About the Role:

The Business Intelligence & Planning Manager will drive data-informed planning and strategic growth for the inverter business. This role focuses on identifying high-impact market opportunities, shaping expansion plans, and ensuring accurate forecasting to align supply, sales, and operational activities across markets.

What you would be expected to do:

Market Intelligence & Insights

• Conduct ongoing market assessments covering:
  • Energy pricing (grid, diesel, petrol )
  • Customer affordability and purchasing trend
  • Industry offerings, pricing, and market positioning
• Develop and maintain market intelligence dashboards for senior stakeholders.
• Provide insights on market trends, opportunities, and potential risks.

Growth Strategy & Market Expansion

• Identify and assess new markets, cities, and customer segments.
• Develop market entry plans covering pricing, product suitability, and go-to-market considerations.
• Partner with country teams on launch planning and growth activities.
• Create expansion roadmaps and implementation timelines.

Demand Planning & Forecasting

• Develop and manage demand forecasts.
• Align forecasts with:
  • Sales projections
  • Marketing plans and pipeline projections
  • Historical performance and seasonal trends
  • Introduction of new inverter products
• Work closely with supply chain and operations teams to maintain appropriate inventory levels and Product availability during launches and expansion phases
• Track forecast accuracy and continuously improve forecasting approaches using actual performance data.
• Identify demand-related risks (e.g. understocking, overstocking, slow-moving inventory) and propose appropriate actions.

Strategic Initiatives & Business Planning

• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives and planning activities.
• Develop business cases and financial models.
• Monitor implementation progress and help deliver against defined priorities.

You might be a strong candidate if you have:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in business intelligence, strategy, or demand planning
• Ability to translate data into commercial actions
• Cross-functional collaboration (sales, marketing, supply chain)
• Experience in energy, fintech, or emerging markets (preferred)

What Sun King offers:

• Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry
• An open-minded, collaborative culture with enthusiastic colleagues driven by the challenge of innovation and making a profound impact on people and the planet.
• A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
• Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun King Center for Leadership.

• Conduct ongoing market assessments covering: Energy pricing (grid, diesel, petrol ), Customer affordability and purchasing trend, Industry offerings, pricing, and market positioning
• Develop and maintain market intelligence dashboards for senior stakeholders.
• Provide insights on market trends, opportunities, and potential risks.
• Identify and assess new markets, cities, and customer segments.
• Develop market entry plans covering pricing, product suitability, and go-to-market considerations.
• Partner with country teams on launch planning and growth activities.
• Create expansion roadmaps and implementation timelines.
• Develop and manage demand forecasts.
• Align forecasts with: Sales projections, Marketing plans and pipeline projections, Historical performance and seasonal trends, Introduction of new inverter products
• Work closely with supply chain and operations teams to maintain appropriate inventory levels and Product availability during launches and expansion phases
• Track forecast accuracy and continuously improve forecasting approaches using actual performance data.
• Identify demand-related risks (e.g. understocking, overstocking, slow-moving inventory) and propose appropriate actions.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives and planning activities.
• Develop business cases and financial models.
• Monitor implementation progress and help deliver against defined priorities.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in business intelligence, strategy, or demand planning
• Ability to translate data into commercial actions
• Cross-functional collaboration (sales, marketing, supply chain)
• Experience in energy, fintech, or emerging markets (preferred)

• BA/BSc/HND
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in business intelligence, strategy, or demand planning
• Ability to translate data into commercial actions
• Cross-functional collaboration (sales, marketing, supply chain)
• Experience in energy, fintech, or emerging markets (preferred)