Business Operations Strategy & Planning Specialist Professional

Function Product Our Company We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks – can focus on achieving the incredible with data. If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data. Job description The Role This role sits at the center of one of Hitachi Vantara's most cross-functional organizations. You will join the Operations & PMO team within the Global Solutions & Experience (GSX) organization - a group at the intersection of product management, Engineering Operations, OEM and alliance partnerships, and solution delivery. Our organization brings technology solutions to market alongside Hitachi storage. This role reports to the Manager of Operations & PMO and partners closely with other vertical teams within the GSX group and other business partners across Hitachi Vantara. What You Will Be Doing You will be on the business side of operations for a global solutions organization: what we purchase, what it costs, where it is, and what it returns. The role combines purchasing, supply chain, and financial planning with the reporting leaders use to run the business. You will also be driving process improvement and documentation with the team, finding a simpler, faster, and more efficient way to operate with the team and with internal and external business partners. Purchasing Team: Hardware and Software Run purchasing end to end with the purchasing team: requisitions, quotes, supplier selection, price and terms negotiation, order processing, and contract administration Manage supplier performance on price, quality, and delivery, and build long-term agreements with strategic suppliers and partners Track assets and equipment from receipt to retirement, and plan equipment needs against demand, lead times, and budget Own the supply chain end to end Coordinate demand, inventory, fulfillment, and delivery across teams so equipment and materials are available when programs need them, and flag constraints early Keep orders, shipments, and asset records accurate in the ERP (Oracle or equivalent), and reconcile them to finance and CRM data so the numbers tie Plan and manage the financials Own the annual operating plan (AOP) budget and forecast: build forecasting models, allocate resources, and track spend against plan Understand the P&L: explain variances, cost to serve, and margin impact, and recommend changes Identify and prioritize operational improvements using industry and competitive trends and internal data, then build the plan and drive it with limited oversight Build revenue and margin visibility Build revenue and margin dashboards leaders actually use: product-level performance, margin by channel and partner, and trends against plan Build solution-level reporting that shows direct revenue plus attached (drag) revenue, using solution identifiers in Salesforce, and work with Sales Operations to close data quality gaps Support leadership reporting and business reviews Prepare the data and narrative for monthly business reviews, with KPI scorecards that show at a glance what is on plan, at risk, or needs action Automate recurring reports so the monthly package needs minimal manual effort, and respond to ad hoc leadership requests within agreed service levels Partner with program managers to connect program schedules to purchasing, supply, and budget decisions What You Will Bring 10+ years in business operations, supply chain, procurement, or operations finance Procurement and supply chain: hands-on sourcing, supplier negotiation, purchase orders, …

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