Renesas Electronics America

Business Planning Specialist

Renesas Electronics America$85K — $100K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
  • 2+ years of relevant business or supply chain experience in the semiconductor industry.
  • Experience with managing forecasting for OEMs, CMs, and Distributors.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data modeling and forecasting.
  • Strong quantitative analytical and communication skills for cross-functional articulation.
  • Proven leadership ability to influence teams and manage priorities under pressure.
  • Self-starter with a positive attitude and deadline-oriented focus.

Responsibilities

  • Support financial planning by driving bottom-up forecasts for operating plans.
  • Maintain regular communication with teams to meet quarterly revenue goals.
  • Prepare monthly operational revenue forecasts for alignment purposes.
  • Generate accurate ship demand forecasts and input data into forecasting systems.
  • Act as the primary contact for customer escalations, resolving supply constraints.
  • Review weekly backlog and planned ship dates to identify potential delivery issues.
  • Optimize inventory levels, tracking key indicators and conducting trend analysis.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical health coverage including HSA options.
  • Dental and vision insurance benefits.
  • 401(k) plan with company contributions.
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
  • Paid time off including sick leave, holidays, and vacation days.
  • Company-paid life insurance and AD&D, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Pet insurance and commuter benefits.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As part of Renesas's Power Product Group Tactical Marketing and Business Planning, you will manage the day-to-day activities required to optimize and grow revenue and margin and deliver high-quality work associated with assigned product lines.

You will partner with Supply Chain, Sales and Sales Operations, NPI teams and Marketing organizations to ensure business objectives are met.

What you will do:

Demand Planning, Revenue, Forecast
  • Drive Financial Planning: Support BUs in executing bottom-up forecasts for Annual Operating Plans (AOP), Mid-Term Plans (MTP), and Long-Term Plans (LTP).
  • Achieve Revenue Goals: Maintain regular communication with Product Line Managers and Sales teams to ensure quarterly management revenue goals are met.
  • Align Revenue Forecasts: Prepare comprehensive monthly operational revenue alignment forecasts.
  • Maintain Forecast Systems: Generate ship demand forecasts and accurately input data into corporate forecasting databases.

Supply & Escalation Management
  • Manage Customer Escalations: Act as the primary point of contact for customer escalations for assigned product lines, working cross-functionally with Sales, Manufacturing, and Planning to allocate product and resolve supply constraints.
  • Track Backlog & Delivery: Review weekly backlog and planned ship dates to highlight supply gaps or bottlenecks well in advance, preventing customer delivery disruptions.
  • Mitigate Revenue Risks: Conduct monthly demand/supply plan reviews to identify constraints within the planning horizon and safeguard revenue goals.
  • Coordinate Wafer Starts: Participate in monthly wafer start reviews to analyze gaps between supply and forecast, determining optimal wafer start levels in collaboration with Operations and Product Line Managers.

Business Analysis & Inventory Control
  • Optimize Inventory: Monitor Weeks of Inventory (WOI), Days of Inventory (DOI), and Excess & Obsolete (E&O) levels to maintain healthy inventory balances per corporate guidance.
  • Perform Trend Analysis: Conduct detailed quantitative analysis on historical trends and competitive dynamics to inform strategic decisions.

Sample Management
  • Coordinate Product Sampling: Facilitate pre- and post-release sample shipping activities for assigned product lines.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Interface regularly with Product Marketing, Product Engineering, and Planning to approve and ship product samples to target customers in a timely manner.


Qualifications
  • Education: Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
  • Industry Experience: Minimum 2+ years of relevant business or supply chain experience within the semiconductor industry, with a strong working understanding of semiconductor manufacturing flows (fabs, foundries, OSATs).
  • Channel Expertise: Demonstrated track record managing complex forecasting across Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Contract Manufacturer (CM), and Distributor (Disty) sales channels.
  • Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, specifically complex Excel data modeling and forecasting techniques.
  • Problem Solving & Communication: Strong quantitative analytical abilities paired with excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate solutions to cross-functional partners.
  • Leadership & Influence: Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams, lead under pressure, and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Professional Mindset: Self-starter with a positive attitude, strong sense of urgency, and deadline-driven focus.


Additional Information

The expected annual pay range for this position is $85,000-$100,000. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities. Please note that the final offer amount will depend on geographic location, applicable experience, and the candidate's skill set.

Renesas offers a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, and pet insurance. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive company-paid life insurance and AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as paid sick time, paid holidays, and accrued paid vacation. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.

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About Renesas Electronics America

Renesas Electronics America is a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions including microcontrollers, SoC solutions and a broad range of analog and power devices, with operations spanning research, development, design and manufacturing for a wide range of applications.
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