Sr. Manager – Company Planning – Athleta, North America

About the Role

In this role, you will provide strategic and analytical support to the Athleta Leadership team, a growing brand and retailer in a fast-paced, complex environment.

You will be responsible for delivering insights and standards to influence decision-making across Sales, Margin, Inventory, and Marketing investment to drive profitable growth and forecast accuracy. This position partners with key cross-functional leaders within Marketing, Finance, Store Operations, and Inventory Management.

What You'll Do

• Lead Sales, Margin and Inventory forecast scenarios for Athleta, with a connection of macro data insights to internal financial forecasts. 

• Deliver insightful reporting across Sales, Margin and Inventory that supports business decision making. 

• Partner with the Finance Transformation team in developing new systems and processes to reduce manual efforts and time on forecast processes while improving forecast quality. 

• Development of Long Rang Plan and Budget to translate strategic objectives into quantitative plan. 

• Lead marketing effectiveness analytics, including incrementality assessment of promotional campaigns, profitable investment of media spend, and customer forecasting. 

Who You Are

• You have a demonstrated track record as an outstanding problem solver and strategic thinker with strong analytical and financial modeling skills. 

• You’re a great storyteller with executive presence; you make sense of a vast range of information from multiple sources and provide a simple, accurate, and compelling recommendation to a variety of audiences. 

• You are wired with a growth mindset. You have a curiosity that challenges the status quo. You take risks, learn quickly, and take swift action. 

• You have a vision for sustainable scale in both work processes and approach to team leadership. 

• You are at an advanced skill level within Microsoft Office suite proficiency including Power Point and Excel.  

• You have advanced skill level within Hyperion Essbase as well as Anaplan.