Sr. Analyst, Account Planning & Strategic Analysis

Job Description

Founded in 1912, Paramount Pictures works with talented filmmakers to produce and distribute entertainment around the world. The film studio's iconic logo has opened some of the most successful and beloved films in cinematic history, including timeless classics such as The Godfather, Chinatown, Forrest Gump and Titanic; and blockbuster franchises such as Star Trek, Transformers, Mission: Impossible and Sonic the Hedgehog. Recent, innovative, break-out films such as The Wolf of Wall Street, Arrival, Rocketman, and A Quiet Place have added to Paramount's film legacy. With a beautiful 65-acre lot in the heart of Hollywood, a worldwide network of offices and a culture of engagement, Paramount Pictures' passionate employees ensure the studio continues to deliver creativity and innovation to a dynamic industry. Paramount Pictures controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, and Paramount Players. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group. Paramount Pictures is a subsidiary of Paramount, which connects with billions of people worldwide through its global brands including MTV, CBS, Paramount Network, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET and streaming service Paramount+.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a savvy, energetic professional with a minimum of two years of experience for the role of Sr. Analyst, of Account Planning & Strategic Analysis supporting a portfolio of physical retail accounts for the Home Entertainment division of Paramount Pictures. This role will support the day-to-day functions and processes of the physical retail planning team and help lead special projects as needed. The position relies heavily on quantitative, analytical and reporting skills. Tasks include reporting against key performance metrics (consumer spend, shipments, returns, trade spend), assisting in product assortment decisions, developing pricing/life cycle management strategies and supporting the team in contributing to top line revenue and share growth across retail accounts. Prior experience in reporting, and bottoms-up planning in a SKU intensive retail environment is a strong plus.
• This position requires cross functional interaction with Sales, Marketing, and Operations. Successful candidate will have prior experience in reporting, strong analytical/problem solving skills, a passion for entertainment products, and solid written/verbal communication skills. This individual must be able to create sales reporting summaries with large amounts of operational data sets to assess and review performance of Paramount products against the industry as well as last year account actuals. They must be proactive, well organized, detail oriented and be able to perform a variety of tasks under time pressure and strict deadlines. Experience with retailer systems data visualization tools is a strong plus (i.e. Tableau, Looker, DOMO, etc).

Responsibilities Include, But Not Limited To:
• Partner with Planning Lead, Sales, Brand, & Marketing to help report against last year's consumer spend for major physical retail accounts
• Maintain promotional trackers for all major retail partners by reporting actuals vs. forecast – providing insights into consumer spend, trade spending, gross revenue, returns exposure, etc
• Develop & maintain weekly/monthly account specific sales reporting, help identify impact on retailer KPI's, and support the planning leads in developing future looking what if scenarios & impact to the business while contributing to activities that drive profitability metrics
• Support in analyzing industry data for share performance by tracking activity at major accounts and providing insights into shift on a monthly basis
• Design and develop new reporting and dashboards to support forecasting, planning, and performance measurement with an eye towards data visualization and automation
• Other tasks as needed on an ad hoc basis

Requirements
• Prior experience in business reporting & analyzing revenue drivers for business partners
• Interest & experience in physical retail landscape
• Passion for working with business partners to identify opportunities, innovate, and deliver results
• Strong intellectual curiosity and problem-solving skills
• Prior experience analyzing customer profitability and promotional effectiveness desired
• Exceptional analytic and quantitative capabilities
• Outstanding communications skills with all levels of an organization and across geographies
• Comfortable with ambiguity, a fast pace and changing priorities

Qualifications
• 2-3 years of sales planning, strategic analysis, and/or financial planning experience
• Excellent Excel & PowerPoint skills
• Strong background in Excel, Tableau, RetailLink, Data Warehouse, & working with large data sets
• Technically savvy with ability to navigate complex enterprise systems
• Enthusiasm and aptitude for working in a fast-paced, collaborative corporate environment but with a start up mentality: self-directed, results-oriented and able to work at both strategic and tactical levels

REMARKS: The Company reserves the right to add, delete or modify duties and job requirements at any time. An applicant must meet the minimum job requirements of the job for which he or she is applying. Moreover, the Company may, as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion, evaluate whether an incumbent continues to satisfy the minimum job requirements of the job that he/she holds. With respect to a request for reasonable accommodation, the Company will evaluate whether the applicant or employee can perform the essential functions of the subject job with or without reasonable accommodation. The Company's evaluation of a request for reasonable accommodation will include engaging in the interactive process with the applicant or employee.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

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