Position Description: Lenovo is a US $50 billion global Fortune 500 company and we rank #212, and a leader in providing innovative consumer, commercial and enterprise technologies. Globally, our product lines include a full range of commercial and consumer PCs, servers and workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices including tablets and smart phones.  We design and build our products to bring progress to the world.  Serving customers in more than 160 countries, we take our inspiration from the drive and imagination of the people who make things happen; our technology helps those who do, do better. At Lenovo we employ more than 60,000 people worldwide and our people share a common aspiration to be the very best. Whether serving our customers, working as a team or contributing to the community, we are working to build a unique company.  A company that delivers unparalleled products created and supported by people with a wealth of different cultures and experiences. Our strength lies in this diversity. We are dedicated to fostering an environment that encourages entrepreneurism and ownership. A workplace where people's talents can be challenged and their efforts recognized and rewarded.  We employ fantastic people…come join the fun! This position will be responsible for leading the strategy, planning, commercial insights functions across the ANZ PC and Smart Devices business, driving a >$1B annual revenue business. Reporting to the ANZ CEO, and working closely with COO, CFO and Leadership team, this role needs to partner across the organisation and take responsibility for a wide number initiatives that will enable the leadership team to drive the business forward effectively at a Premium to Market. This role will also manage directly a team of commercial segment and business analysts both locally and offshore. You will be a resilient and tenacious operator who can demonstrate experience in building strong relationships and managing senior stakeholders with strong analytical and reporting skills. The successful candidate will have the ability to leverage market knowledge and research to be the think tank and partner to enable strong business decision making supporting the ANZ CXO & Leadership team from a strategic and operational perspective. The ideal candidate will be a well-rounded, dynamic and capable business professional who has strong ICT industry experience in a strategy or consulting environment. The person needs to thrive in a hands on, dynamic and pressurized environment who will be responsible for: 1) Strategy • Design and deliver Strategy formation, business analytics & insights from research to implementation • Develop and Lead the Annual Planning and Budgeting Cycle  across the ANZ business • Understand and lead the analysis on Price Incentives, rebates and business promotions with our Distributor and Business Partners • Provide comprehensive support to the ANZ Leadership team in presentation preparation and operational support, with being able to develop a short deck with storyline to respond to management needs 2) Planning / Commercial Insights • Preparation for and participation in operational reviews with the AP Executive Leadership Team • Provide commercial insight and advice to CXO and leadership team through routine and ad-hoc analytics • Execute research and data analysis tasks and the preparation of reports and recommendations • Be the go-to person for ANZ Leadership team for any data related and market analytics request. • Facilitate and run the weekly Sales and Operations cadence, and planning sessions along with deep dives & workshops • Lead team of commercial segment analysts who are the trusted advisors to the business • Own Customer Growth & Profitability, Sales Productivity, Coverage & RAD ownership strategies • Lead the ANZ market intelligence gathering and analysis and the preparation of reports and recommendations, key liaison with market intelligence firms (IDC and Gartner) • Deliver detailed Market Intelligence analysis using IDC data, maintaining a considered view of the market outlook • Lead team with data collection, validation and reconciliation of consumer and channel data along with retail and channel partner programs, including budgeting, accruals, claims validation and ROI analysis #### Position Requirements: • Work experience in PC Vendor / ICT industry with an interest in driving new revenue streams with digitalization, IOT, 5G and XaaS • Experience in driving process improvement and transformation with cross functional teams • High-level logical thinking, critical thinking • PowerPoint / Thinkcell  – advanced, management ready story-lining and visualization • Practical, flexible and results-oriented mindset (no excuse, no bureaucracy) • Flexibility in working stbyle to get things done • Consulting and strategy experience preferred • Project management and problem solving • Self-Starter/Entrepreneurial (not waiting for supervision or detailed instructions) • Practical, flexible and result-oriented mindset • MBA preferred We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.