Samsung Manager - MDF Management & Strategy 

United States, Arizona, Prescott 

838641975

The Manager, MDF Management & Strategy will lead division-level marketing budget management, and influence financial strategy with ROI-based prioritization and recommendations. This role will work closely

Role and Responsibilities

• Analyze and evaluate marketing programs and develop & recommend improvements by team based on product growth plan, profit and ROI/KPI analysis, historical performance data, and company strategic initiatives
• Work with cross-functional teams to plan marketing and promotion spend allocation to validate ROI and alignment with company and strategic goals
• Institute improvements for MDF management across the organization, including data housing, communication, and variance management
• Communicates process changes for MDF management, guidance from leadership and Suwon Office with SEA overall MDF % and communicates MDF budget amount to each team
• Lead the target plan meetings with MDF stakeholders to ensure the programs are align to company’s goals
• Consolidate bottoms-up MDF forecasts for both monthly target planning and annual management planning by account by category
• Create and allocate overall SEA MX MDF budget, provides team and category budget recommendations to review final forecast with MDF management and product management
• Analyze historical marketing programs performance to identify areas of improvement and innovation
• Prepare and deliver regular data-driven insights of marketing programs to the internal stakeholders
• Manage and publish daily, bi-weekly, and monthly MDF reporting, budget status, forecast accuracy, financial metrics by category, and channel spend analysis
• Analyze strategic initiative programs based on profit and ROI analysis and provide recommendations to leadership

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Finance, Business, Accounting, or related field and 6+ of progressive experience
• Very strong business analytical skills, financial acumen, budget management know-how required
• A proven self-starter and a highly motivated individual with a strong ability to aggregate and consolidate from disparate data sources not readily available or stored
• Experience with managing and tracking budget
• Experience with developing financial and operational analysis and presenting information to management
• Strong financial and general accounting knowledge
• Strong PowerPoint skills, familiarity with SAP or other ERP systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual (English, Korean)
• Strong Excel skills
• Background in marketing finance or marketing with FP&A experience