Manager, Product Planning - PDR

Nintendo; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 117,400 - 211,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Potential for semi-annual performance bonus

Welcoming and inclusive work environment

Job summary

A leading company in video game entertainment is seeking a Manager for Product Planning, focusing on strategy and operations related to non-Nintendo developed software. The role involves developing partnerships, managing product forecasts, and ensuring compliance with processes. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in project management and statistical analysis, along with a relevant educational background.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of related experience required.
• 1-2 years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Fluency in Japanese is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategy related to team performance and resources.
• Manages product forecasts for accuracy.
• Collaborates with partners to promote business growth.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Statistical analysis

Project management

Database handling

Microsoft Office Suite proficiency

Education

Undergraduate degree in business, economics, marketing, or related field

Tools

Oracle EBS

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Nintendo of America Inc.

Nintendo of America Inc.

About Nintendo of America: From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System more than 30 years ago, Nintendo’s mission has been to create smiles through unique entertainment experiences. Here at Nintendo of America Inc., we deliver on this mission by partnering closely with Nintendo Co., Ltd., to bring Nintendo’s iconic and cherished franchises including Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Animal Crossing, Pikmin and Splatoon across the Americas through our video games, hardware systems, and collaborations with partners on a range of other entertainment initiatives like feature films and theme parks.

Based in Redmond, Wash., Nintendo of America serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. We are an equal opportunity employer offering a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, and the diverse consumers and communities we call home. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/.

The Publisher and Developer relations team at Nintendo of America is responsible for the acquisition, operations and amplification of most non-Nintendo developed software on our platforms. The personnel within this department work closely with major video game publishers such as Electronic Arts, Activision, Ubisoft and Warner Bros., boutique publishers such 505 Games, Devolver Digital and Annapurna Interactive, and up-and-coming independent developers like Super Giant Games, House House and Studio MDHR, to ensure their great content comes to Nintendo platforms.

We are actively recruiting on two openings; Manager, Product Planning - Digital Games and Manager, Product Planning - Games-as-a-Service.

Description Of Duties

• Provides strategy related to team performance and defines resources needed to achieve a high level of success.
• Partners in the overall process to ensure that results align with original specifications and plan.
• Develops, maintains, and leverages internal and external relationships.
• Manages product forecasts to ensure accuracy of dates, which in turn affects manufacturing and sales projections.
• Participates & oversees continuous process improvement activities, to optimize systems and process, to increase productivity.
• Establishes team goals in alignment with department and company goals, including establishing milestones, measuring progress, and communicating goals and progress with team and management.
• Collaborates with strategic partners to promote business growth.
• Manages and advise product forecasting to ensure accuracy of sales projections, and manufacturing dates, where applicable.
• Analyzes reports and provides insights on accounts by partnering with business analyst to identify KPIs of operational business through ad-hoc and scheduled reporting on performance, value and trends
• Manages and supports new program and system deployments through process optimization, policy creation, and resources in collaboration with global partners.
• Processes and monitors end to end production of third party software from product initiation to release.
• Works with global technical and functional teams to ensure alignment with production and scheduling of content release.
• Monitors and reports on process compliance for JSOX and other audit procedures.
  
  

Summary Of Requirements

• Minimum Six (6) to eight (8) years of related experience.
• One (1) to two (2) years of supervisory experience.
• Experience performing statistical analysis.
• Experience working with databases.
• Project management experience.
• Working knowledge of Oracle EBS, OM/IPM and BMS preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Japanese language fluency preferred
• Undergraduate degree in business, economics, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
  

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role

This position is hybrid in Redmond, WA. Hybrid positions require regular onsite work following the schedule and guidelines for their division. This position is not open to fully remote status at this time.

This position includes a base salary range of $117,400- $211,300 annually, potential for a semi-annual discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off. Please see our Benefits & Perks page for more benefits information.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Computer Games, Computers and Electronics Manufacturing, and Entertainment Providers

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