Sr. Analyst, Commercial Planning

Company Overview:
Studio Distribution Services (SDS) is a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures. We are the leading distributor for the entertainment industry, responsible for the Sales, Retail Marketing, and Supply Chain of home entertainment products for both Studios.

We manage a wide range of famous film labels, including Universal Pictures, Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Focus Features, HBO, DreamWorks Animation, MGM, Illumination
Entertainment…and also managing distribution for other partners including Paramount, Village Roadshow, BBC, Cartoon Network, Shout Factory!, Pure Flix, and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners.

SDS oversees new release and library content, for both film and television. With our entrepreneurial spirit and the backing of two world-renowned media organizations, we endeavor to be a bold and innovative company that’s not afraid to take risks, while maintaining the trust of our studio and retail partners. SDS believes in fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture, and embraces diverse backgrounds, ideas, and approaches, at all levels within the organization. Headquartered on the iconic Universal Lot in Los Angeles, SDS also has sales offices in Bentonville, AR, and Toronto, Canada.

Joining the SDS team comes with all the perks you’d expect from Warner Bros. and Universal, like access to incredible content, a hybrid work schedule observing core hours (3 days
in the office & 2 days remote), unlimited vacation, robust healthcare benefits, ability to contribute to a 401k on day one with up to 6% matching, training & development, access to
Studio Leadership, and more.

Role Summary:
The Sr. Analyst Commercial Planning will be responsible for assisting with the day-to-day commercial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis for the SDS business, including segment performance, studio partner / partner label performance, category performance and trend reporting. This individual will work with the Finance, Retail Planning, Sales, and Trade Marketing teams on budgeting, reporting, and forecasting.



Essential Responsibilities:

• Assist with monthly sales, returns, and spend reporting for SDS partner studios, and resulting updated forecast outlook.
• Participate in quarterly analysis of category performance data, reporting on studio shares, segment trends, and category rate of change.
• Assist with development of databases capturing historical release and promotion performance.
• Assist in preparation of commercial budget, forecast, and pacing outlooks for SDS.
• Coordinate with SDS Finance for monthly product segment alignment.
• Participate in monthly dialogue with SDS Retail Planning field teams for non-TNR forecast updates / inputs, and monthly pacing.
• Update monthly Trade Spend Reporting across US/Canada businesses.
• Assist with any special projects and support cross-functional business initiatives.
• Maintain a strong working relationship with Warner Media and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, ensuring transparent commercial reporting and outlook.
• Operate as power-user of Marvin, Tableau, CRMI, and any future SDS data warehouse reporting resources.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, not required
• 2+ years of experience in CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) or financial planning or forecasting
• Exceptional analytical, decision making, and problem solving skills
• Experience in analytics and data visualization (SQL, SAS, Excel, Tableau, etc.), and an understanding of statistics and predictive analysis
• Experience maintaining various forecasting and reporting models
• Experience with mass retail (e.g., Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Amazon)
• Ability to validate and interpret large data sets
• Ability to maintenance of tools and reporting based on business needs
• Experience collaborating across multiple internal and external functional groups
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with internal teams including all stakeholders
• Ability to manage at both a strategic and operational level
• Must have strong attention to detail
• Must be able to handle multiple concurrent tasks and shifting priorities

Desired Characteristics:

• Integrity – be truthful in all interactions and treat others with respect
• Ownership – take responsibility and be entrepreneurial
• Collaborative and team oriented
• Results Oriented – find a way to deliver against goals and objectives
• Assertiveness – high level of focus and energy, promptness, and preparation
• Accuracy – strong attention to detail and ability to manage concurrent tasks

Notice:
Studio Distribution Service’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Studio Distribution Services will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.