Senior Manager, Business Planning & Strategy

Samsung Electronics•Bellevue, WA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances, enterprise solutions, and network systems. With over four decades of innovation in the United States, Samsung has invested over $100 billion and employed more than 20,000 people nationwide. The company integrates a vast portfolio of products, services, and AI technology to create smarter, sustainable, and more connected experiences. SEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. This role is for a Strategic Planning & Business Innovation Manager within the T-Mobile MX Account Team, reporting to the Senior Director of Mobile Business Planning and Strategy. The position involves leading and supporting cross-business initiatives, providing strategic advice to senior management, managing business and strategy planning, and overseeing strategic projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with 8+ years of industry experience or 6+ years with Master’s Degree.
Experience in mobile categories with similar go-to-market strategies is desired.
Exceptional strategic planning and analytical skills, financial acumen, organizational planning required.
A proven self-starter, he/she must be a highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, good business judgment, and high managerial leadership potential.
Outstanding proficiency in both oral and written communication modes for both internal and external personnel at various levels.
Outstanding interpersonal and problem-solving skills for both internal and external discussions.
Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all assigned levels within and outside the company.
Plan, organize, and prioritize multiple assignments and projects.
Work independently and in a team environment in order to achieve business objectives, personal and team goals, and complete assignments within established timeframes and specifications.
The ability to develop tasks and work assignments, sometimes based on vaguely defined objectives and parameters.

Responsibilities

Create mid-to-long term strategies for the T-Mobile account team and develop strategic communications for internal and external audiences.
Analyze competitive marketplace intelligence and develop strategies and tactics to grow market share.
Create, develop, and own the T-Mobile to Samsung executive wiring structure, including follow-up of cadence, discussion agenda, and action items.
Create, develop, and own revenue acceleration programs with sales and marketing teams, including analysis and investment strategy based on estimated ROI and confidence level.
Provide in-depth strategic insights and thought leadership on the mobile industry, channel, and consumer trends to top management.
Develop business cases and strategic options based on industry insights, internal capabilities, financial models, and ROI analysis to support planning initiatives.
Identify, analyze, and develop potential new business models & JBP partnerships that will drive business growth.
Provide senior management with timely and insightful analysis on critical competitive threats, movements, and strategies with implications and recommended actions.
Analyze industry, market, and specific sales channels to determine potential impact, set targets and KPIs, and generate recommended action plans.
Analyze primary, secondary, and third-party sources to create analyses that inform business decisions.
Provide in-depth analysis of quarterly and annual earnings reports.
Provide critical analytical support for business decision-making involving SEA and account cross-functional areas, including TAM, install base, and source of volume.
Generate sellout forecasts for competitor models using sensing data and market intelligence to load and maintain internal systems.
Generate competitive forecasts, load SMART; maintaining SMART.
Create internal (Samsung) and external (customer) communications on issues relating to the state of the business and of strategic importance.
Support the development of the annual strategic framework for innovation of the T-Mobile team & business.
Lead and execute cross-functional meetings & workshops of strategic importance.
Manage weekly reporting to SEA/HQ.
Own key drive period and product launch reporting, and other events reporting to SEA/ HQ.
Manage new and innovative strategic projects that help develop new streams of revenue and grow the business.
Support legal and contract teams in negotiating terms and conditions related to any new agreement required for the project.
Work with different teams, both internal and external, to develop and establish new processes.
Regularly update all stakeholders, identify roadblocks and issues, and solicit appropriate team and leadership engagement for resolution.