Senior Manager, Sales Planning

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Sr Manager, Sales Planning

adidas – Portland, OR

PURPOSE

Lead and direct a planning team to create and drive the top-line financial plan between adidas and responsible account(s).  Lead and influence development of strategic plans, retail sales forecasting, franchise and key item plans and ad hoc analysis.  Ensures integrity and transparency of performance measurement against plan to ensure business KPI’s are achieved. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Create key account financial plans that align retailer and internal KPIs.
• Provides Retail sales, Gross margin, Inventory and Turn forecasts against Plan and Last year for responsible Account(s) that influence the financial forecast.
• Drives collaboration and cross-functional alignment on plans with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identifies Opportunities and Risks in the business in-season against plan and leads the development of action-oriented solutions and recommendations to meet financial targets.
• Manage joint-business review to hindsight brand performance for responsible account(s).
• Leads a group of planners on key accounts to develop and reconcile our plans and further account engagement.
• Provides necessary mentoring and coaching for team members.
• Develop tools and approach to continuously improve sell through performance; specifically drive application to top franchises and key items, roll out to team across business: financial forecasting, allocation planning, etc.
• Support and influence strategic projects, process and tools to build plans that target accounts’ unique consumer bases and leverage incremental opportunities.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Excellent understanding of retail math and interpreting sell through data to recommend changes that positively impacts the business.
• Experience understanding and developing consumer, retail and competitor trends.
• Proven ability to lead, effectively communicate and influence business partners.
• Ability to think strategically, synthesize complex data and develop creative and innovative solutions within an entrepreneurial environment.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from senior executives, stakeholders, cross functional business leaders, peers, clients, and customers.
• Ability to gather data from multiple sources and manipulate the data to develop demand-driven and action based reporting and analysis.
• Ability to be detail oriented and manage multiple priorities to accomplish assignments simultaneously under tight timelines.

QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree in Business, Merchandising or Marketing
• Experience in buying, planning, allocation or vendor sales for a multi-store retailer
• Athletic industry specific experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced excel skills required.

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