Senior Group Manager, Global Analytics & Data Science

WORK MODEL

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• The Senior Group Manager, Global Analytics & Data Science, plays a critical role in providing both strategic and tactical leadership to a team responsible for developing and enhancing the PLM process globally, with a primary focus on HMNA, HME, HMI, HMMEA, HMAP, HMCSA, and HMCH. This role involves executing directives from the director to strengthen model line governance within each region and monitor performance closely.
• Key responsibilities include supporting all CEO mandates, ensuring assignments are effectively communicated and delivered by the regions, and assisting regional teams in developing actionable plans to optimize volume, sales, and profit targets. This includes achieving Business Plan (BP) objectives for all Hyundai vehicles by collaborating with regional teams and building teams of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). These SMEs maintain real-time knowledge of critical business factors such as sales performance at the national, regional, and market levels; inventory levels and mix; product/pricing/incentive competitiveness; marketing effectiveness; region and dealer engagement; competitor activity; and segment dynamics (e.g., purchase/rejection reasons, loyalty, conquest, demographics, acquisition funnel, etc.).
• This role is responsible for delivering performance updates and analyses that provide the CEO with clear visibility into global opportunities and risks. Additionally, the role leverages advanced analytical tools and methodologies to evaluate market and model line performance, identify growth opportunities, develop strategic scenarios & sensitivities, and generate forward-looking insights to drive business success.

•    The Senior Group Manager must have a comprehensive understanding of regional and market-specific intelligence, including industry trends, segments, competitive models, powertrains, pricing, incentives, and consumer behavior. Time sensitivity, prioritization, and effective communication are essential to meet leadership requests and ensure alignment with organizational goals. 
 

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Monitor Regional PLM process to ensure CEO requests for analysis and deliverables are comprehended and executed properly.
• Support creation of reporting process to provide CEO full visibility to model line performance detail by Region/Country and Key Markets with supporting analytical rationale.
• Collaborate with Regions to develop and manage team to lead LCM (Launch Committee Meetings) to ensure cross-functional alignment and organizational readiness for new product launches.  Focus on identification of gaps and work collaboratively to address them.
• Collaborate with HMC PLM teams to gather the data, analysis, and insights necessary to create a global PLM reporting structure to support the monthly CEO governance process.
• Lead development of Regional Carflows including volume and share forecasts by model line.
• Partner closely with regional peers in Pricing, Product Planning, Distribution, and Marketing to encourage cross-departmental collaboration on upstream planning and downstream problem solving.
• Proactively lead team to analyze performance of assigned Regions relative to objectives, develop actionable recommendations to optimize performance across the levers listed below, and present to executive management at regular governance meetings.
• Collaborate with Regional teams to create Regional monthly performance review metrics including comprehensive analysis of model performance with a focus on optimizing sales/share/profitability and future go-to-market strategies:
• Product Planning: Upstream strategic direction on product specifications and trim/powertrain/drivetrain mix every MY to ensure assigned vehicle(s) meets Sales and Marketing channel marketplace needs.
• Strategy: Development of vehicle positioning strategies and Key Selling Points (KSPs) for all-new, major change, and face-lift vehicles.
• Marketing: Collaborate to ensure product concept, positioning, KSPs are clearly communicated and with consistency across all company-owned and 3rd party websites/channels.
• PR: Partner to ensure vehicle positioning strategy and market performance are effectively incorporated into media events.
• Incentives: Collaborate to optimize competitiveness and support incentives planning meetings.
• Pricing: Partner to identify opportunities to increase revenue.
• Finance: Analyze and validate financial impact of recommendations.
• Production: Trim mix direction monthly to ensure optimized PO and balanced pipeline.
• Sales Training: Collaborate to ensure KSPs are clearly communicated (ensure consistency with key marketing messages, positioning, and proper competitor comparisons).
• Sales Operations: Downstream alignment with Subsidiaries to collaborate, manage and optimize media messaging, incentives and provide strategic/tactical inputs to drive the monthly go-to-market plan. 
• Business Unit Management: Partner with Regions in setting annual business objectives (BP/OP) for each vehicle and provide strategic direction to Market Analytics for development of the Mid-term Plan.  Identify key product, marketing and sales programs required to achieve objectives.
• Lead Global PLM teams to achieve performance improvement and BP/OP targets.
• Collaborate with HMC business management teams and other cross-functional teams and projects.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE

• Must be a high school graduate.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s degree is a plus.
• At least 10 years of professional experience at a manufacturer / distributor of consumer products with direct product responsibilities (planning, pricing, marketing, incentives, distribution, and/or sales).
• At least 5 years of supervisory experience teams preferred.
• Automotive industry experience preferred.
• Cross-functional project management experience required.
• Extensive experience in aggregating data from multiple sources, developing advanced forecasting models, and designing strategic sales plans to align product strategies effectively with customer needs.
• Self-starter with curiosity and initiative.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with experience presenting to senior executives.
• Ability to simplify complex issues, develop a compelling point of view, and persuasively make case for change leading to action.
• Good organizational and teamwork skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Strong automotive industry and technology knowledge preferred. 
• Experience with industry tools and studies such as PIN, Maritz, GfK, IHS/Polk, Strategic Vision, Ace Metrix is highly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office, specializing in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, for crafting high-quality reports and presentations. 
• Strong experience with BI tools like Tableau or Power BI is required.
• Solid foundation in data analysis, statistics, and forecasting modeling. 
• Proficiency in building automation processes and analytics tools, including advanced forecasting methodologies. 
• Strong technical skills in modeling and coding with SQL, Python or R are required. 

WHAT HYUNDAI CAN OFFER YOU

• Compensation Range: $137,025 - $203,000 annual base salary
• Monthly Hyundai/Genesis vehicle lease allowance (including insurance and maintenance)
• Holiday Pay - the company shuts down with pay between Christmas and New Years.
• Vacation and sick time off
• Healthcare insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
• 401(K) company match
• Additional 401(K) Employer Enhanced Contribution program – eligible after 1 year of employment, in addition to the regular employer matching contribution
• Basic life insurance, short- and long-term disability
• Mental health, wellbeing, and employee assistance program
• Health advocate (coordinate care and services, assistance with claim and billing issues, understanding Hyundai benefits)

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Express your interest by submitting an application. Once your application is received, our recruiting team will review your application to see if you meet the basic and preferred qualifications listed on the job description. For more information on our hiring process please visit our How We Hire page.

OTHER DETAILS

• Physical requirements: Normal office duties.
• Occasional domestic and international travel.