Business Planning Specialist

Canon U.S.A. seeks a Business Planning Specialist to support Sales & Business Development in its electronics portfolio. You will analyze sales performance, build forecasts, and develop dashboards that guide revenue and channel strategies. Partnering with sales, marketing, and finance, you'll create business cases, pricing scenarios, and go to market plans. You'll surface growth opportunities and risks, support annual and quarterly planning, and present insights to leadership. In Canon's Kyosei culture, you will collaborate across teams to drive data driven decisions that advance innovation, quality, and customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze sales performance, market trends, and channel data to support revenue growth for Canon U.

• S.

• A.'s electronics portfolio.

• Develop and maintain sales forecasts, dashboards, and performance reports for Sales & Business Development leadership.

• Partner with sales, marketing, and finance to build business cases, pricing scenarios, and go to market plans.

• Identify growth opportunities, risks, and efficiency improvements across accounts and product lines.

• Support annual and quarterly planning cycles, target setting, and pipeline reviews.

• Optimize CRM and sales planning tools to improve data accuracy and decision quality.

• Present insights and recommendations to stakeholders through clear reports and presentations.

• Collaborate cross functionally to align initiatives with Canon's Kyosei philosophy and strategic goals.

Required Skills

• Sales forecasting

• Sales analytics

• Excel/Spreadsheets (advanced)

• CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce)

• Data visualization (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)

• Financial modeling

• Market and competitive analysis

• Sales operations

• Business case development

• Presentation and stakeholder communication