Business Planning Manager, Residential Energy

Energy Planning partners with global sales, manufacturing, engineering, product and finance to support the rapid growth of Energy products globally. This is a key cross-functional decision-making role with high impact, serious accountability, and executive visibility at the top levels of the organization. As leader of planning, you will be responsible for forecasting demand for Powerwall, solar, Solar Roof, PV Inverters, and other components of the Residential Energy business, supporting long-term capacity planning and providing guidance to leadership for critical business decisions and managing risks. The ideal candidate has a passion for sustainable energy, collaborates well with others, and is skilled at using data to solve complex operational problems.

Responsibilities

• Forecast global sales for Residential Energy products based on historical data (e.g. order rates, install rates, market trends, etc.) and future volume levers (e.g. pricing, staffing, new product introduction and market expansion)
• Proactively manage short and long-term growth targets, provide detailed reporting to Energy leadership on tracking to those targets. Monitor lagging and leading indicators to continually assess performance of the business to plan and assess any required changes in forecast or modelling logic
• Play critical role in Sales and Operations Planning process, working cross-functionally to support decisions across operations, sales, warehousing, manufacturing, material procurement, etc. Accountable for surfacing risks and proposing solutions to business leadership
• Partner with Finance to optimize financial health with planning decisions and detailed scenario analyses alongside new product introductions and business growth
• Directly manage a small team of planning analysts / program managers, as well as coordinate work across other teams
• Chair cross-functional executive and working team forums
• Automate operational models to improve accuracy and efficiency of operations as business scales, in close partnership with the Data Science team

Requirements

Compensation and Benefits

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire :

2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Expected Compensation

116,000 - $174,000 / annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.