Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

The HP Store is the ecommerce shopping experience for visitors wanting to buy PCs, printers and other products directly from HP. The HP store team is a dynamic, fast-paced ecommerce organization with a start-up mentality and digital-first mindset. Within the HP Store, the Sales Operations team is looking for a Business Planning Analyst who will be focused on sales enablement and supporting day-to-day sales generation activities within the Sales and Contact Center.

Responsibilities of the Role

• Conduct and summarize complex data and business analyses to identify trends, develop business plans, including revenue and demand projections, business performance reviews, etc.

• Act as a business consultant offering data-driven insights to sales teams and category teams. Identifies pockets of opportunity and helps create/enable a plan of action.

• Work cross-functionally to plan and execute activities during specific sales periods. Conducts post-mortem analysis on sales to learn from and improve future performance.

• Develop and manage sales contests, track performance and report impact of contests to stakeholders.

• Construct forecast and financial models with minimal direction to forecast business performance, project-level ROI and advise on investment opportunities.

• Define the metrics required to measure business performance and compares actual data to forecasted values.

• Execute market research projects, gathers intelligence on current industry, technology, and consumer trends, and summarizes research findings tailored to business needs.

• Work with cross-functional teams to support the success of various categories within HP.com

• Support the execution of priority projects with direction. May contribute to larger projects and lead small projects to improve processes or enable sales.

• Support and help to execute on organizational strategy and objectives.

Education and Experience Required

Typically 2-4 years experience in strategy, planning, operations, finance, or related functional area. First level university degree.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge and experience in sales enablement processes and technology

• Strong analytical thinking, technical analysis, data manipulation and research skills.

• Ability to identify, synthesize and summarize relevant trends from multiple data sources.

• Strong knowledge of Excel, data analysis, and financial modeling.

• Ability to experiment, innovate and develop solutions using agile concepts.

• Demonstrated business acumen and technical knowledge within area of responsibility.

• Ability to work effectively within and across teams as well as with individuals of all levels.

• Strong verbal, written communication and presentation skills.

• Developing project management and process improvement skills (e.g. Green Belt)

• Ability to apply a growth mindset to all aspects of the role.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO):

HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).