At CS Power Systems, we're on a mission to transform lives by delivering clean, solar-powered electricity to millions worldwide—and we're just getting started.

Key Responsibilities

- Planning & Forecasting
- Own demand and supply planning across products and planning horizons, aligning forecasts with customer demand, inventory, and production capacity.
- Drive forecast reviews, improve forecast accuracy through disciplined analysis and validation, and identify risks with practical mitigation plans.
- Inventory, Allocation & Business Support
- Guide allocation and reallocation decisions based on customer commitments, available supply, and business priorities, while driving effective use of inventory, including aging inventory.
- Maintain planning and inventory data integrity and partner with Factory, Sales Representatives, Sales Operations, Finance, Product Management, and company executives to resolve planning gaps and support decisions.
- Data, Communication & Decision Support
- Analyze complex data, identify discrepancies and trends, and translate findings into clear recommendations and executive-ready insights.
- Communicate forecast changes, assumptions, risks, and actions accurately and promptly, while remaining accessible and responsive to Operations, Logistics, the Director of Sales Operations and Planning, and company leadership.
- Ensure planning reports and outputs are accurate, precise, traceable, and delivered on time.
- Systems, Process Improvement & Team Leadership
- Own planning-related ERP and CRM processes and data quality, and improve planning tools, controls,



automation, and reporting with IT and business stakeholders.
- Lead system and process changes while maintaining operational continuity and manage and develop the planning team with clear priorities and accountability.

Requirements

- Required
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, operations, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on planning experience.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in demand planning, supply planning, inventory planning, or related planning functions, including experience at the specialist level.
- Robust understanding of the end-to-end planning and order lifecycle.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including large-dataset analysis, modeling, reconciliation, data validation, and variance identification.
- Hands-on experience with ERP and CRM systems.
- Strong business acumen, analytical judgment, and commitment to data accuracy and precision.
- Ability to connect operational details to broader business priorities and translate data into clear recommendations.
- Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills.
- Self-starter who can manage competing priorities, remain positive, and drive results in a fast-paced environment.
- Preferred
- Experience in the solar, renewable energy, manufacturing, high-tech, or industrial products industry.
- Power BI experience, including dashboard development and data visualization.
- Experience leading S&OP; or similar cross-functional planning processes.
- Experience managing and developing a planning team.

📌 Manager, Planning (Canada)
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