Retail Business Development Manager

About the Role & Team:

At Disney Consumer Products, we inspire imagination around the world and are committed to creating happiness for families and fans by bringing captivating, inspiring, and inclusive products into their daily lives.  From toys to t-shirts, console games, books, and more, our team brings our beloved brands and franchises into the lives of families through products and experiences that can be found worldwide, such as the Disney Store e-commerce platform, Disney Parks, local and international retailers, and Disney Store locations around the world.

The Parks Retail Business Development team is focused on creating growth and value for the Domestic Parks/Disney Signature Experiences merchandise line of business through business analysis, the identification of new opportunities in support of business strategies, capital planning, capital project management, and initiative/project development and management. In this role, the Retail Business Development Manager will be responsible for driving value through the identification of opportunities, development of key initiatives, and action-oriented analysis and recommendations.  You will bring top-notch analytical, strategic thinking, influence, and project management skills to an evolving portfolio of initiatives.  The position will report to the Senior Manager, Retail Strategy.

This is a Full-Time role.

What You Will Do:

Business Opportunities Development:

• Lead key retail projects, including analysis and recommendation development, creating significant value for the business through revenue growth initiatives and cost reduction initiatives

• Proactively drive targeted analysis of the merchandise business specific to individual sites and domestically that leads to changes in the business

Analysis and Decision Support:

• Facilitate addressing short-term opportunities and daily business issues

• Understand and assess competitor impacts on the business

• Support Planning, Location Strategy, Product Strategy, and Merchants on business case development and decision support for initiatives

• Look across the businesses to understand performance trends and opportunities

• Lead ad hoc analysis and work on other, non-capital, projects as assigned

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• 5+ years’ experience in financial analysis and/or strategy development

• Proven creativity in identifying business opportunities and addressing issues

• Excellent communication and relationship skills with a demonstrated ability to influence partners and key business decisions

• Apply storytelling techniques to financial data and present it to leaders at various levels

• Experience overseeing various tasks, adhering to strict deadlines, and thriving in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment

• Ability to work within a complex, matrix organization and find creative solutions

• Skilled at prioritizing tasks, solving problems, and making decisions

• Experienced in working with colleagues and partners to achieve goals

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of Merchandise, Planning, and Store Operations

• Experience using Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytics tools

Required Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Mathematics, or other related fields

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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