Strategic Planning & Performance Leader

Colonial Group; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) with Matching

Discretionary Bonuses

Job summary

GLOVIS America Inc. in Irvine, CA seeks a Business Strategy and Planning Manager to drive strategic planning, financial analysis, and performance improvement across the organization, partnering with port operations and leadership to monitor profitability and support new business initiatives.

Responsibilities include leading revenue and cost analysis, coordinating budgeting and forecasting, reviewing monthly results with operations, and delivering data-driven insights to guide pricing,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred.
• 7–10 years in finance, planning, and/or logistics required; 8–13 years preferred.
• 4–7 years of supervisory experience required.
• 1 year of indirect experience required.
• Strong financial modeling, data analysis, and presentation skills required.
• Experience supporting logistics, transportation, or supply chain operations is a plus.
• Ability to communicate complex analyses to senior management.
• Cross-functional collaboration and project management capability required.
• Proficient with MS Office; SAP/Power BI or similar visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead revenue and cost analysis to identify financial improvement opportunities and support cost optimization initiatives.
• Partner with operations teams to review monthly financial closing results, conduct cost deep-dive analysis, and identify profitability improvement actions.
• Support headcount planning and productivity optimization to improve operational efficiency.
• Define and manage the operational planning process, working closely with business units and functional leaders to ensure alignment with business targets.
• Monitor and analyze key operational and sales performance metrics to generate insights and support management decision-making.
• Manage and analyze large sets of operational and sales data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Support new business RFPs by conducting financial feasibility analysis and scenario simulations.
• Provide industry and operational benchmarks to evaluate pricing competitiveness and margin sustainability.
• Assess pricing structures and business models to ensure financial viability and profitability.
• Work closely with port operations, finance, and commercial teams to monitor monthly performance, identify improvement opportunities, and follow through on implementation of action plans.
• Lead a dynamic planning process with a rolling strategy that is constantly monitoring market activities and helping to adjust key priorities.
• Oversee coordination of special projects and price quotes other teams and presents insight to management for decision making and strategic planning.
• Analyze Finished Vehicle market trends, customer behavior, and sales performance in the US market to support business goals and identify growth opportunities.
• Provide guidance, support, and training to employees under planning & analysis role.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and reporting as required.

Skills

Financial modeling

Logistics experience

Clear communication

Cross-functional PM

MS Office

SAP/Power BI

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

GLOVIS America Inc. in Irvine, CA seeks a Business Strategy and Planning Manager to drive strategic planning, financial analysis, and performance improvement across the organization, partnering with port operations and leadership to monitor profitability and support new business initiatives.

Responsibilities include leading revenue and cost analysis, coordinating budgeting and forecasting, reviewing monthly results with operations, and delivering data-driven insights to guide pricing,