Business Planning & Analytics Manager - Bilingual

Summary:

The Business Planning & Analytics Manager supports the VP and regional leadership in driving business performance across the Caribbean markets. This role serves as the strategic liaison between country General Managers, commercial teams, finance, and supply chain to improve forecasting accuracy, pipeline visibility, and decision-making through data-driven insights.

Business analytics uses data modeling and predictive insights to guide planning and decision-making.

Responsibilities:

Business Planning & Forecasting

• Lead monthly and quarterly demand forecasting and sales planning.
• Improve forecast accuracy through pipeline and historical trend analysis.
• Build financial and volume projections for regional planning.
• Support annual budgeting and long-range strategic planning.
• Develop financial models and support growth execution.

Pipeline & Performance Management

• Manage pipeline review cadence with GMs and commercial teams.
• Identify risks and opportunities across markets.
• Track KPIs: revenue, margin, backlog, inventory, sell-through.
• Develop KPI strategies and translate data into insights.

Regional Business Liaison

• Act as primary liaison between VP, country GMs, finance, and supply chain.
• Align regional priorities with corporate strategy.
• Support pricing strategy, promotions, and channel performance.
• Facilitate business reviews and executive presentations.
• Bridge data insights and strategic decisions.

Data & Analytics Leadership

• Develop dashboards and reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, Excel).
• Build predictive models to support demand planning and inventory optimization.
• Automate reporting and improve data quality.
• Manage and ensure accuracy and delivery of performance insights.

Strategic Insights & Decision Support

• Provide actionable insights to improve market performance.
• Conduct market trend and competitive analysis.
• Support product mix optimization and profitability analysis.
• Support forecasting, planning, and strategic decisions.
• Conduct feasibility studies

Education, Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s in Business Analytics, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or Engineering
• Master’s degree (MBA or Data Analytics) preferred

Experience:

• 3–5+ years in business analytics, planning, FP&A, or commercial strategy
• Experience supporting multi-country or LATAM markets
• Experience in manufacturing, HVAC, distribution, or industrial sectors preferred

Technical Skills

• Advanced Excel & financial modeling
• Power BI / Tableau / SQL
• CRM/ERP pipeline analysis (Salesforce & SAP preferred)
• Forecasting & demand planning
• AI-driven analytics & predictive modeling (preferred)

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
• Executive-level communication
• Ability to influence without authority
• Cross-cultural collaboration

Success Metrics (KPIs)

• Forecast accuracy improvement
• Inventory optimization & reduction
• Pipeline visibility & conversion rate
• Regional revenue & margin performance