Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high-quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do.
Job Overview
The Strategic Planning & Operations Associate plays a key role in supporting cross-functional collaboration, driving standardization, and optimizing the processes of the Strategic Sales and Analytics function. The Strategic Planning & Operations Associate focuses on commercializing new products for the Canadian market, ensuring SKU set-up & tracking is aligned with retailer sell-in timeframes and all new-product-launch milestones are met.
You will work closely with cross-functional teams to drive projects to market, monitor performance, and ensure the successful execution of product launches. The ideal candidate is a proactive team player who thrives on problem-solving, communication, and collaboration. This position is ideal for a driven individual looking to grow their expertise in strategic planning, analytics, and operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Work alongside cross-functional teams to facilitate collaboration, mitigate risks, and align schedules to support successful product launches and market strategies
- Communicate daily with Global product development, brand marketing & project management teams on support required to launch new product in Canada
- Retail Readiness:
- Assist in the creation and maintenance of the retail sell-in calendar, ensuring all teams are prepared for product launches
- Risk Management:
- Help identify program risks, develop mitigation strategies, and track progress to ensure timely resolution of issues
- Recognize resource and knowledge gaps, escalate risks as needed, and propose solutions to address them
- Process Optimization:
- Act as a key support for the Strategic Sales and Analytics team by assisting in the standardization of processes, ensuring consistency and efficiency
- Serve as the process champion, promoting best practices across the team and helping to streamline operations
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in business, marketing, or a related field.
- 2-4 years of experience in program management, sales analytics, commercialization, or new product launches.
- Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects.
Key Skills and Attributes
- Strong Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience addressing peers, senior management, and cross-functional teams.
- Data-Driven: Proficiency in leveraging data and KPIs to support decision-making and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborative: Strong team player with the ability to build relationships and facilitate collaboration across functions.
- Problem-Solver: Ability to spot risks and gaps and proactively work to address them, driving resolutions to complex challenges.
- Attention to Detail: Detail-oriented, ensuring all aspects of product launches and processes are executed flawlessly.
- Proactive and Accountable: A bias towards action, with the ability to work independently while taking accountability for results.
- Technical Skills: Intermediate proficiency with MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Work Environment
- This is a hybrid role based out of our Mississauga, Ontario office.
At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
YOUR ROLE in leading our SUCCESS DRIVERS & representing our UNIQUE MINDSET
- Lead us to be “RARELY SATISFIED”
- Make things better each day; “PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION”
- Use your knowledge of our consumer, understand that “DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE”
- Deliver something great; “WINNING IS A TEAM SPORT”
- Be clear and honest, “COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT”
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