About the Role & Team
*** Consumer Products (DCP) is the division of *** Experiences (DX) that brings beloved brands and franchises into the daily lives of families and fans through products - from toys to t-shirts, apps, books, console games and more - and experiences that can be found around the world, including on the *** Store e-commerce platform and at *** Parks, local and international retailers, as well as *** store locations globally. The business is home to world-class teams of product, licensing and retail experts, artists and storytellers, and technologists who inspire imaginations around the world.
Are you someone who loves leveraging data for forecasting and business insights? The Sr. Manager, Business Analytics, and Insights (BA&I) will act as a business partner to licensing retail, brand and category leaders responsible for the insights, forecasting, and market share analysis!
The position reports to the Director, Business Analytics and Insights (BA&I) and leads a team & indirect support functions.
What You Will Do
On any given day as a Sr. Manager, Business Analytics and Insights, you will:
- Lead key relationships with internal and external strategic partners within retail, category, and brand leadership teams.
- Builds and executes against license retail, brand, category insights.
- Supports forecast, AOP (Annual Operating Plan) and strategic plans.
- Maintains a strong connection to retail trends and consumer behavior
- Leads and may participate in the extraction of data, analysis, and interpretations of business results.
- Lead development and distribution of account specific weekly, seasonal, or franchise-based reporting for retail teams including data visualizations and performance recaps with high level insights on trending, key drivers, and contextual comparisons to internal and external benchmarks.
- Conduct presentations and read-outs to internal Sales and Marketing teams on business performance, budgets, and forecasts.
- Identify and size incremental account growth and white space opportunities at both the Franchise/Property and Category/ Subcategory level utilizing internal POS, market share benchmarking, industry analyst research, and syndicated data sources.
- Conceive and build ad hoc analytics that achieve Sales team objectives to effectively sell-in incremental programs or rationalize existing placement with compelling analysis and storytelling.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Proven 6+ years of experience in retail/product/license business
- High level of proficiency with SQL, Excel, PowerPoint, Oracle planning systems (or their equivalent), and Business Intelligence tools (MicroStrategy, Tableau, Power BI)
- Experience using third party syndicated data, research, and platforms.
- Ability to interpret data, identify insights, and communicate into actionable strategies to senior levels of the organization.
- Strong interpersonal, communication & presentation skills; experience working cross functionally.
- Proven ability to lead and drive work across cross functional teams.
- Confirmed ability to lead a team, including prioritizing work and driving high level output.
- Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and business needs.
Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Additional Information
Our Benefits: *** offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only *** can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at ***
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The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $135,000 to $181,100 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
About Consumer Products Games & Publishing:
*** Experiences brings the magic of *** stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. *** shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, *** 's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and *** store locations around the world and on the web.
About *** :
*** , together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and *** enterprise that includes three core business segments: *** Entertainment, *** , and *** Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, *** proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. *** 's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with *** Consumer Products, Inc. , which is part of a business we call Consumer Products Games & Publishing .
*** Consumer Products, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. *** fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.
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