Planning Excess

Planning Excess & Obsolescence Manager

This role has been designated as 'Edge', which means you will primarily work outside of an HPE office.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise advances the way people live and work.
We bring together the brightest minds to create breakthrough technology solutions, helping our customers make their mark on the world.
Global Operations prioritizes putting customers and partners first by developing the workforce of the future.
This involves strategic, inclusive, and collaborative working culture.
At our core, we strive to uphold HPE's values - to partner, innovate and act - we are an organization that plan, source, and provide quality customer and partner experiences.
**_ Responsibilities:_**

Will manage group of E&O Mitigation Planners in efforts to prevent, mitigate, and close out excess inventory.
Manager will verify mitigation process is followed and completed.
Supporting planners will include resolving issues, providing guidance on excess related questions, and tracking progress.
Manager may interface will internal management and external partners to review and strategize on excess inventory mitigation and progress.
Will assist with achieving business goals related to E&O.
- Manages complex data and business analyses to develop mitigation plans and make recommendations.
- Leads efforts to develop business and financial plans that enable the execution of business strategies (e.g., implementing new growth initiatives, reducing costs).
- Directs and prioritizes important, complex business planning projects by monitoring deliverables and milestones, including developing contingencies to minimize risks and maximize success.
Contributes to priority projects with complex analyses and assists in developing recommendations.
- Influences senior management by presenting compelling analyses and recommendations for optimizing business performance.
- Works with cross-functional teams across the entire span of supply chain and operations
- Provides innovative recommendations and influences the knowledge base within area of expertise.
- Provides strong leadership, develops and monitors individual and team performance goals, and manages change.
- Ensures proper tools and resources are in place to support team efforts.
Identifies process and tool improvement opportunities to enhance mitigation activities.
Works with Business Improvement teams to define and test new tools.
- Defines the metrics required to measure business performance, compares actual data to forecasted values, and develops the process for identifying and addressing performance gaps.
**_ Education and Experience Required:_**
- Typically 6-10 years of experience in planning and supply chain.
- First-level university degree.
- Experience in finance and/or people management as a plus, but not required.
**_ Knowledge and Skills:_**
- Excellent analytical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to learn and draw on new analytical techniques to develop creative approaches to business analysis.
- Demonstrated knowledge of research methodology to identify root cause.
- Ability to communicate abstract ideas clearly and independently manage complex project objectives.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation, presentation, and influence skills.
- Very strong project management skills, including time and risk management, and project structuring.
- Strong relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting.
- Strong leadership skills, including coaching, team-building, and conflict resolution.
- Ability to independently draft and present client deliverables, recommendations, and communications strategies.
- Ability to manage human capital to drive workforce development and achieve desired results.
We offer:

- A competitive salary and extensive social benefits
- Diverse and dynamic work environment
- Work-life balance and support for career development
- An amazing life inside the element
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We are committed to diversity and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.
We do not discriminate and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
Our goal is to be one global diverse team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together.
**Job**:
Business Planning
**Job Level**:
Manager_1

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