Manager Program Management Jobs 2023 in USA

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This role will be responsible for developing, administering, and managing performance for the New Computing (NC) sales & promotions programs for the US. The New Computing business, which includes the Galaxy PCs and Tablet families, is a fast growing business at Samsung, and as such, your success requires the right balance of a shoot-for-the-stars entrepreneurial mindset with a pragmatic approach to navigating an established and successful enterprise.

This role will work hand in hand with the Tablet and PC category managers to create & execute demand generation programs, which can include instant rebates, trade-in, bundles, financing and other sales incentives.

Role and Responsibilities

• Tablet & PC Promotional/Sales program planning & execution:
  • National Roadmap:  Planning and forecasting for National Retail offers (used by Best Buy, Amazon, Samsung.com etc)
  • Create & update financials tools the Category Management team uses to develop promo calendar (weekly breakout of sales incentives offered & to what level, which programs are used and when, etc)
  • Develop forecast for proposed roadmaps including sell-out & sell-in revenue, sales deduction budget (SD $), and program profitability
  • Account-specific programs:  Identify, develop and forecast customized offers for retailers during key events (Black Friday, Prime Day), including analysis of account and channel-wide impact
• Manage sales program proposal pipeline and approval process
  • Consolidate program proposals into a single consolidated tracker with forecasted performance against key performance indictors (KPIs).
  • Recommend programs for submission to approval by NC leadership 
  • Ensure timely approvals for on-time program launch
• Program Performance Management
  • Post-mortem analysis of completed sales programs
  • Measure against KPIs such as sales lift, profitability and ROI to determine program success. 
  • Identify what factors drove performance and opportunities to improve future performance
  • Ongoing development of business models and new data sources/KPIs to improve sales forecasting & performance measurement 
• Business Development
  • Identify growth opportunities for new sales/channel programs, leveraging business analytics & market/competitive intelligence
  • Develop business case/ROI to gain leadership support for new programs
  • Evaluate & lead approval for extensions of existing sales programs into new product categories and sales channels

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or other related field with emphasis on statistics, accounting, finance, etc.
• 6+ years of directly related experience, including but not limited to finance (FP&A a plus), business analysis, program management, or statistics/data science.
• If no BS degree, 8+ years of experience.
• 3 years of quantitative analysis
• Prior experience with sales/operations in mobile, consumer electronics, or other technology field is a plus; B2C experience preferred
• Pricing/revenue and supply chain management experience a plus; full P&L management experience preferred
• Must have strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Demonstrated competency in oral and written communication for both internal and external personnel at various levels, especially in sales and marketing, logistics, or finance
• Ability to communicate complex issues and data in simple terms is highly desired

Skills and Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to interact at all levels within large organizations
• The ability to negotiate with and convince others, in a potentially adversarial environment, including executive leadership, directors and managers with opposing views to accept/approve program recommendations.
• The ability to plan, organize and prioritize multiple strategic programs and simultaneous performance objectives
• Ability to make professional sales and business presentations in writing, through email, reports, or orally, including complex financial/business terms used in negotiated deals

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