Business Operation Manager/Statistical Planning Manager

Job description

Business Operation Manager/Statistical Planning Manager

  

Job Description:

   

Defines, manages, and evaluates business plans to ensure they are operationally executable against defined strategic objectives. Leads and partners with cross-functional teams to develop short-term (typically less than two years) business plans and supporting data-driven models. Prepares comprehensive implementation tactics, including execution plans, resource allocation plans, follow-up guidelines, assessment, and process accountabilities. Ensures that business activities are aligned with stated plans among different stakeholders. Sets business metrics, evaluates actual performance, and makes recommendations to business leaders on performance target achievement. Develops data-driven analyses to optimize resources and ensure that business plans can be translated into financial value.

Responsibilities:

·  Develops recommendation from complex data and business analyses and formulates them into business plans.
·  Progressive experience in one or more of the following fields: forecasting, inventory planning, statistics, business intelligence, and/or operations management. Familiarity with operating supply chain systems.
·  Participate as the demand owner/representative in an organization’s sales and operations planning process, to enable demand-supply balancing analysis
·   Confer with management on demand planning and forecasting assumptions, analysis, and decisions
·   Prepare reports and statistics related to the demand planning and forecasting function
·   Manage forecast models, analyze trends, manage forecast tools, and maintain accurate data
·   Develop and measure key performance indicators to track and evaluate forecasts made, to assist in assessing the effectiveness of the demand planning & forecasting function, and to work towards continuous improvement
·   Support business, marketing, inventory or production strategies, and organizational / supply chain improvement opportunities to meet market needs
·   Review and assess risk to supply and demand variability and identify opportunities to manage and mitigate risk
·   Develop, implement and use tools and technology for managing and analyzing the supplier portfolio
·   Documents produced and/or used may include price tables, stock lists, data tables, databases, accounting and financial statements, various administrative forms, etc, in both print and non-print media
·  Create forecasts using statistics, graphs and charts depicting demand, consumption, and inventory information on products and services, etc

·  Drives the construction of highly innovative statistical and financial models to analyze new aspects of business performance.
·  Establishes the metrics required to measure business performance, and recommends the go-forward strategy to address performance gaps.
·  Leads highly complex, time- sensitive market research projects and identifies compelling trends and opportunities for business leaders.
·  Staffs and manages cross- functional teams across the entire span of business planning activities.
·  Drives all aspects of priority projects and makes final team decisions.
·  Develop business plans and proactively identify new opportunities as partners with client business leaders.
·  Develops and drives comprehensive business plan recommendations, based on analysis, emerging trends, and experience.
·  Identifies or develops cutting- edge analytical tools, models, and methods for making key business decisions.
·  Counsels business leaders, recommends approaches for executing high-level strategies and develops creative solutions

Education and Experience Required:

Requires 10+ years total experience in strategy, planning, operations, finance, or related functional area. Advanced university degree required (e.g., MBA) or demonstrable equivalent experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

·  Extensive knowledge of research methodology for the most challenging business issues.
·  Development of statistical models and probability (linear programming, Rsquare, Linear regression modelling, etc)
·  Excellent analytical thinking, technical analysis, and data manipulation skills.
·  Ability to leverage new analytical techniques to develop creative approaches and insights.
·  Extensive knowledge of how to analyze business problems using Excel, Access, statistical analysis, and financial modelling.
·  Superior business acumen and technical knowledge within area of responsibility.
·  Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation and influence skills.
·  Excellent project management skills, including leading large, cross-functional initiatives that impact the organization.
·  Strong relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting.
·  Strong leadership skills, including team-building, conflict resolution, and management.
·  Ability to lead multiple, large, time sensitive projects or work streams.
·  Ability to identify emerging trends from market and industry data, and make clear and compelling business planning recommendations.

Job:
Supply Chain & Operations

Job Level:
Master

    

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO F/M/Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.

   

HPE will comply with all applicable laws related to the use of arrest and conviction records, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and similar laws and will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.