NA Consumer Business Planning Manager – Morrisville, NC

Job Overview
We are seeking a Business Planning Manager responsible for driving market share, revenue, and profit for the North America consumer business. The candidate will manage cycle and annual plans for the consumer Lenovo PC business, including planning and execution of quarterly and semi-annual campaigns tied to Lenovo objectives for units, revenue, and profitability. The role will work closely with Lenovo consumer sales, product management, and business management teams.

Business Planning Responsibilities

Align with North America category team and Business Units to set key quarterly/annual business objectives including units, share, revenue and profit.

Manage cycle planning process, ensuring key dates and deliverables are met.

Coordinate and consolidate cycle PL inputs with product management teams; provide guidance on key metrics (units, rev, profit) to multiple levels of management.

Provide relevant market analysis, including sell-in and sales-out, and utilize PFV to optimize go‑to‑market strategy.

Plan, execute, and track retail cycles with sales account executives.

Drive initiatives to maximize share, mix, margin, and overall product contribution to the portfolio business.

Evaluate performance against plan at appropriate intervals (weekly, monthly) and make corrective actions to keep on track; present results to management teams regularly.

Identify opportunities to partner with alliances to grow business.

Product Responsibilities

Work closely with Product management team on annual STAMP plan to ensure product level TAM and share objectives are captured within overall plan objectives.

Monitor product transitions to maximize revenue and profit.

Differentiation of Lenovo offerings from competitive alternatives to create distinct customer preference, leveraging competitor elements when beneficial.

Position Requirements

Strong understanding of product life cycle management retail business model.

Strong understanding of promotional program mechanics for consumer markets.

Good understanding of consumer buying behavior (seasonality).

Good understanding of the PC industry – products and technology.

Maintains mastery of competition's offerings, strategies, and plans.

Non‑Technical Skills

Strong drive for results.

Strong interpersonal skills and keen attention to detail.

Ability to manage through influence and negotiation.

Strong verbal (presentation) and written communication skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, or basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

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