Job Title: Business Operations Specialist Location: San Diego, CA (Hybrid) Duration: 4+ Months Shift: 8 AM - 5 PM PST
Job Description: Principal Duties and Responsibilities: The position will play a crucial role in supporting business operations activities related to product lifecycle management, with a focus on products in the Sustaining stage (post new product introduction). This position will complete analysis, generate recommendations, and drive cross-functional alignment on solutions to operational issues that arise during a product’s life (introduction of new suppliers, new production revisions, quality issues, move to build-to-order or end of life, shipment issues). The responsibilities include:
Working with large and complex data sets (historical data and forecasts) to complete analysis, and develop recommended plans.
Supporting our Product Change Notification process by helping to establish operational plans, including product sampling plans, and monitoring to ensure completion.
Completing analysis of shipments, forecasts, and inventory to develop recommendations for moving parts to build-to-order, end of life, and obsolete status.
Driving cross-functional reviews, including Product & BU Management, Finance, and Sales Operations, to establish alignment and approvals for product lifecycle changes.
In addition, the role will help resolve ad hoc operational issues that arise on a regular basis.
Level of Responsibility:
Works under close supervision.
Responsible for own work. Decision-making is limited. Impact of decisions is readily apparent. Errors made typically only impact timeline (i.e., require additional time to correct).
Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey basic, routine factual information about day-to-day activities to others who are fully knowledgeable in the subject area.
Most tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively; mistakes may result in some rework.
Some creativity may be required to troubleshoot technical problems or deal with novel circumstances.
Deductive problem solving is required to solve moderately complex problems; most problems have defined processes of diagnosis/detection; some limited data analysis may be required.
The responsibilities of this role do not include:
Does not provide supervision to others.
Does not have financial accountability.
Has no influence over key organizational decisions.
Does not have a role in strategic planning.
Top 5 Required Skills:
Excel
PowerPoint
Data Analysis
Written and Verbal Communication Skills
Teamwork
Required Education & Experience:
Associate's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Marketing, or related field and 2+ years of business operations or related experience. OR
High School Diploma or equivalent and 4+ years of business operations or related experience.
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 33.17/daily.
