Strategy & Analytics Manager

HARMAN International • Los Angeles, CA

1d • Remote

About The Position

As the Manager of Business Strategy & Analysis, your primary role will be to support the North America regional strategy as it relates to Go-To-Market sales plans, long-range sales forecasting/budgeting, & promotional optimization. This is a strategic role that requires extensive collaboration with Sales, Finance, Operations, and Marketing to ensure flawless execution on business priorities as well as opportunistic discoveries. In this role you will interface with senior management on a regular basis regarding business health & development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business Analytics, Statistics, Finance, or Economics
• Minimum 6 years of experience in related business or finance field
• Detailed knowledge of US Audio Market & Competitive Landscape
• Ability to concisely summarize complex details
• Strong analytical skills
• Willingness to manage and develop a team
• Qliksense Proficiency

Nice To Haves

• MBA
• Experience with platforms and tools like SAP, BI; Python, SQL; Power BI

Responsibilities

• Analyze and expose sales opportunities with Key Customers leveraging competitive intelligence and a comprehensive understanding of the US Market & Channels
• Support effort to transform end to end promotional planning process into a “data-science” integrating statistical KPI’s to help the business execute optimal promotional strategies that drive topline growth while improving profitability
• Support various Sales Channel Leaders with data driven insights and strategic perspectives
• Lead development & implementation of Assortment Optimization initiatives
• Mentor and develop a team using managerial skills with a coaching mentality
• Lead long term product sales budgeting in collaboration with finance & sales for a $1B+ business
• Support the execution of the strategic vision of North America’s VP&GM
• Demonstrate stories through data to key customers aiding assortment expansions, brand affinity, and market education
• Evaluate viability of new products and deals to propose go-forward actions to Sales, Finance, and Regional Leadership
• Oversee and guide monthly sales forecast development in collaboration with finance on the US Retail/E-tail & Luxury Audio Channels
• Drive effort to increase NPI health by scoping cannibalization impacts from end-of-life products

Benefits

• Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
• Access to employee discounts on world-class products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, and more)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees