Senior Director, Planning - Navy

About the Role

Company Planning is a critical team within Gap, Inc. Finance that delivers sound financial analysis and targets that are the foundation for optimal decision making leading to profitable growth for a brand, and, Gap, Inc. The team is the backbone of all tops-down decisions pertaining to sales, margin and inventory for a brand across both retail and online as well as in multiple geographies.

The Senior Director of Company Planning is responsible for overseeing a brand’s strategic initiatives while ensuring alignment with the brand and company’s overall financial goals. This position involves developing, communicating, executing, then governing financial plans pre-season and in-season to achieve organizational objectives, leading and mentoring a team of directors and managers, and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. With focus on the customer, the role requires a broad perspective on both the internal and external environments to guide teams through challenges ensuring the brand meets and/or exceeds performance expectations.

In the role, you will influence and collaborate with senior business partners across functions to build the future of the brand by setting vision and strategies that create customer and financial value. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in constructing revenue, margin and inventory plans, exceptional leadership, communication and presentation skills, and a proven track record of driving financial results across a dynamic, fast paced, multi-functional, consumer facing omni-channel business

• Lead the annual development of sales, gross margin, and inventory budgets as well as the multi-year, long-range plans at the country and retail channel level. Collaborate closely with business partners to ensure long term plans are informed by appropriate channel, experience, tech and product strategies.
• Oversee the development of financial models and forecasts to support annual strategic planning and monthly/weekly/daily planning that guide optimal decision-making to drive profitability. Clearly communicate risks and opportunities during milestone meetings to leadership and business partners.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with Merchandising, Merchandise Planning, Inventory, Marketing and Sourcing partners to influence pre-season and in-season financial planning and execution. Keep business partners informed of emerging issues and financial priorities as well as coordinate efforts amongst teams to ensure consistency of information and organizational efficiency.
• Lead and mentor a team of planning professionals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and intellectual curiosity.
• Demonstrate ongoing functional leadership across the enterprise in support of long-term planning transformation goals.

• Comprehensive understanding of the retail industry
• Expert analytical and financial modeling skills (including P&L) with ability to translate complex data into actionable insights; 10+ years of experience in Finance and/or Planning (Merchandise or Company/Business Planning preferred)
• High level of individual accountability with bias for action;
  Thrives in a fast paced ever changing environment
• Excellent leadership and team management skills, with a proven ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, able to tailor messages to varied audiences (including executives) and influence outcomes of meetings
• A strategic thinker with strong business acumen and a track record of driving business growth by moving insights into action.
• High level of integrity, emotional intelligence, professionalism, and attention to detail.
• Experience forecasting consumer KPIs (traffic, SOT, conversion, UPT, etc.) utilizing reconciled details from cross functional partners, macroeconomic conditions and company goals.
• Proficiency in strategic planning and forecasting tools;
  Experience with Anaplan is a plus.