EMEA Strategy Lead Planning & Insights

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in.

As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive, and growth-focused environment for our people.

Reporting to the Director, Business Planning & Operations, the Senior Strategy Manager, EMEA will lead the Strategy pillar in the recently formed Business Planning & Operations team. This role is pivotal to ensure the alignment and effectiveness of regional leadership, as well as fostering seamless collaboration with cross-functional and global partners.

You will manage end-to-end enterprise planning and support the execution of strategic initiatives that create the best experiences for our guests. As a creative thought partner, you will bring fact-based frameworks and articulate clear, actionable strategies to keep the EMEA business on track to meet its growth trajectory.

• Lead long-range and annual planning processes in collaboration with EMEA leaders, identifying strategic gaps and opportunities for lululemon grounded in fact-based analysis.
• Leverage quantitative and qualitative data to build regional strategies aligned with our guest, business and brand objectives.
• Conduct market and competitive analysis of industry trends, consumer insights, and macro landscape to contribute to key growth priorities.

• Identify, prioritise, and ope rationalise projects that deliver against regional objectives, balancing tactical execution with strategic vision.
• Establish working teams to improve cross-functional planning, solve problems and drive critical strategic and commercial projects.
• Respond to ad hoc, business-critical briefs, facilitating data-informed decision-making.

• Ensure execution against strategic priorities by monitoring progress of EMEA OKRs and business performance, identifying and mitigating risks.
• Partner with enterprise go-to-market to align key regional inputs (and outputs) with market specific insights across guest, business, and market.
• Create compelling communication materials to articulate strategic priorities and progress for key region-wide gatherings and executive moments.

• 8+ years of experience in Consulting or Strategy in a Corporate with a Consumer, Retail or Fashion & Apparel focus.
• Experience in a global matrixed organization, able to navigate an organisation independently, and comfortable with ambiguity.
• Strategic vision and creative thinking: ability to look beyond existing processes and ways of working to solve problems.
• Consulting and collaboration skills: cross-functional stakeholder management and senior leadership advisory.
• A structured problem-solving mindset and sound business judgment, including understanding of industry and macro trends.
• Experience in leveraging quantitative and qualitative data to enable informed decision making.
• Relevant University Degree required.

• Analytical and details-oriented, with strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise.
• Curious and comfortable working within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Proven work ethic with utmost integrity.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and an egoless nature.
• Self-motivated, passionate, empathetic, approachable.

Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. Lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical…