Director, Strategic Planning & Operations - Customer/Market Insights (Englewood Cliffs, NJ)

Samsung Electronics•Englewood Cliffs, NJ

About The Position

Headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), the U.S. Sales and Marketing subsidiary, is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances, enterprise solutions and networks systems. For more than four decades, Samsung has driven innovation, economic growth and workforce opportunity across the United States—investing over $100 billion and employing more than 20,000 people nationwide. By integrating our large portfolio of products, services and AI technology, we’re creating smarter, sustainable and more connected experiences that empower people to live better. SEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. To learn more, visit Samsung.com. For the latest news, visit news.samsung.com/us. Role and Responsibilities Making the future is everyday life at Samsung. We’re seeking innovators who are called to not just change the world but build a better one. We enable the best technology hardware on the planet, but our best is always a prototype for something better and our people thrive with a driven mindset – better builds on better. We believe that innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We aim to create a global team where everyone belongs and has equal opportunities, inspiring our talent to be their true selves. Together, we are building a better tomorrow for our customers, partners and communities. As the Director of Strategic Planning & Operations, you will lead the consolidation and analysis of critical business performance metrics, including sales units, revenue, profit, and inventory levels. Your role will involve translating these metrics into actionable strategic insights to optimize business performance and drive growth. Your responsibilities will include leading monthly, quarterly, annual, and mid-term strategic planning and business analysis for the CE Division.

Requirements

MBA or Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience in TMT area (technology, media, telecommunications); Master’s degree preferred.
5+ yrs. of internal business strategy and/or management consulting experience, with heavy focus on consumer technology business, marketing, project management, business transformation
Strong quantitative skills and business acumen to understand business status and issues and drill down to identify solution paths in growing online channel business and shares.
Ability to lead complex projects, and work effectively in a matrix environment
Demonstrated success leading teams and establishing effective working relationships with executives in varied areas, including global HQ counterparts.
Demonstrated strategic thinker who can turn strategic objectives into practical actions
Problem-solver with optimistic attitude & passion for delivering results.
High energy, works with a strong sense of urgency, highly responsive in a fast-paced environment
Expertise in developing business strategy, marketing and sales presentations, using Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Excellent communication skills and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Business level Korean preferred

Responsibilities

Strategic Business Operations: Lead in developing and coordinating weekly integrated operations reports that creates a clear analysis and narrative of how CE division performs across sales, marketing, SCM, financial and operational views., and also provides critical market/competitive insights that informs the organization for strategic changes.
Manages, coordinates and communicates division wide KPI’s and MBO’s with key executive stakeholders & category SCM leads
Lead coordination of weekly, monthly, quarterly business review meetings (WBR/MBR/QBR) to address key business and operational issues and resolve business decisions
Lead coordination of top executive management workshops and business reviews to continue alignment of key business priorities and strategies
Serve as a thought-leader and go-to-expert on all business-related issues and engage the team members to solve market/business issues for top executive teams
Market Intelligence & Analytics: Lead and facilitate cross-divisional projects on key strategic issues based on senior management request
Develop new frameworks/best practices to strategically utilize data to drive new market assessment, demand & forecasting projects
Actively solves complicated issues by analyzing situations or data. Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments.
Tracks strategic initiatives.
Monitors progress towards goals, achieving benchmarks, and ensures follow-through on the part of responsible team members.
Provides as needed daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting.