Inventory Analyst - Full-time

DISH is a world-class, $15 billion Fortune 250 company that is changing the face of the TV industry today.  With a solid history in satellite TV and an exciting future in wireless, we are on the cusp of redefining how consumers receive their entertainment.  We are trailblazers with a spirit of innovation—from launching our satellite service, to creating the most award-winning DVR, to Sling TV, our disruptive internet-based TV solution.  

This is an incredibly exciting time in our history.  We have pride to set lofty goals, and the commitment and drive to achieve them.  We’re looking for people to join our team who are energetic, intelligent, and have a strong desire to help us redefine the entertainment industry.  The future is now at DISH.  

 A successful Inventory Analyst will have or be the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in a numerical field (Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Marketing, Business or other related fields); or equivalent combination of education and 2+ year related work experience with data gathering, performing analyses, building reports, and making recommendations.
• Working experience with SQL databases and Business Intelligence software (e.g. Netezza, Teradata and/or Oracle); familiarity with Tableau and/or other complex analytical tools is a strong plus.
• Eagerness to learn new facets of the media business.
• Excellent interpersonal skills as well as written and verbal communication.
• Strong data analytical skill and ability to be flexible in a changing sales environment.
• Self-starter, independently initiating and driving projects toward completion.

We are looking for people to join our Pricing and Inventory team which is responsible for the Media Sales strategy, research, and inventory management.   This position is an Inventory Analyst reporting into the Inventory Manager.  This position will focus on maximizing yield through inventory strategy, and serves to support the team in managing marketing units, automate the reporting process over time and perform demand analysis and forecasting to improve the effectiveness of inventory usage and to provide guidance on package generation and pricing decisions.

Job duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Work with the marketing group to help manage their ad units effectively; create and maintain marketing deal performance and financial reports.
• Work with the traffic group to monitor trends across DISH inventory supply while keeping track of sellout rates to forecast usage by corresponding buckets.
• Work with the sales group and the pricing team to generate new ad packages and optimal rate cards based on yield analysis.
• Suggest and implement improved data mining and visualizing and reporting automation; work with data warehouse and IT as necessary.
• Help forecast inventory demand in term of traditional 30’s spots and advanced audience-targeted addressable spots to optimize spots allocation and maximize revenue.
• Create and maintain ad-hoc and recurring reports to support the ad-sales business and communicate key findings to management or Account Executives.