Business Planning Manager, Energy

Tesla Motors • Full-time • Palo Alto, California, United States • $124k - $186k / year • 2w ago

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 key components of the 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 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

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Economics, Business, or equivalent
5+ years of work experience in business operations, supply chain, management consulting and/or other related fields
Energy industry experience and previous management experience strongly preferred
Extremely organized and comfortable managing a high degree of complexity
Mastery of Microsoft Excel required (SQL, Python a strong plus)
Strong interpersonal skills; ability to interface with and influence multiple teams at various levels of the organization
Structured communication skills: ability to present to executive team, and an ability to embrace of change and rapid pace of work

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:

Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
LGBTQ+ care concierge services
401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
Tesla Babies program
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program
- Expected Compensation
  
  $124,000 - $186,000/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.