Strategy and Operations Analyst

Job Description

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* Summary
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* This position is responsible for collecting, organizing, analyzing, reporting data, and developing improvement solutions as well as performing cost analysis of products in North America ADVICS group. Responsibility also includes help develop a plan to expand the market, launch new businesses and products. This role will work with different departments to create a long-terms company vision. This position reports to Assistant Manager.

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* Essential Job Responsibilities and Duties
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• 1. Provide analytical support to leaders
• 2. Create and propose solutions to increase operational business efficiency
• 3. Lead teams to improve profit condition in various manufacturing locations
• 4. Support other teams with reports and analysis
• 5. Collaborate with group companies to further ADVICS Vision, objectives, and goals
• 6. Leverage insights to define, recommend and /or co-create strategic business solutions
• 7. Work with ADVICS global HQ(Japan) to develop long term strategies and goals
• 8. Develop and plan to new business or opportunity with various teams
• 9. Provide actionable insights and modeling to improve strategy and profit performance
• 10. Perform trending analysis and projections
• 11. Identify potential business issues and develop contingency plans to effectively mitigate risks
• 12. Create complex product costing models and analysis
• 13. Present costing analysis and profitability expectations to operational management teams
• 14. Lead product cost meetings including preparing documents, presentation materials, correspondence, and schedules
• 15. Assess cost effectiveness of products or projects, tracking actual costs relative to targets as the project develops. Evaluating the profitiability and viability of our products.
• 16. Other special projects, tasks or duties as assigned by supervisor and/or management.

Other Responsibilities and Duties

• 1. Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• 2. Other special projects, tasks or duties as assigned by supervisor and/or management.

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* Work Environment and Physical Demands
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* The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The work is performed in a typical office setting. The work is mostly sedentary.
- This position requires extensive communication with others internally and with external customers and suppliers both verbal and written.
- Required to work additional hours to meet deadlines, as necessary.
- Phone optional: BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) allows the use of personal smartphone or iPad tablet to be connected to company apps

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* Equipment and Supporting Services
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• - Basic equipment needed: computer, cell phone, business cards and security badge.
• - Additional equipment is not needed.
• - Special equipment is not needed.
• - Cell Phone optional: BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) allows the use of personal smartphone or iPad tablet to be connected to company apps

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* Qualifications Requirements
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Education and Experience:

• - Desired qualifications:
  Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering field with 1-3 years experience. Prefer manufacturing experience.
• - Minimum qualifications:
  
  High School diploma and 2 years related experience.

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* Skills:**

• - Ability to perform complex and confidential data analytics activities for executives, managers in multiple departments
• - Ability to collect, clean, maintain and analyze large data sets
• - Experience with data visualization software suites is a plus (Power BI, Etc.)
• - Ability to manage multiple competing deadlines effectively and professionally
• - Ability to create reports and presentations…