LG Electronics

Business Planning Manager (Korean Bilingual)

LG Electronics • $120K — $127K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Planning or related fields required.
  • 8 years of experience in planning, project management or similar roles preferred.
  • Experience in creating business plans and strategic analyses.
  • Strong database mining skills and ability to extract and summarize data.
  • Exceptional proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Office products.
  • Familiarity with OLAP or other database management systems is advantageous.
  • Bilingual in English and Korean, with the ability to read and write Korean fluently.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the development and implementation of business strategies and priorities.
  • Manage financial success by analyzing data and providing strategic recommendations.
  • Develop annual financial and KPI plans collaboratively with sales individuals.
  • Evaluate sales performance using KPI metrics and measurement processes.
  • Organize and communicate monthly KPI reports and analyses to leadership.
  • Engage in process improvement initiatives and special projects.
  • Maintain the sales database and ensure its accuracy.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement through data analysis and recommendations.

Benefits

  • No-cost employee premiums for medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits.
  • Immediate vesting in a 401(k) plan with company matching contributions.
  • Generous Paid Time Off, inclusive of holidays and combined sick/vacation time.
  • Performance-based short-term incentives dependent on role.
  • Access to confidential mental health resources and personal fitness incentives.
  • Family-oriented benefits like paid parental leave and support for developmental challenges.
  • Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity:

As the Business Planning Manager (Korean bilingual), you will be part of the Home Appliance Planning Team and will be expected to provide support and coordination on Financial & KPI planning, performance management & measurement. You will work closely with many stakeholders both internal and external to the organization (including but not limited to Sales, Product Management, Business Manager, and other stakeholders in HQ).

Responsibilities:
  • Drive the development and implementation of our businesses' visions, strategies, and long-term strategic priorities
  • Manage the financial success of department by meeting sales, profit, and growth goals, analyzing historical data and current trends, providing strategic recommendations to maximize opportunities & mitigate risk
  • Develop the annual financial & KPI plans of sales individuals in conjunction with top down direction and bottom up proposals
  • Accurately, objectively and constructively evaluate performance of sales individuals via KPI development & measurement process
  • Organize data for monthly report on KPI metrics & ad-hoc analyses, and communicate to impacted teams and leadership
  • Participate on various process improvement activities and other special projects
  • Own sales database and maintain
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement by analyzing project performance data and making recommendations for process improvements

Education / Experience (Requirements):
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Planning or other related fields
  • 8 years of professional work experience in fast-paced planning, project management or similar relevant experience preferred
  • Experience creating business plans, analyses, and strategic plans
  • Ability to develop effective working relationships with business representatives
  • Ability to extract large amounts of data (database mining skills) and summarize that data into useful trend information
  • Must be able to synthesize information into actionable recommendations and analyses
  • Exceptional skillset in Excel and Microsoft Office products
  • Experience in OLAP or other database management is a plus
  • Bilingual (English / Korean): Must be able to read and write Korean

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Recruiting Range

$120,000-$127,000 USD

Benefits Offered Full-Time Employees:
  • No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
  • Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.
  • Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.
  • Performance based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role).
  • Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life. Personal fitness goal incentives.
  • Family orientated benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.
  • Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.

Benefits Offered Temporary/Contractors:
  • Eligible for the relevant benefit programs offered through our partner agencies.

About LG Electronics

LG Electronics Inc. is a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, South Korea. LG Electronics is a part of the LG Corporation, the fourth-largest chaebol in South Korea, and its global sales reached US$55.91 billion in 2014. It comprises four business units: Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliances & Air Solutions and Vehicle Components, with Starion India as its main production vendor for refrigeration and washing machines in the Indian sub-continent. LG Electronics acquired Zenith in 1995 and controls 37.9 percent of LG Display as of 2013. Since 2008, LG Electronics remains the world's fourth-largest LCD television manufacturer. The company has 128 operations worldwide, employing 83,000 people.
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