Forecast Analytics Lead

Hewlett Packard Enterprise advances the way people live and work. We bring together the brightest minds to create breakthrough technology solutions, helping our customers make their mark on the world.We’re solving the world’s most complex challenges, and our people are at the forefront of progress. In a Sales role at HPE, you’ll play a part in building the future - one big idea at a time. You’ll be selling HPE products, services, software, or solutions to customers, both directly and indirectly. Working at HPE, you’ll have the resources to develop your talent and creativity. Are you ready to unleash your potential?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.**How you'll make your mark**:- Develops recommendation from complex data and business analyses and formulates them into business plans.- 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**About you**:- Typically 10+ years total experience in strategy, planning, operations, finance, or related functional area.- Advanced university degree required (e.g., MBA) or demonstrable equivalent experience.- Leadership & communication skills (able/experience working with VP’s and executives)- Experience/proficiency using-analyzing sales data (orders, revenue, margin, pipeline, quotes, etc.)- Technically proficient in Excel, SQL, Power BI, Statistics- Extensive knowledge of research methodology for the most challenging business issues.- Excellent analytical thinking, technical analysis, and data manipulation skills.- Ability to leverage new analytical techniques to develop creative approaches and insights.- 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.- 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.- Advanced English**We offer**:- A competitive salary and extensive social benefits- Diverse and dynamic work environment- Work-life balance and support for career development- An amazing life inside the element Want to know more about it?Then let’s stay connectedHPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to diversity and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We do not discriminate and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global diverse team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together.This role has been designated as ‘Edge’, which means you will primarily work outside of an HPE office