Japan Consumer Cycle Planner

This role will plan the assortment and go to market strategy for a specific line of business for the Japan Consumer business.  This role will work cross functionally with sales, marketing, operations, supply chain, and product group to align a solid 4P plan that achieves Dell financial growth and P&L targets. 

• Develops and champions assortment vision and strategy, product roadmap and launches in support of corporate goals and objectives
• Own development of offers that are relevant to the target audience.
• Drives the top and bottom line and optimizes all aspects of the portfolio P&L by delivering smart assortment, managing in-stocks, driving continual channel improvements and delivering the best customer experience.
• Uses market research, customer feedback and usage insights to inform assortment decisions and enhancements.
• Applies deep understanding of customers’ needs, the product and the competitive landscape.
• Collaborates with cross-functional team to develop, plan and implement new business development initiatives.
• Works closely with marketing to launch products and ensure their adoption.
• Coordinates with the product team to manage technology transitions by platform and/or product line.
• Applies a thoughtful combination of marketing levers (price, positioning, and promotion) to drive, sell-in and ensure sell-through, enabling smooth inventory transitions and migrating excess supply.
• Supports content development of marketing collaterals such as training, product catalogues/brochures as subject matter product knowledge specialist.

STRATEGIC EXPECTATIONS

• Develops complex solutions to business problems or customer engagements through in-depth analysis, coordination and negotiation with key decision makers.
• Uses experience, innovation and judgment to make decisions that may be based on partial information.
• Considers Dell-wide implications of decisions and recommendations.
• Analyzes and forecasts business and market trends.
• Develops innovative solutions to problems without precedent.
• Invents new products and processes to achieve strategic business objectives.
• Assesses and determines priorities within area of expertise.
• Influences a broad spectrum of stakeholders toward achieving business goals.
• Advises and councils key leadership on the latest principles, practices, and/or technologies and their practical application.

SKILLS

• Expert understanding of the competitive environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strict attention to detail, advanced time management and prioritization skills
• Ability to build, implement and support a Business Management Structure (BMS)
• Advanced analytical skills and ability to convert insights to strategic actions
• Able to represent Dell in external customer and partner meetings
• Ability to translate consumer segmentation insights into solutions and experiences.
• Ability to drive end-to-end process within cross-functional stakeholders to launch new programs and/or products

Other Special Requirements: Demonstrated knowledge of the PC market and experience in P&L management, retail, cross-functional project management, and forecasting.

Special Skills:  Requires demonstrated experience in marketing, analytics, Excel and PowerPoint.

MINIMUM Experience Requirement:  8 years.