Great internship opportunity at Skillshare this summer, essentially serving as right-hand (wo)man and apprentice to Michael (Founder & CEO).
Apply directly here: https://skillshare.recruiterbox.com/jobs/19182
SENIOR MANAGER SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY
Job Location: San Bruno, CA
Position Summary
The Senior Manager focuses on identifying, quantifying and executing improvement opportunities across Walmart.com Supply Chain leveraging advanced analytics, optimization and statistics. This role will be instrumental in developing world class supply chain strategies to meet customer and business demands of Walmart’s eCommerce business. Utilizing revolutionary data analytics techniques applied to “big data”, the Sr Manager will find opportunities in the current supply chain and be able to develop new tools and or processes to optimize for the future.
This role is part of the operations analytics team – a think tank focused on improving all aspects of the dotcom supply chain from network design to inbound/outbound transportation and multi-channel initiatives by leveraging big data. This is a high impact and high visibility role within the organization with expectations to deliver immediate results. The Senior Manager is expected to attain results through effective management of a small team of high performing analysts, leveraging cross-functional resources, and as an independent contributor as needed.
Position Description
(1) Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy (70%)
• Manage and execute entire projects or components of large projects from start to finish including cross-functional project management, data gathering and manipulation, analysis and modeling, and communication of insights and recommendations.
• Demonstrate a high degree of originality and creativity when developing solutions to improve existing product allocation strategy and business processes within supply chain utilizing methods such as statistical analysis and optimization.
• Manage multiple projects at once while ensuring deadlines are met and data output is accurate and appropriate for the business. Must demonstrate decisive and imaginative leadership ability to determine what data and approach is best for the task at hand.
• Build scalable and complex supply chain models and processes to optimize supply chain strategies with goals to deliver excellent customer experience while balancing operating cost
• Develops visionary approach to problems and opportunities. Excels in “blue sky” out-of-the box thinking for the future of supply chain while also being able to transfer the strategic vision into reality.
Potential projects for the team can include:
• Create models to analyze the network need to support future sales growth with scenario modeling capabilities to understand the sensitivity to multiple variables; provide insight to Logistics executives on opening, closing, or repurposing DCs; analyze impact to multiple networks simultaneously; and create scenario analyses extending beyond the five-year modeling horizon.
• Develop optimization logic and tool to determine truckload lane strategy for outbound transportation balancing cost and SLA requirements
• Develop logic and tool to determine optimal share of volume to process in various customer buying channels in the company balancing inventory availability, capacity, cost, and service level requirements
• Partner with technical teams in @Labs as well as non-technical cross-functional teams to conceptualize and execute visionary supply chain tools of the future developing innovative logic based on theoretical and practical thinking
(2) Change Management & People Management (30%)
• Develop relationships with Wal-Mart functional areas in San Bruno, CA across both technical and non-technical teams, as well as in Bentonville, AR, to provide visibility to the business and to gather support for key initiatives
• Effectively uses influence to obtain alignment from relevant business partners and management to drive projects forward. Breaks through various obstacles and barriers of resistance to ensure success of the project.
• Communicates clearly and persuasively via email, verbally, and presentations. Tailor messaging to the appropriate level audience and modify approach as needed for maximum impact.
• Excels in high stress situations with senior and C-level executives with the ability to not only present clearly but also effectively overcome objections with skillful persuasion using data-driven arguments
• Achieves high productive output from the team while maintaining high morale. Manages associates’ careers with respect and effectively coaches and counsels 2-5 high potential analysts as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
• BA or BS required
• MBA or Master’s in quantitative discipline
• 3+ years post Master’s of experience in supply chain, logistics, finance, retail, consulting or in a strategic, business analyst capacity
Additional Preferred Qualifications
1) Basic Qualifications:
• Proven track record in leading and building teams to achieve business impacting results through analytics and pushing existing processes outside the box
• Ability to drive successful partnerships with cross-functional leadership to execute strategic initiatives and develop strategic roadmap
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills when confronted with difficult situations exhibiting ability to keep the team focused and motivated
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to build innovative complex models to illustrate various scenarios of supply chain flows to compare KPIs
• Experience with statistical analysis, multi-variant testing strategies and concepts, regression modeling and forecasting, time series analysis, data mining, financial analysis, economic order quantity modeling, optimization techniques and customer/product segmentation.
• Expert in MS-Excel, MS-Access, VBA, and SQL
• Proficient in MS-PowerPoint and comfortable building presentations to tell a clear story
• Understanding of retail and e-commerce industry
• Capacity to communicate complex concepts in easy-to-understand terminology
• Effective communication skills at multiple levels of the organization, including management and cross-functional groups
• Works effectively both independently and as a member of a cross functional team
• Strong follow-through skills and acute attention to detail
• Ability to champion ideas and influence the organization in order to ensure ideas are executed
• Foster and maintain Wal-Mart’s three core values:
–Respect for the Individual
–Service to our Customers
–Strive for Excellence
2) Preferred Qualifications:
• Familiarity with large database mining tools (e.g., SAS, Hadoop, R, Stata)
• Experience with network modeling tools (e.g. Llamasoft, CAPS, IBM Logic Net Plus), network optimization and long range planning is a plus
• Six Sigma certified
3) Education Level:
• Master’s degree in math, statistics, operations research, or related quantitative discipline
• MBA strongly preferred
Job Role
Senior Manager, Supply Chain Strategy
Location
SAN BRUNO
Marketing/Sales Internship at Pocket Commerce
Hi all,
Pocket Commerce is looking for a Sales & Marketing intern. See details below:
Pocket Commerce Inc., a stealth mode Washington DC based early stage tech company, is currently building a local e-commerce platform to enable businesses and households to make smarter purchasing decisions. We are currently hiring for a summer internship program to begin June 1st. The competitive internship program will allow for students to work in a fast paced environment, learn from industry experts, as well as contribute towards the company’s innovation.
Responsibilities:
* Meet with customer prospects and assist in building customer acquisition strategy
* Perform analysis of sales and marketing feedback
* Assist in the creation of mock ups, e-mail campaigns, on line promotion, etc.
* Assist in the distribution or delivery of marketing materials
* Seek and analyze competitor marketing and sales materials both on and offline
* Prepare presentations for customers and investors
How to Apply:
Please email resume and brief cover letter to [email protected].
Check out the posting from them below:
We are two Stanford grads in NYC revolutionizing the offline shopping experience. We built Stylr, a shopping assistant that helps you find fashion you love in the stores around you and brings the benefits of online shopping to the physical shopping. With Stylr, you can check out what local stores have in stock, browse their items by color, price and brand and much more. Curious? Check out our app in the App Store.
We soft-launched an awesome product, piqued interests of local investors and retailers, and added on a few hundred users testing out our app. Before stepping on the gas and marketing our app, we would love to bring on an awesome business co-founder. In particular the ideal person should have:
- Past experience in one or more of marketing, branding, product management and business development.
- Strong understanding and appreciation of consumer tech and mobile applications.
- Interest in retail, fashion or e-commerce and preferably work-experience in these industries.
- Be an outside-of-the-box thinker and an opportunity creator at heart.
- Be comfortable with the ever-changing needs in a startup environment. Be ready to meet with top retailers one day and evangelize the product to a group of college kids the other day.
- Grasp the underlying changes retail industry is going through and realize the amazing opportunities it opens up.
What is in it for you? You work with two awesome product developers who have collectively worked at large companies like Facebook, Microsoft and scaled early-stage startups like Chartbeat and Adap.tv and get to revolutionize an industry in crisis. You get real equity in a high potential venture and you get to define its vision with us. If what we are talking about excites you, email us at [email protected]. Send whatever you think would help us understand who you are and why you’re awesome.
[Jobs] Summer project for Touch Commerce
Touch Commerce, is a leading provider of Online Interaction Optimization Solutions. They are looking to hire a Harvard MBA student, ideally with a consulting, strategy or e-commerce background, for a 4-8 week project this summer. The company is based in Los Angeles, but the student could work from anywhere as long as they visited the company for a few days during the project. The CEO is Bernard Louvat, HBS ’91, and he is looking for someone to review the Touch Commerce product suite and create a plan about how to expand into social commerce and into mobile commerce. Here is the company’s linked in profile: http://www.linkedin.com/company/touchcommerce.
Please send cover notes and resumes directly to the CEO at [email protected].
[Job opportunity] ActivePepper Summer Internship
Summer Internship Opportunity with ActivePepper (San Francisco):
Are you looking for an invaluable learning experience this summer while rolling up your sleeves and making big decisions? Do you want to experience a dynamic start-up environment in Silicon Valley? Then, apply for ActivePepper’s summer internship in San Francisco. ActivePepper is a mobile application that empowers individuals to live a healthier and more active lifestyles by offering a wide range of local activities and connecting people with the same fitness interests. With ActivePepper you can search for the yoga classes nearby, find the local group runs, or organize a tennis game. ActivePepper is currently available only in Massachusetts, but we are expanding our service to San Francisco this summer.
ActivePepper is co-founded by an HBS candidate (MBA 2013) and a technical guru. We currently have eight people in our team. We will be headquartered in San Francisco starting May 2013. We are looking for a summer intern for the following role:
Marketing Strategy: The intern works closely with the CEO and the rest of the team to strategize and implement ActivePepper’s online and off-line marketing tactics. The candidate will have significant exposure to mobile and web advertising. He/she will have an opportunity to design, test, and implement various marketing and advertising campaigns on social media and will use the in-bound marketing strategies to drive traffic to ActivePepper. The candidate will also help with building our team of local athletes who will organize ActivePepper’s sports events regularly.
Having marketing background and/or familiarity with SEO/SEM/SMO is preferred but not necessary. Event management skills and interests in sports are desirable. If you are creative and are ready to think outside the box, we would love to hear from you. Please feel free to reach out to Yasi for more information. We highly recommend that you move fast if you are interested in this internship, so that you can apply for the Rock Center’s Summer Fellowship. The application for this fellowship is due on April 19th.
GENERAL SYMPOZ POSITION (read: We’ll find a role for you)
Opportunity description:
A fast-growing, internet education startup is looking for a self-motivated, data-loving, hypothesis-driven problem solver to contribute to strategic planning, product and content development, analytical research, and the tactical execution of cross-functional initiatives. Opportunities exist within our product management, engineering, eCommerce, marketing, content production, and FP&A teams.
Company description:
Sympoz is a Denver-based start-up in the online education, social, and commerce space. Sympoz lets people follow their passions and learn from renowned experts, creating communities where people watch, interact, and learn on their own schedule. Sympoz operates a Craftsy, the leading site in the craft and hobby enthusiast space with over 1MM registered users and 500K enrolled students. Sympoz was founded in May 2010 by an experienced executive team and is well funded with backing from Harrison Metal, Access Venture Partners, Foundry Group, and Tiger Global Management.
Candidate profile:
- MBA or bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, engineering, or similar field with an emphasis on quantitative methods
- One to three years experience in consulting, investment banking, or private equity preferred
- Ability to think creatively, structure ambiguous problems, conduct analyses with limited guidance, synthesize analyses to generate insights and actionable plans
- Predisposition to find an 80/20 solution and focus on rapid iteration of ideas
- Capable of prioritizing and managing multiple projects, timelines, and deliverables
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with a bias for being concise
- Proficiency in Excel required and experience with SQL or other programming a plus
- Enjoy working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Check our jobs page for any open positions that may interest you. If you’d like to discuss, please email Riva Bakal ([email protected]) or Kirk Moore ([email protected]).
ACQUISITIONS EDITOR
Craftsy.com/Sympoz.com – Denver, CO 80211
Job description:
A fast-growing online education startup is looking for an outstanding candidate help build our emerging online curriculum. The successful candidate is a quick study with outstanding people skills, a demonstrated ability to research and understand detailed content, and the editorial skills to develop ideas, manage scope and communicate emerging opportunities as they arise. S/he will have the drive, creativity, and critical thinking skills necessary to map and execute a data-driven strategy for online content creation and education.
Company description:
Sympoz is a Denver-based start-up in the online education, social, and commerce space. Sympoz lets people follow their passions and learn from renowned experts, creating communities where people watch, interact, and learn on their own schedule. Sympoz operates a Craftsy, the leading site in the craft and hobby enthusiast space with over 1MM registered users and 500K enrolled students. Sympoz was founded in May 2010 by an experienced executive team and is well funded with backing from Harrison Metal, Access Venture Partners, Foundry Group, and Tiger Global Management.
Responsibilities:
- Formulate content strategies that are appropriate for our video-based content medium
- Develop curriculum along with instructors that is compelling, relevant, and targeted
- Conduct ongoing research evaluate current courses and inform the direction of future content
- Identify, attract, and acquire highly skilled instructors who will produce blockbuster courses
- Work closely with the broader production team to vet course proposals, review video footage, write course materials, and onboard instructors
- Collaborate with the production crew, motion graphics, and marketing teams on all materials needed to produce and launch each course
- Serve as an ambassador for the Craftsy platform at trade shows and conferences
Requirements:
- Analytical expertise to support our data-driven approach to curriculum development for several distinct audiences
- Keen understanding of market segmentation, forces and opportunities within category
- The ability to create a defined editorial point of view and vision for a new content structure which resembles an instructor-focused, process-driven video e-book
- Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to provide clear editorial direction for visual, aural, and written materials
- Capability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, timelines, and deliverables
- A demonstrated ability to cultivate deep and lasting business relationships
- The willingness and ability to become our external spokesperson in this arena: serving on panels; recruiting instructors; attending trade shows and networking
- The capacity to operate in a faced-paced, ever-changing start-up environment
- Content or curricular development skills are a plus
Application Requirements:
To be considered for this position, please submit the following information:
- A cover letter clearly addressing the position description
- Resume
- Information for 3 references.
Submit application to: http://www.sympoz.com/jobs
Location: Denver, CO 80211
Start Date: Review of applications will begin immediately
Salary Range: Commensurate with experience + Stock Options
Benefits: Medical, 401K, Paid Vacation
Hours: This is a full time position working out of our offices in downtown Denver.
[Jobs] Gaikai, cloud gaming company internship and full time opportunities
Gaikai (http://www.gaikai.com/about), a cloud gaming company based in Southern California, recently acquired by Sony, about potential full time and internship opportunities in business planning
Anyone interested can contact Roberto Barrera (Senior Analyst and Business Planning Manager) at [email protected] directly if they are interested.
BUSINESS PLANNING ANALYST (full time)
Department: Business Planning Location: Aliso Viejo, CA
We are looking for a Business Planning Analyst to assist with financial, operational and strategic planning to support the Business Planning Unit and our parent company. A track record in analytics, business planning and modeling is a must.
Location is Aliso Viejo, CA.
Responsibilities: · Building financial, operational and strategic planning models.
· Presentation of model data, forecasts and other related information at a senior management level.
· Maintenance and updating of models as information emerges and new requirements are presented. · Create detailed forecasts and P&Ls for internal and external parties with focus on relevant metrics/KPIs (ROI, NPV, Cash-flow analysis, B/E, customer LTV, ARPU, multi-variable correlation, etc.). · Assist in research and qualitative/quantitative competitive analysis and overall industry trends.
· Frequent support in generating internal reports and key PowerPoint presentations optimizing for salient information and flow.
Requirements: · 3+ years of direct work experience in business planning, business intelligence, financial analysis and/or managerial/operation model building.
· Advanced model building in Excel including usage of common plug-ins.
· BA, BS or equivalent degree in business, economics, finance and/or equivalent is required.
· MBA is strongly desired.
· Start-up, Internet or gaming industry experience preferred.
· Passion for video games is a plus.
· Management consulting experience is a plus.
Desired Skills and Knowledge: · Strong presentation building and communication skills (proficiency in PowerPoint is a must). · Understanding business and accounting finance. · Understanding of consumer behavior data set management and manipulation and/or prior work in dense server or cloud system environments a strong plus.
· Additional languages (Japanese, Korean, German, Chinese and/or Spanish) a strong plus.
Additional Attributes: · Ability to work with amorphous problems and under sometimes limited supervision. · Excellent creative problem solving and critical thinking skills. · Ability to work under pressure and fixed deadlines. · Quick turnaround and accuracy is required. · Strong work ethics, high energy and driven to match internal team dynamics.
· Be a team player and very proactive in a highly collaborative culture.
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BUSINESS PLANNING ANALYST (MBA summer internship)
Department: Business Planning Location: Aliso Viejo, CA
We are looking for an MBA Summer Intern (Business Planning Analyst) to assist with financial, operational and strategic planning to support the Business Planning Unit and our parent company. A track record in analytics, business planning and modeling is a must.
Location is Aliso Viejo, CA.
Responsibilities: · Building financial, operational and strategic planning models.
· Presentation of model data, forecasts and other related information at a senior management level.
· Maintenance and updating of models as information emerges and new requirements are presented. · Create detailed forecasts and P&Ls for internal and external parties with focus on relevant metrics/KPIs (ROI, NPV, Cash-flow analysis, B/E, customer LTV, ARPU, multi-variable correlation, etc.). · Assist in research and qualitative/quantitative competitive analysis and overall industry trends.
· Frequent support in generating internal reports and key PowerPoint presentations optimizing for salient information and flow.
Requirements: · 3+ years of direct work experience in business planning, business intelligence, financial analysis and/or managerial/operation model building.
· Advanced model building in Excel including usage of common plug-ins.
· BA, BS or equivalent degree in business, economics, finance and/or equivalent is required..
· The candidate must be currently enrolled in an MBA program from a top-tier school
· Start-up, Internet or gaming industry experience preferred.
· Passion for video games is a plus.
· Management consulting experience is a plus.
Desired Skills and Knowledge: · Strong presentation building and communication skills (proficiency in PowerPoint is a must). · Understanding business and accounting finance. · Understanding of consumer behavior data set management and manipulation and/or prior work in dense server or cloud system environments a strong plus.
· Additional languages (Japanese, Korean, German, Chinese and/or Spanish) a strong plus.
Additional Attributes: · Ability to work with amorphous problems and under sometimes limited supervision. · Excellent creative problem solving and critical thinking skills. · Ability to work under pressure and fixed deadlines. · Quick turnaround and accuracy is required. · Strong work ethics, high energy and driven to match internal team dynamics. · Be a team player and very proactive in a highly collaborative culture.
[Jobs] Marking Analyst & Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis at Shutterstock, NYC
Marketing | New York, NY, United States
http://www.shutterstock.com/jobs.mhtml?jvi=oX3aXfwR,Job
Shutterstock is looking for a bright & driven individual who can be a superstar analyst on the global marketing team. An analyst at Shutterstock should love data, and relish the thought that they will get to play in a multiple terabyte data warehouse to make meaningful impacts on the business as a whole. In addition to learning the business, analysts will get a unique experience to ramp up their technical expertise. There will be extensive training on writing SQL in a big data environment, leveraging OLAP and the opportunity to learn new analytic techniques.
As a Marketing Analyst you will:
- Oversee all data analysis and reporting for the Marketing team
- Work on pricing analysis and research for countries in Asia-Pacific and Americas regions and execute tests in order to optimize pricing in each country
- Identify opportunities and compile actionable and timely analytics and reports across all channels inclusive of insights and recommendations to optimize campaign performance
- Responsible for campaign reporting across market segments. Conduct ad-hoc analysis pulling data from multiple sources including historical performance, trends, and benchmarking
- Evaluate optimization initiatives and A/B tests via statistical/financial measurements methods
- Work closely with BI and Marketing to define reports and dashboards
- Responsible for daily and weekly reporting for the marketing team
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Finance, or Mathematics preferred
- Knowledge of SQL required
- Proficient in Excel & a strong understanding of statistics & regression
- Excellent analytical skills including cohort analysis & lifetime value analytics
- Experience with subscription products is a plus
- Understanding of database structures and data mining techniques preferred
- Knowledge of visual techniques for data analysis and presentation
- Understanding of A/B and Multivariate testing techniques and measurements
- Strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptionally organized and a self-starter who can work independently and in a team environment
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with flawless customer-centric focus
Finance | New York, NY, United States
http://www.shutterstock.com/jobs.mhtml?jvi=o7jaXfwh,Job
Shutterstock, Inc. provides a global marketplace that enables businesses of all sizes to license royalty-free images through a simple pricing model in real time. The Company is solidly profitable; growing rapidly and recently completed one of the most successful IPOs of 2012, raising $100mm to drive expansion. Shutterstock pioneered the subscription model in the stock photography licensing sector, and is disrupting a multi-billion dollar market.
Your role
We seek a Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer. This position has very high visibility and has successfully prepared the two most recent position holders to transition to significant operating positions within the Company
Responsibilities
This role is a critical asset to the organization’s strategy and growth. This individual will lead the FP&A function, and will own the Company’s annual financial and operating plan, the quarterly reforecast, real-time P&L forecasting, complex revenue analysis modeling, annual budgeting process, operating plan variance analysis and special projects.
S/he will provide financial consulting and strategic support to senior management including the Board of Directors, CEO, COO and CFO. These projects will include development and preparation of board communication and reporting, executive management financial reviews, capital expenditure analysis, industry/peer group comparisons, new business opportunities, acquisition analysis and other projects that are on the critical task list of senior management. This function is the core of the analytical engine of the company, providing insights, analysis and critique to support rapid fire business decision making. The position reports to the Chief Financial Officer.
Position Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain real-time revenue tracking and forecasting capabilities
- Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures
- Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance, focusing on currency, geography, product line, margin impact, customer behavior and other trend drivers
- Partner with business intelligence data group, departmental analysts, executive management and key project leaders to drive better data and smarter, faster decision-making
- Oversee and manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and Modeling tools
- Partner with accounting team to integrate actual results reporting with forecasting, budgeting, variance reporting and general trend analysis
- Ad-Hoc reporting and analysis to support executive team and department heads
- Quarterly, Monthly Financial reports
- Monthly board fact pack overview
- Weekly financial overview presentation to management team
- Monthly business unit review support
- Work with Business Intelligence group to create and implement dashboards and automated reports
- Proactively monitor company performance, suggesting reasons and supporting analysis for trend changes and variances to expectations
- Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree (Accounting or Finance, preferred); MBA highly preferred
- 5+ years experience as Manager or Director of Financial Planning and Analysis or comparable role
- Strong leadership skills required.
- Experience in technology and/or high growth environment
- Experience working with subscriptions or highly transactional environment preferred.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Comfort analyzing large data sets via SQL queries, MS Access, data cubes, pivot tables, etc. Familiarity with SQL preferred.
- Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized, multitasker.
- Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to lead a room.
- Ability to think creatively, highly-driven and self-motivated.
- Demonstrated ability to roll-up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on capacity.
- Experience working across functions with senior managers and executives
For questions on either role, please feel free to reach out to Calvin Peng at [email protected]
