Inventory Analyst, Strategic Planning

Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we’ll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

This person will be responsible for tracking commercial inventory, coordinating internal sales processes with Account Service Representatives & Planners, and working closely with inventory counterparts to ensure maximum revenue and value in our NBC Golf & Golf Channel programming.

Heavy Emphasis on enforcing exclusivities and advising Account Service Representatives on how to flight plans & make good pre-empts to best optimize available linear commercial inventory in order to deliver specific property P&L goals.

This requires developing strong working relationships with the sales, sales operations, marketing, programming, and finance teams to ensure maximum usage and placement.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage effects of programming changes, deal changes, and shifts through guidance and systems approval queue.
• Monitor deal stewardship reports and execution of Recap/ADU packages to fill upcoming avails, including referencing C-Suite for deals guaranteed with digital.
• Working with planners & Account Service Representatives to obtain double box approvals/assets & flipping inventory to DBOX to align with our formats
• Provides ASRs with strategic pre-empt make good solutions
• Assist inventory manager in creating, tracking, & maintaining our “deal point” documents
• Providing sales with most up to date golf plan building guide, avails, & programming information
• Maintain and manage reports for Sales and Planning on a routine and ad hoc basis
• Sports sponsorship and invoice adjustment workflow approvals
• System maintenance (i.e log checks, selling name creation, scoping, etc)
• Assisting the League Partnership Specialists (PGA, LPGA, USGA, etc) with entitlement deal maintenance
• Routine meetings with Manager to discuss pending issues, resolve problems, and forecast inventory.
• Must be available to work some weekends & later on Fridays. Need to be available the weeks of major golf events (i.e US Open, R&A, President’s Cup, & Ryder Cup).
• Keep abreast of industry news via trades to increase and strengthen knowledge of Ad Sales and get a general/broad understanding of industry, including relevant sports properties.
  
  

Qualifications

• Four year degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 1 year Sales Planner OR 2 years of sales assistant experience in media ad sales – Sports experience is a plus
• Expert understanding of Media Math
• Strong Analytical problem solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
  
  

Desired Characteristics

• Prior experience in Sales or Planning with a career interest in Strategic Planning
• Excellent computer skills, demonstrated analytical ability and organizational/project management skills
• Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel (Intermediate Level)
• Working knowledge of On-Air
• Proven ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to communicate/negotiate effectively with all levels within the organization (Customer Service Oriented)
• Proven ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, deadline-driven media environment
  
  

Additional Requirements

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.

Salary range: $62,000 - $70,000 (bonus eligible).

Additional Information

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