SENIOR BUSINESS PLANNER

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YOUR TALENT

YOUR TALENT (Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or related field.

• 8-10 years of business planning experience with a minimum of 2 years in a supervisory role.

• 5+ years of experience in retail and wholesale planning or a buying environment.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to multitask and evaluate multiple requests with varying degrees of priority.

• Limited domestic travel may be required to represent at account or company meetings.

The Hiring range base pay for this position is $90,200 - $128,290 + Bonus + Benefits

(Benefit Summary Corporate)

Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

YOUR MISSION

POSITION OVERVIEW

As a Senior Business Planner, you will play a pivotal role in driving seasonal planning and budget management initiatives. Collaborating with Sales Management and cross-functional teams, you will develop comprehensive plans with a focus on key account strategies. Your responsibilities include managing business plans to optimize selling and profitability at the retailer level, overseeing sales tracking processes, and conducting trend forecasting. Serving as a key contact for planning communication and meetings, you will review and analyze weekly sell-through data and provide essential wholesale analysis to senior management. Your role extends to managing the wholesale forecast process, ensuring accuracy and effective communication of final forecasts.

YOUR MISSION (Responsibilities)

Seasonal Planning and Budget Management:

• Collaborate with Sales Management and cross-functional teams to develop seasonal and annual plans.

• Drive key account plans, emphasizing historical analysis and strategic direction.

• Manage business plans for maximum selling and profitability at retailer door level.

• Oversee sales tracking processes, trend forecasting, and post-season analysis.

Communication and Reporting:

• Serve as a key contact for planning communication and seasonal meetings.

• Review, analyze, and report weekly field and key account sell-through data.

• Provide wholesale data and analysis to senior management on an ad hoc basis.

Wholesale Forecast Process Management:

• Work with Sales Management, Merchandising, and Category Supply Planning teams to develop accurate seasonal forecasts.

• Consolidate and communicate final seasonal forecasts to relevant departments.

• Evaluate and establish standardized reports, including format and content.

PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.

PUMA supports over 16,100 employees across 120+ countries. The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.