Position       : Business Strategy Analyst

Location : San Diego, CA

Duration : 3 Months Contract

Total Hours/week : 40.00

Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Deal Strategy and Sales Support.

• Drive implementation of contracting and pricing strategies through day-to-day execution, as well as advising on potential new offers to meet market needs.
• Aim to protect client interests (margin, risk, policy, etc.), escalating as needed to all levels of management cross-functionally

• Coordinate post-deal activities and ensure smooth handover with post-deal team counterparts for implementation, depending on contract design.
• Coordinate product proposal and aligned requirements for (15+) product platforms and the detailed configuration of each, including international requests.
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of product offerings applicable policies and procedures, and purchase acquisition/marketing programs.
• Understanding 3rd party relationships to avoid potential risk.
• Decipher customer needs and translate into appropriate business models
• Creation of both internal and external revenue generating quotes and amendments.
• Obtaining high level acumen of masters, pricing and customer distinctions.
• Asset level reconciliation and research to ensure intention is applied for downstream impacts.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to confirm knowledge and processes are aligned.
• Process internal transactions for training, reporting, and functionality.
• Ensuring that the Quoting requests queue volume meets or exceeds department service and turnaround standards.
• Drive process improvement projects –“Is there a better way?”
• Maintains high standards of professionalism and integrity

Qualifications:

• BA/BS required (in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree, minimum five years’ business experience)
• Minimum of Intermediate skill level in Excel and Microsoft Suite
• Excellent Written and Verbal communication skills– internal – at all management levels; not customer facing
• Possesses the knowledge to handle work of the most complex nature
• Proficient in simultaneously handling divergent tasks.
• Effectively translates ideas into action.
• Demonstrates accuracy, thoroughness and orderliness in performing work assignments

Key Competencies:

• Critical Methodical Analytical thinking – ability to solve problems, think, reason and learn.
• Attention to detail
• Analyzes conditions thoroughly and reaches independent decision.
• Committed to searching for ways to approve and displays an ability to learn and adapt to changing situations.
• Ability to work in a team structure
• Reliable
• Is able to successfully overcome resistance to new ideas.
• Keeps situations in proper perspective.
• Places a high value on time effectiveness