Business Planning Manager for Personal Systems

HP; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 116,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Paid parental leave (4–12 weeks)

Job summary

HP is seeking a Business Planning Manager for Personal Systems to lead end-to-end planning, balancing demand, supply and execution. You will drive strategic optimization, enhance forecast accuracy, and align planning with regional priorities to improve service levels and inventory health.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement in planning processes across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in supply chain, planning, or operations.
• Advanced expertise in supply chain planning and execution.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision making.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to translate business needs into actionable planning strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning across the Personal Systems portfolio connecting demand, supply and execution.
• Identify risks and opportunities and align supply chain capabilities with business priorities.
• Improve planning accuracy, responsiveness, and KPI-driven performance.

Job description

Business Planning Manager for Personal Systems

The Business Planning Manager (BPM) is responsible for leading end-to-end planning activities across the Personal Systems portfolio, connecting demand, supply, and execution to deliver optimal business outcomes. The role operates at a highly strategic and analytical level, driving complex planning decisions, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring alignment between supply chain capabilities and business priorities. This position plays a critical role in improving conversion, customer experience, inventory health, and financial performance, while enabling scalable and data-driven planning processes for the Personal Systems organization.

Priorities (first 6–12 months)

• Stabilize and optimize end-to-end planning for Personal Systems
• Ensure strong demand/supply matching and execution alignment across regions
• Improve planning accuracy, responsiveness, and issue resolution
• Improve business performance across key metrics
• Conversion and backlog reduction
• Customer experience (ship dates, OTIF, lead time reliability)
• Inventory health, including reduction of excess and aged inventory
• Strengthen demand shaping and supply optimization levers
• Drive prioritization across products, channels, and customers
• Optimize allocation decisions in constrained environments
• Improve coordination with Customer Operations and Category teams
• Enhance data visibility and performance management
• Develop and leverage KPIs to track execution gaps and business outcomes
• Improve reporting consistency and transparency for Personal Systems performance
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation in planning processes
• Identify and implement process improvements across planning flows
• Leverage automation, advanced analytics, and AI-driven insights
• Ensure alignment with global planning standards and transformation initiatives
• Strengthen cross-functional alignment
• Act as a key interface between supply chain, category, finance, and operations
• Ensure alignment on priorities, risks, and trade-offs

Success Profile

Success in the role will be defined by: Improved conversion, backlog management, and execution performance for Personal Systems Stronger customer experience through reliable and predictable fulfillment Healthier inventory levels and improved balance between supply and demand Increased transparency and accuracy of planning data and KPIs Faster identification and resolution of risks and supply/demand imbalances Strong alignment across stakeholders, enabling efficient decision-making Tangible improvements in planning efficiency through automation and process optimization

Candidate Profile

Experience 10+ years of experience in supply chain, planning, or operations Strong experience in demand/supply planning and business planning roles Experience working in complex, global, and cross-functional environments Capabilities Advanced expertise in supply chain planning and execution Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; data-driven decision making Ability to operate independently in complex and ambiguous environments Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills Ability to translate business needs into actionable planning strategies Continuous improvement mindset with focus on efficiency and simplification

Pay & Benefits

The pay range for this role is $116,150 to $182,400 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Benefits: HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including;
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave

US benefits overview https://hpbenefits.ce.alight.com/ The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Job - Supply Chain & Operations

Schedule - Full time Shift - No shift premium (United States of America) Travel - Relocation - Yes

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