With a legacy spanning over 115 years, our brand is renowned for producing award-winning printers, sewing machines, P-touch labelers, and more. Brother International Corporation (BIC) was established in 1954, marking over 70 years of operations in the United States. Our Americas headquarters is located in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

BIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brother Industries Limited (BIL), which was founded in 1908 in Nagoya, Japan, and operates in more than 30 countries worldwide. Brother’s Americas presence includes subsidiaries in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

Brother USA has consistently been recognized as a best place to work, reflecting our commitment to fostering a workplace culture aligned with our core values of being inclusive, collaborative, customer-centric, and socially responsible. We value work-life balance and flexibility, and as a result have introduced policies such as our hybrid office schedule, casual dress code, and flexible Fridays, which allow us to wrap up meetings for dedicated focus time or to start our weekends sooner, year-round.

Our commitment to employee growth and development is demonstrated through our offering of facilitated courses and certificate programs and our investment in resources that enable self-paced learning.

The Manager, Business Planning, Consumables manages and drives the demand, financial, and inventory planning by analyzing POS data, creating sales forecasts, and aligning them with Go-To-Market GTM strategies. This role collaborates closely with demand planning and GTM teams to translate promotional and distribution plans into accurate demand forecasts. It also manages sales budgets, monitors forecast accuracy, and provides insights and recommendations to improve operational and financial alignment.

Additionally, this position works with regional teams to ensure smooth communication on sales, supply chain, and product launch activities.

Sales & Operation Planning Management

• Oversee POS and inputs to create POS forecasts to provide to demand planning
  • Create product category forecasts with demand planning
  • Review and provide recommendations for GTM promotional, deals, and distribution plans and help translate that to demand planning
  • Oversee, analyze and monitor channel inventory
  • Review and recommend solutions for obsolete and slow-moving inventory to coordinate with GTM teams

Budget Management

• Collaborate with GTM teams to create and set annual/quarterly/monthly sales budgets
  • Create month end reports on sales/profit results
  • Report on month end forecast accuracy

Inventory Support

• Analyze BIC stock and partner with supply planning to ensure healthy inventory levels
  • Propose solutions in partnership with supply planning team to address inventory needs
  • Review launch and end of life quantities to facilitate proper production targets
  • Communicate and collaborate with GTM teams regarding overstock items
  • Set up new products with weights/dims etc.
  • Creates and executes channel price lists with GTM and Pricing Teams

Financial Forecasting

• Review and manage operational forecast versus financial forecast to make recommendations of monthly and annual forecasts with GTM teams
  • Enters forecast into FP&A
  • Manages markdown budget and collaborates with GTM teams in end of life

Parent Company Liaison

• Act as liaison to parent company related to sales, marketing, supply chain, and operational items as needed
  • Coordinate with other Brother regions as needed on production and launch related items

Education

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) in Business, Marketing, Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field

Experience

• Minimum 7 years
  • Experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics
• Minimum 5 years
  • Experience in S&OP processes and collaboration with cross-functional teams;
    Experience managing and owning budget activities

Software/Technical Skills

• Knowledge of Data Analysis and Forecasting Tools (Excel, SAP, Tableau, etc.)

Other Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Inventory management skills
• Strong communication skills (interpersonal, written, verbal)
• Excellent mathematical and analytical skills
• Interpersonal skills and ability to build and improve trusting relationships
• Ability to analyze large sets of data to forecast demand, track inventory levels and develop actionable…