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Samsung Manager - MDF Management & Strategy 
United States, Arizona, Prescott 
838641975

04.09.2025
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