Category Ops

Personal Systems is the leader in PC Sales. To help enable this success we are looking to hire a team member to manage Platform/Commodity Transition Planning during the life cycle of the platform across all PS platforms. Key focus would be management over the life cycle: pre-POR thru' End of Manufacturing with special emphasis on ramp up (NPI) and ramp down (EOL). You will be working with cross functional teams: GBU, Category Product Management, Category Ops, Category Business Management, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain NPI, Commodity Planning, Procurement to meet customer requirements, mínimal gaps out, avoid excess situation and maximizing margin

Analyze demand vs supply: Aligning with commodity planning, track key feature values on coverage. Create playbook during low coverage and excess situation to help communication to markets and drive actions. Work with procurement on creating an anecdotal feedback on long term supply and understand commodity roadmap. Anticipate E&O and aging risk; create a process of communication on excess risk

**_ Responsibilities: _**
- Leads complex data and business analyses to develop business plans, and identifies recommendations and insights.
- Establishes the metrics required to measure business performance, and develops the process for identifying and addressing performance gaps.
- Manages complex, time
- sensitive market research projects and prepares synthesized intelligence reports with clear implications.
- Leads cross-functional teams across the entire span of business planning activities.
- Contributes to priority projects by adding creative insights and developing recommendations.
- Partners with business leaders to develop business plans and proactively identify new opportunities.
- Develops go-forward business plan recommendations based on potential risks and returns.
- Identifies cutting-edge analytical tools, models, and methods for making key business decisions.

**_ Are you a high-performer? We are looking for an individual with:_**
- Typically 8+ years work experience in strategy, planning, operations, finance, or related functional area. Advanced university degree (e.g., MBA) or demonstrable equivalent.
- Extensive knowledge of research methodology for key business issues.
- Excellent analytical thinking, technical analysis, and data manipulation skills.
- Ability to leverage new analytical techniques to develop creative approaches to business analysis.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of how to analyze business problems using Excel, Access, statistical analysis, and financial modeling.
- Strong business acumen and technical knowledge within area of responsibility.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Very strong project management skills, including leading large, cross-functional initiatives.
- Strong relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting.
- Developed leadership skills, including team-building, conflict resolution, and management.
- Ability to identify emerging trends from market and industry data.

Description

As a Business Operation Manager for the PS Current Business Management team, you will be the long term forecast strategist that covers full commercial product lines’ operation including Commercial Notebook, Desktop, Workstation, Thin client, RPOS.

The primary responsibilities include:

- Develops the next 180 day forecast strategy that aligns with WW and regional category’s business goals (financial and market share) at platform levels
- Works with WW alliance team closely to understand core key technology (Intel, AMD, Microsoft) transition plan, and develops metrics to track the progress
- Be the point of contact to resolve region’s escalation on supply constraint and manage regional allocation based on business priority
- Supports executive’s request on product performance and core technology performance analysis

This job is ideal for person has strong analytic background and looking for broader path to different business area over time.

General Qualifications

4-5 year experiences in supply chain planning role or strong knowledge in supply chain operation

Understanding of commercial product roadmap and life cycle management

Demonstrated business planning leadership, including analysis, decision-making, problem solving, and communication abilities

Excellent analytic skill in executing forecast accuracy and modeling, ability to analyze trends and adjust strategy accordingly