Online Marketplace Trainee, Sales Planning - Summer/Fall 2023

Program Details

The Sony Pictures Entertainment Trainee program offers a unique opportunity to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences. These paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that allows you to build your resume, experience and develop your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, valuable networking opportunities, and many educational and social opportunities. This type of opportunity will jump start your career and prepare you for a career in the desired field. This Summer/Fall Trainee position is from May/June through December 15th and all candidates must be able to work 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday in the specified location. This is not a remote role. A hybrid work option may or may not be available.

Department Description

Sales Planning provides domestic US sales forecasting and budgeting, analytical insights and business strategies to both internal departments and external sales personnel related to physical DVD, Blu-ray, and UHD/4K product across a broad account base (physical retail, rental, online). The department is also instrumental in providing strategic analyses, reporting, and modeling related to account performance, product placement, and cost/benefit decisions in partnering with accounts.

Responsibilities

Marketplace Operations 70%

• Active SKU & Pricing Management: Review marketplace SKU assortment & pricing. Evaluations of product positioning, competitor analysis. Pricing updates.
• Daily Checks: Monitoring daily orders, notifying of any issues / delays. Marketplace messages. Marketplace feedback. Ensure that daily operations are behaving as expected.
• Inventory / Replenishment: Keep SKU levels to account for a minimum number of weeks of sale. Identify underproductive inventory & make recommendations.
• Deals Submissions: Submit forms to participate in weekly Deals Submissions on the marketplaces.
• Weekly Reporting: Update & maintain reporting for 3 Online Marketplaces. Maintain both Weekly & Year to Date Reporting for both Unit Sales & Revenues.

Marketplace Architecture 30%

• New SKU Setups: Populate New SKU Setups for the Marketplace. Set ups entail an understanding of the Marketplace Applications, the Marketplace Aggregator software and SPHE Movies / TV Shows. The SKU Setups require thoroughness & completeness, conveying all necessary information while complying with marketplace requirements & limitations.
• Marketplace Projects / Expanded Capabilities: Optimization of the marketplace is an ongoing goal. This position will have an opportunity to work on Projects that summarize or highlight performance or elements of the marketplace LOB. Expanding the capabilities as a marketplace seller will be a priority as well.
• Listings / Promotions Management: Refreshing listings to ensure best positioning for Search Results. Updating biweekly to monthly promotions on the marketplaces, making sure we are creating an engaged marketplace experience for the customer.
• Marketplace & Software Proficiency: Build competency & fluency in the Marketplace Aggregator software used to manage the Marketplaces. Build competency & fluency in the Marketplace applications, their portal set up & how they appear on different devices.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing and summarizing large data sets is preferred
• Candidate must have experience with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively (both written and verbal) with varying levels of management and with external customers
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to learn
• Experience with analytical data systems, such as Business Objects, Tableau, etc.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $25/hour. This role may also qualify for comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

• Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

• As part of our commitment to health and safety, all U.S. non-union and O.P.E.I.U. Local 174 applicants and employees must submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or request and obtain approval of a reasonable accommodation based on disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance. To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at [email protected].