Financial Planner

2 maanden geleden

Utrecht Binnenstad, Nederland Foot Locker Voltijd

Overview:
The Financial Planner's main function is to unite the product merchandise vision with the divisional financial strategies to generate sales, profit and liquidation levels.

The translation of the product vision into an actionable plan is key to the role. The Financial Planner is accountable for the development, coordination, and review of planning and inventory management from total company level down to store level, with the objective of improving turnover and gross margin.

With the customer at the center of our vision and with the newly implemented “Customer Connected” strategic framework, the planner plays an important role in facilitating the creation a deeper, more relevant connection to our customers.

The Financial Planner will have a key role in developing the ‘Collections’ and ‘Convenience’ component of the “Customer Connected strategic framework” by building a customer specific financial product plan in line with the merchandise strategies and ensuring the constant flow of fresh product to all channels of distribution.

One of the key Financial Planner responsibilities is to establish effective working relationships with vendors to strengthen business and support company strategies. Past and predicted vendor & product performance will help the Financial Planner determine departmental strategies for the coming seasons.

To be successful in this role, you will need commercial awareness, excellent analytical and communication skills.

**Responsibilities**:
**Pre/In-season **Financial** **P**lanning**
- Create pre-season department/vendor omnichannel sales, markdowns, receipts, and margin plans that support the merchandise strategy.
- Reconcile bottom-up and top-down plans with (Sr.) Director Merchandising, in line with established financial targets
- Drive the Open to Buy process for the Assortment Planner and Buyer, clearly identifying opportunities whilst managing inventory levels
- Prepare and facilitate Open to Buy meetings
- Analyses initial pricing structures, proposes in season pricing strategies
- Lead weekly product performance review with team and identify key actions.
- Builds trusting, mutually beneficial relationships with colleagues and vendors
- Attend vendor pre and final lines to align on financial product strategies

**Vendor Management**
- Develop understanding of vendor trade terms to comply to rules of engagement
- With (Sr.) Director Merchandising, compile and analyze departmental vendor results and strategies
- Create with (Sr.) Director Merchandising vendor seasonal forecasts

Qualifications:

- University or College degree in Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain or equivalent education and experience.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a trend driven, high volume company
- Experience with constructing financial plans
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Problem solving and decision-making abilities
- Advanced Excel skills are a must, experience using planning tools (Marketmax, Arthur, SAP etc) is preferable
- Understanding of the European consumer and regional differences
- Business mathematical skills required
- Ability to work under pressure and with own initiative
- Sound business/commercial awareness, high concern for effectiveness, entrepreneurial
- Enthusiastic, goal-oriented team player with a desire to join the biggest in the business
- Superior communication skills and ability to influence across all levels of a complex, culturally diverse matrix organization: natural ability to engage others into buying into a vision or a solution, while keeping an open mind to others opinions.
- Proactive communication, conveys healthy confidence, energy and inspires trust
- Understands and is passionate about sneaker culture
- Possess a valid driver’s license

**Benefits**:

- Recognition, inclusion and belonging in a diverse environment.
- 25 holidays and flexible working (hybrid position, in office 2 days p/w)
- Employee Discount on in-store and online products
- Casual Sneaker Culture
- Learning & Health/Wellbeing programs
- Career development and growth in an ambitious international team
- Travel reimbursement
- Access to premium wellness apps
- Bike plan and contribution to gym subscription
- Pension Plan
- Discounted Collective Health plans
- Activities organized by our Social Committee

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