Position Summary
Headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), the U.S. Sales and Marketing subsidiary, is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances, enterprise solutions and networks systems. For more than four decades, Samsung has driven innovation, economic growth and workforce opportunity across the United States—investing over $100 billion and employing more than 20,000 people nationwide. By integrating our large portfolio of products, services and AI technology, we’re creating smarter, sustainable and more connected experiences that empower people to live better. SEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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The Sr. Manager will support the MX Business Strategy & Intelligence team's efforts by helping to drive strategy with data-driven insights and coordinate strategic projects across US business units. This position will be crucial to Samsung’s ability to set its short, medium, and long-term course in the highly dynamic mobile industry. Scope of work encompass entire mobile ecosystem, not limiting to mobile phones, tablets, wearables, and accessories
Role and Responsibilities
- Carrier/Channel Strategy & Analytics: Analyze channel trends of carriers and retail partners to develop appropriate response and growth strategy including all business and financial metrics (including but not limited to pre and postpaid mobile subscriber trends, ARPU, device and service revenue trends, etc.), as well as industry developments as they occur
- Asses business performance – e.g. revenue growth / profitability / M/S – of supported divisions.
- Market Intelligence: Analyze market (e.g., industry structure, macroeconomic changes, competitive behavior, consumer sentiment). Deliver insights on trends/opportunities and assist with setting strategic direction.
- Timeliness of insights: Provide timely and insightful analysis of carriers, national retailers and competitor’s quarterly and annual earnings reports and other critical events and issues as relevant.
- Business Strategy Support: Offer ad-hoc support, analysis, and recommendations for CEO and Samsung senior executives in response to strategic developments or other necessities internally and externally
- Cross-div Meeting / Workshops: Lead / help organizing cross-divisional strategy conference, meetings and workshops and ensure successful outcomes and follow-ups
- Cross-divisional T/F: Lead and facilitate cross-divisional task forces on key cross- strategic issues based on senior management request.
- Partner Relationships: Manage and cultivate relationships with 3rd party providers to enhance business intelligence capabilities. Monitor partner performance and data accuracy. Act as liaison between partners and business units to assist with intelligence.
- Close gaps in existing methods and processes, implement best practices and be a champion of continuous process improvement
Skills and Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree with data analytics experience required
- Experience in business strategy, management consulting, business intelligence and/or industry analytical track record across various practice areas and industries
- Minimum 8 years of related work experience, with successful track record for growth and leadership
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strongly prefer 3+ years of wireless industry/consumer electronics experience
- MBA with strong academic record
Skills:
- Deep understanding of telecommunications industry trends, technologies and regulatory environment.
- Ability to recognize business opportunities through data and simulations. Develop actionable insights, convert insights to strategic recommendations, and present findings to key stakeholders
- Comfort managing ambiguity and ability to aggregate information from multiple sources to formulate a cohesive strategy or direction
- Hypothesis driven problem solving approach
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Quality of insights: Depth, relevance, and actionable nature of strategic insights
- Influential reporting: Quality of presentations / reports (verbal, written, PPT) to peers and top management
- Effective navigation and project management: Ability to bring in and network with internal executive team and key managers from across divisions to drive results
- Forward-thinking approach, strategic agility, and tenacity to drive what matters
- Passion for “storytelling with data” to create a vision and inspire others to drive change
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