Sr. Analyst, Finance & Sales Planning

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Primary Purpose: The Senior Analyst, Retail Finance is responsible for evaluating current business trends and developing and maintaining a rolling 12 month sales forecast for the Coach North America Outlet.com website (Outlet eComm) and B2B VIP business that incorporates current thinking around topline channel strategies. The forecasts will support the monthly and annual planning process as well KPIs across the 5P's Framework. The position is also responsible for evaluating gross margin trends and impact of promotional strategies on sales and gross margin. The position will report into the Director, Retail Finance
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in finance to...

• Sales Analysis & Forecasting
  • Analyze historical sales performance and identify drivers of sales trends that diverge from expectation
  • Develop and maintain a rolling 12 months sales forecasting model and productivity plans which support top line sales forecast and business strategies
  • Prepare daily & weekly sales reports, analyzing performance at marketing channel, and sales bucket
  • Drive weekly and monthly forecast meetings, presenting financial targets to executives, coordinating with cross functional partners on impacts and goals across the 5Ps framework
  • Support analysis of downstream implications of sales forecast adjustments
• Promotions and Program Analysis
  • Partner with Buying, Site Strategy and Merchandising teams in understanding the impact of promotional strategies, pricing, & gross margin on Sales forecast
  • Partner with Marketing teams in understanding the impact of marketing programs on Sales forecast

The accomplished individual will possess...

• excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to articulate financial concepts to non-finance business partners in a clear and concise manner, at all levels of the organization
• intellectual curiosity and a drive to improve
• highly detail-oriented, motivated self-starter with strong organizational, analytical and problem solving skills
• proven ability to manage multiple tasks/projects and prioritize in a dynamic environment

An outstanding professional will have...

• 2 - 4 years of relevant work experience
• must be proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of Microstrategy, Tableau or other BI and Data Visiualisation tools a plus
• knowledge of SAP and PBCS desirable

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Coach is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.
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Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264 or [email protected]
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Work Setup:
BASE PAY RANGE $64,350.00 TO $90,000.00 Annually
Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401 (K), Paid Paternity and Maternity leave, Commuter Benefits, Disability insurance and Tuition assistance. Please click here for a complete list of U.S Corporate Compensation & Benefits .