Sr. Manager, Business Analytics

Job Description

Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), extends the Studio's powerful portfolio of entertainment brands and franchises into the lives of fans around the world. WBCP partners with best-in-class licensees globally on an award-winning range of toys, fashion, home décor, and publishing inspired by franchises and properties such as DC, Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera.

The division's successful global themed entertainment business includes groundbreaking experiences such as The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi. With innovative global licensing and merchandising programs, retail initiatives, promotional partnerships, and themed experiences, WBCP is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.

To be successful at WBCP, you must have a willingness to model our values and behaviors, champion diversity and inclusion, leverage data and insights to maximize the legacy of our deep brands and franchises while maintaining a commitment to fostering best-in-class talent.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Sr. Manager, Business Analytics will focus on managing and support leading the daily operations of the team, as well as the Business (Consumer Products and Retail Sales / Marketing) with quantitative and qualitative analysis to help further business initiatives, provide insights regarding retail opportunities and support financial analysis. This role will also be responsible for publishing weekly and monthly executive point-of-sale (POS) reports (and insights as needed) to each regional data analysis team/resource. This role will report into the Director, Global Business Analytics located in the Burbank office in California.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Leverages our internal retail revenue systems to provide accurate retail data to assist in growing the business
• Supports the vision for our Product Information Master (PIM) to effectively enable product analytics
• Partners with key account retailers to seamlessly transfer WB revenue
• Designs, analyzes, and provides recommendations to support our product & franchise strategies at key accounts
• Manages and leads the day-to-day global retail data operations
• Builds key stakeholder relationships (internal and external) to deliver department objectives
• Manages and leads the global expansion of retail analytics program
• Monitors sell-in and sell-thru performance from internal point-of-sale business data
• Partners with sales teams and accounts to ensure key sales initiatives are achieved & develops annual targets
• Provides inventory management support to ensure successful sell-thru and business opportunities are identified
• Participates in joint planning sessions to grow our business together through data-informed decision-making
• Evaluates and analyzes existing licensee performance to drive overall profitability
• Develops and maintains feature placement and marketing reporting tools to ensure ROI alignment
• Analyzes account and market trends to provide competitive intelligence and impact on the market
• Builds and forecasts weekly retail seasonality curves based upon comp titles
• Leads ad hoc projects, as requested
• Champions fact-based selling to drive insight into action, while translating the data into powerful stories
• Develops compelling supporting materials for sales and marketing presentations
• Manages the production of regular and standard reports in support of key business objectives
• Responsible for senior leadership updates / presentations
• Handles other duties as assigned

JOB QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

Work Experience
• Retail/Consumer Products licensing experience required
• Minimum 7+ years of project management experience required
• Minimum 5+ years of retail analytics experience required

Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification
• Bachelor's degree in related field required
• MBA is a plus

Knowledge/Skills
• Excellent technical, analytical & organizational skills
• Experience with systems such as Tableau, Power BI, etc.
• Experience in developing and reporting business performance metrics
• Advanced PowerPoint skills, including ability to ''tell a story'' using PowerPoint
• Advanced Excel skills and knowledge of Access, Publisher, and One Note
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Other Requirements
• Ability to build strong working partnerships along with the ability to listen, understand, and influence
• Ability to craft concise recommendations based on thorough business and market analysis
• Ability to communicate complex ideas and data graphically in an effective way
• Ability to deliver on multiple assignments, meet tight deadlines and be effective and decisive under pressure
• Adaptability and flexibility to work well in a fast-paced, results-oriented, and rapidly changing environment
• Team player with interpersonal ability to work with others and collaborate to achieve goals
• Ability to prioritize activities, manage timelines, and deal effectively with pressure
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion
• Ability to operate autonomously
*This is a Project based position

Management has the right to add or change duties and job requirements at any time

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. $83,090.00 - $154,310.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rnyj2m-3-147-73-35-42 in your application.