Recruit forBusiness Analysis Manager - Global Planning / Central Revenue Planning

Job Description

What You ll Do
• Manage the Planning and Analysis to drive the BE/Product Family Shipped Revenue forecast and interlock between Supply Chain Operations, BU Finance, Supply Chain finance and Corporate finance
• Partner with Supply Chain fulfillment teams in Planning and Manufacturing operations to drive accuracy of forecast, attainment of the plan, Product Family and product line (BE/BSE) accuracy to enable the companys Gross Margin forecast accuracy
• Partner with the Business Planning Manager in the Product Planning & Fulfillment organization in driving adoption of the driver-based framework for OPT level execution in alignment to the Corporate and BE Operating Plan
• Partner with Transformation team and Systems, Data and Analytics team to rationalize the tools, systems and data that enable accurate revenue planning and execution orchestration
• Develop a rigorous training and onboarding curriculum for new hires in the Global Planning team to integrate into the Revenue Planning and Operating Plan process
Who You ll Work WithYou ll work and partner across several functions in Supply Chain, Finance and Operations with people across a wide range of experiences, from early-in-career talent to executive leadership. The ability to listen and recognize the care-about of a variety of partners while influencing the right business outcomes for Cisco will be a key success factor.Who You Are
• You provide thought leadership and see the connections between supply chain actions and strategic business outcomes
• You have 8+ years of experience in highly analytical roles with an attitude for solving analytical and sometimes ambiguous problems using a data-driven approach
• You possess strong analytical skills to assess, frame and drive data-driven decisions. You can lead efforts to build models to analyze what-if scenarios for dedicated planning purposes
• You have a proven ability to build elegant, user-friendly tools, models and/or applications and a strong track record of adoption by business users to drive value
• You can deconstruct a complex problem into a series of manageable questions which can be answered independently, and you can integrate the answers to these smaller questions and build a cohesive answer that solves the initial complex problem
• You have demonstrated the ability to rotate regularly across functions and are a fast learner who can ramp quickly and deliver outcomes within a short span of time
• You possess the ability to coach and mentor peers and juniors with data modelling and data mining exercises, while also maintaining the conviction to challenge senior executives using analytical and useful insights. You can drive innovation and process improvement to improve forecast accuracy / efficiency
• You are capable of leading conversations to influence and drive better decisions with multiple partners, often at the Director and VP levels
• You have a solid knowledge of how business is transacted through Cisco s systems and overall IT architecture. You understand and align business needs to the IT architecture and ensure they support effective execution of the business
• You can confidently present your own position despite resistance or unfavorable reactions from others. You have the conviction to take risks, make decisions and raise when needed to achieve desired business outcomes
• You can run or learn to run statistical simulations, reasoning of errors and build what-if models and you develop in depth knowledge of forecasting techniques, business models, cisco product landscape and accuracy measures
• You have intermediate understanding of accounting and financial concepts and understand, explain and influence driver-based demand - revenue - supply bridge
We Are Cisco #WeAreCisco, where each person is outstanding, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all.We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we re old (36 years strong) and only about hardware, but we re also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do you can t put us in a box!But Digital Transformation is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, aggressive steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.So, you have colorful hair Don t care. Tattoos Show off your ink. Like polka dots That s cool. Social media trends enthusiast Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing Be you, with us!,

Keyskills :
data analysisspssadvertisingbusiness solutionscompetitive analysissupply chain operationsstrong analytical skills