Strategic Planner: Growth & Forecasting Expert

Vertiv; Delaware (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv in Delaware, OH is seeking a Strategic Planner to support the Power Project Management Office, shaping directions and creating plans to meet business objectives. You will solve customer challenges and collaborate across AC Power product lines and functions to allocate resources and maximize ROI.

The role involves researching industry trends, developing forecasting models and budgets, and analyzing data to identify improvement opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a consulting firm or internal business consulting function leading initiative teams in strategy, operations, and transformation project work.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Complex program management experience.
• Analytical skills to understand the impact of recommendations on the organization and change management needs.
• Clear, well-developed oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to build diverse relationships internally and externally and excel within a matrix organization.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel; Smartsheet and Power BI experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support product strategy team with analysis, tools, models, and management cadence for selected areas of strategic growth.
• Conduct primary and secondary research to examine competitive performance, market need, and growth opportunities.
• Support business leaders in structuring business cases, customer segmentation, competitive analysis, value-based pricing, economic benchmarking, and technological analysis.
• Develop market segmentation and working models, deriving insights from internal and external data sources.
• Assist in developing recommendations and business plans for programs and service development.
• Consult with stakeholders to uncover solutions to business challenges through critical thinking, external benchmarking, and internal best practices.
• Drive proactive project cadence and momentum with stakeholders to ensure timely and successful outcomes.
• Manipulate market databases, financial modeling, and analysis tools such as Excel and Power BI to construct forecasts and analytical models.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Program management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Marketing/Finance

MBA (preferred)

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Power BI

Smartsheet

Job description

Vertiv in Delaware, OH is seeking a Strategic Planner to support the Power Project Management Office, shaping directions and creating plans to meet business objectives. You will solve customer challenges and collaborate across AC Power product lines and functions to allocate resources and maximize ROI.

The role involves researching industry trends, developing forecasting models and budgets, and analyzing data to identify improvement opportunities.