Manager Private Brand Planning

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The Planning Manager of Private Brand is responsible for driving top & bottom-line growth for the Private Brand business. The Planning Manager of Private Brand will be a proven collaborative and cross-functional leader, who is results-focused and innovative in their planning and allocation practices and strategies. This role will serve as the financial lead for the Private Brand division by preparing and presenting financial plans to aid in decision making. This individual will need to influence without authority to drive business decisions through partnerships with Private Brands SVP, Sr. Directors, and Sourcing Managers.

Job Description:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field of study or equivalent years of related work experience required

Work Experiences:

• 5+ years of progressive experience overseeing planning in a multi-channel or multi-store retail environment required

Skills:

• Relationship Management: 
  • Able to build constructive and effective relationships with a broad and diverse group of business partners and influence necessary change.
  • Ability to present ideas and direction that lead others to action across all levels of the organization
  • Ability to influence across all levels of the organization to support business recommendations and actions.  Support cross functional leaders through holding teams accountable to the tactical execution of the strategy
• Communication:
  • Ability to flex personal style to their audience while working with cross functional partners from Sourcing Manager  to the CEO
  • Ability to tailor approach from tactical direction (sourcing managers) to strategy & direction (senior leadership)
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal communication and presentation skills, with the ability to interface effectively with individuals at various levels
  • Effective listening skills to understand business opportunities from multiple perspectives
• Process Management:
  • Identify, build and articulate the processes necessary to get things done efficiently
  • Align resources effectively to complete activities
• Financial & Business:
  • Strong analytical skills, with strong problem-solving abilities and creative resolution skills
  • Ability to make decisions and choose a course of action or develop solutions based on facts, constraints, and probable consequences
  • Ability to find and maximize business opportunities for growth and profitability
  • Knowledge of retail math required
• Maintain the customer’s perspective as a driving force behind business decisions and activities
• Ability to effectively prioritize workload in a fast paced, frequently changing environment while remaining detailed and organized
• Effective time management skills to support multiple projects and effectively manage a large volume of work
• Responds positively to change, embracing and using new practices or values to accomplish goals and solve problems
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, Oracle, SAS (or equivalent planning software experience preferred)

Responsibilities:

• Long Range Plan:
  • Support the Private Brands long range plan by preparing tasks and initiatives to achieve the plan
  • Collaborates with the Sourcing Leadership in building financial targets for private brand assortments and review final buy plans to update forecasts
  • Create marketing ROI measurements to evaluate productivity of Private Brand marketing spend.
  • Develop product ROI targets and work with cross-functional teams to operate on a total landed cost basis.
• Tariff/Duty Mitigation:
  • Work with 4 Sr. Directors, Sourcing Managers, Logistics, QA, Finance, etc., to prepare and present Duty and Tariff Roadmap reporting
  • Identify risk opportunities and research mitigation solutions
  • Create reporting as needed
• System Maintenance:
  • Ensure systems (ie. PLM, Cleartrack, RMS, etc.) are updated with accurate product details, duty and tariff spend, logistics lead times, freight rates, etc., for accurate document creation, shipment and shipment timing
• SABR:
  • Partners with Sourcing Teams to create Semi-Annual Business Reviews (SABR) that defines the strategic intent and tactics needed to achieve the Private Brand financial plans.
  • Presents forecasts to executive leaders to identify, quantify and communicate opportunities and risks.
  • Ad hoc preseason and post mortem performance planning.  Maintains historical records for hindsight review to capture opportunities and include next year’s recommended actions concerning pricing and promotions; grow, sustain or drive efficiency by category; contingency plans; sales curves
• Customer Reviews:
  • Analyze correlations between customer reviews and defective return activity to understand product performance.
• Provide effective team management and a change leadership approach in driving continuous improvements and innovation to drive higher predictable results
• Develop a thorough understanding of Academy policies, procedures, and safety rules
• Duties may change; team member may be required to perform other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements & Attendance:

• Regular attendance required
• Ability to work flexible hours such as evening, weekends, and holidays as necessary
• Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures and rules governing professional staff behavior
• Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties.

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.​