Commercial Planning Manager
Listed on 2026-07-04
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ABOUT US
S&S Activewear is a leading North American, tech-enabled specialty distributor of imprintable apparel, including t-shirts, fleece, athletic wear, headwear, workwear, scrubs and accessories. We pride ourselves on being the “critical link” that enables our 100+ brand partners such as Adidas, Columbia and Gildan to reach our hyper-fragmented base of customers, comprised of apparel decorators, eRetailers and promotional products distributors that embellish apparel items for diverse end consumer use cases (e.g., everyday wear, concerts, fitness attire, life events, team sports, etc.).
At S&S, we differentiate in the market through a customer service focus, strategic product portfolio, world-class distribution infrastructure, a collaborative growth culture and a relentless focus on technology and innovation.
Our success has compounded since the Company’s humble beginnings in 1988 as a regional t-shirt distributor to a leading, multi-billion-dollar value-added distribution platform that drives market penetration for our suppliers while enabling the growth, operations and fulfillment for a diverse range of customers across channels and business sizes. We strive to be the apparel distributor of choice while inspiring and fostering growth for customers, employees and suppliers through our core values of service, deep relationships, innovation, continuous improvement and accountability.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Manager of Commercial Planning leads the creation, monitoring, tracking and forecasting of the Commercial organization’s financial results (P&L). Working closely with FP&A and the Commercial organization, the manager works with FP&A on a top-down initial budget and P&L Framework and leads the commercial team through the bottom-up development of sales, cost, penetration and performance metrics to meet and exceed the target financial performance.
The Manager of Commercial Planning will work closely with the Manager of Commercial Forecasting and Budgeting in the development and updating of sales and cost forecasts. They will be responsible for monitoring performance vs the forecast, creating tools and reports to help sales leadership drive profitability and cost performance, and identifying adjustments needed to either profitability or costs to stay on track.
The Manager of Commercial Planning will work closely with Pricing, Merchandising, Marketing and Sales to design, track and monitor marketing spend, sample funds, performance-based funds, mill-based rebate agreements and other funds ensuring their accurate capture, deployment and effective use. Working with commercial strategy, HR and the sales team, the Planning and Forecasting team members will also support the development of meaningful, but action oriented, variable compensation plans for the team and will be responsible for tracking performance against such plans.
Qualified candidates must possess excellent communication and presentation skills, be comfortable interacting with commercial and finance leadership, customers and internal collaborating teams, and have a demonstrated ability to plan and analyze data to drive performance accountability and to identify strategic and tactical opportunities to grow the business.
Full-Time, Exempt
Location
- Remote Available
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Commercial Planning & Performance Cadence
- Lead the commercial calendar including monthly reviews, quarterly business reviews (QBRs), and annual planning.
- Drive ongoing tracking and management of the overall sales forecast and commercial budget.
- Develop standard templates and reporting frameworks to guide commercial input, accountability, and follow-through.
- Serve as the orchestrator of quarterly and annual commercial performance plans.
- Lead Annual, quarterly and monthly forecasting processes and information gathering. Supports communication of plans and forecasts to suppliers (Mills) and customers.
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