Senior Director, Business Planning & Operations
Executive Strategy & Presentation
Leverage strong financial acumen to present strategic plans, financial forecasts, and business performance metrics to executive leadership, distilling complex data into clear, compelling narratives.
Enterprise Forecasting & Integration
Drive brand-level roll-ups and enterprise forecasting to deliver a single source of truth across Planning, Finance, and Supply Chain. Apply deep financial acumen to interpret data, align growth with operational capabilities, and recommend action.
IT Partnership & System Implementation
Serve as the primary business lead for IT infrastructure initiatives and new system rollouts (e.g., Blue Yonder). Partner with IT to champion outcome-driven technology solutions, manage system configurations, and optimize inventory management dependencies.
Analytics & Tool Development
Lead a team focused on developing advanced reporting, analytical tools, and actionable insights. Direct strategic projects to empower active, data-driven decision-making across Planning, Merchandising, and Sourcing.
Process Engineering & Best Practices
Own the creation, training, and maintenance of methodologies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and best practices for testing, analysis, and brand metric definitions.
Operational Execution & Product Lifecycle
Oversee product lifecycle management and inventory operations. Ensure data integrity and manage the flawless operational execution of purchase orders (POs) from inception to handover.
Team Leadership
Lead the Outlet Merchandise Planning Team.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in retail finance, planning, or inventory management, with a minimum of 5 years in a direct team leadership role.
- 10+ years of experience in retail merchandising, planning, buying, or a highly equivalent field.
- Demonstrated success in leadership, team development, and coaching capabilities.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.